Nebula Awards Interview: James Patrick Kelly
In my opinion the best way to learn to write stories is to write them as well as you can and then take them apart again, and since I am still learning to write, I’m an admitted workshop junkie.
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Guest Post: Novels – the expression of the human condition
Literature is what distinguishes us from every species that has gone before. It’s what makes it possible for seven billion of us to breathe the same air. Literature is the great sum and sea of human experience, out there heaving serenely in the moonlight, ready for individuals, when it’s their time, to paddle out on their voyage of discovery.
Night Shade Books’ probation has been lifted
Dear SFWA members, As many of you are aware, on July 8, 2010 the SFWA board of directors voted unanimously to place Night Shade Books on probation for a period of one year, following concerns about contractual issues with their authors. As part of the process, SFWA asked Night Shade to meet a series of […]
Quick Updates for 2011-11-30
@geardrops @jaymgates The Nebula rules are here. http://t.co/azW3CE4H # @geardrops @jaymgates Maybe a link on the front page that says "Nebula Awards: How to Vote and Rules?" # @geardrops @jaymgates The link sadly, is already there. Look in the menu under "Nebula Awards." It's the top item. #
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics: How Relying on Numbers Can Get You Into Trouble
It’s unfortunately very easy for writers to buy into these faux numbers–whether out of fear, or inexperience, or simply because they vindicate writers’ own frustration with rejection.
Nebula Awards Interview: Barry Deutsch
What’s special about the Norton shortlist is the company I’m in! I’m a lifelong reader of sf and fantasy, so seeing my work on the same list as Paolo Bacigalupi, Holly Black, Scott Westerfield, and others — Terry Pratchett, for God’s sake! Terry Freaking Pratchett!
MLM for Writers: The Best Authors Lounge
Writers: Forget about that boring day job. Forget about tedious book promotion. Heck, forget about writing books! There’s another way to make money–and it was created with authors in mind.
Quick Updates for 2011-11-23
SFWA members including @daviddlevine are included in The Drabblecast podcast's 10-episode "highlight reel." drabblecast.org/new/ # SFWA member @eugiefoster's short story "Black Swan, White Swan" was published by PodCastle. http://t.co/LoepCyza #
In Memoriam: Anne McCaffrey
SFWA Grandmaster Anne McCaffrey has passed away at the age of 85.
Nebula Awards Interview: Paolo Bacigalupi
I worked for thirteen years, failed to sell four novels, wrote short stories for a while after I gave up on novels, and eventually got up the guts to write more novels. My fifth and sixth novels were the ones that sold. The common thread through all of that is that I like the act of writing.
