I’ve tried a variety of strategies to keep myself on track (simple willpower, unfortunately, isn’t enough). I concentrate on email, blogging, etc. in the morning, and reserve the afternoon and evening for working on my fiction.
Self-publishing is not the only ticket to winning the proverbial lottery. In some ways, I feel the accessibility of authors online coupled with the availability of publishing news hurts the craft because it’s taking the emphasis off the words on the page.
Member News for John Arkwright, Geir Lanesskog, and Douglas Hulick.
It’s no wonder that the Internet is bursting with promotional services, marketing companies, publicity gurus, and book promotion self-help advice from authors who’ve been there, done that.
What is happening here is the creation of what we might call “his-story”. If the only books talked about, the only books that find their way into the historical record, are books by men, then anyone looking back over time will get the impression that the only important people involved in the field, perhaps the only people involved in the field, were men.
Readers want their tension to build to a pitch. Then they want to feel a release. The resolution phase is where you deliver that delicious release.
Member News for Robert J. Sawyer, Leah Cypess, and Anna D. Allen.
by T. Jackson King Little Brother had survived as an orphan on the colony planet Mother’s World by following two rules. First you grabbed anything edible before the valuables. Second, you never talked to the garbage. But then the garbage–a Pube girl named Sally–talked to him. Before he knew it, he was running to escape the attention of The Church of […]
@mslaurel1 The reading with @nancykress is open to the public. It's at the Kennedy School at 7pm http://is.gd/ktp46Y # RT @lightspeedmag: ATTN Writers: Lightspeed's submission queue is currently EMPTY & we're in need of good material. http://goo.gl/mwzAV # SFWA member Mary Robinette Kowal will be reading at Uncle Hugo’s SF Books in Minneapolis on Sunday. […]
Remember: Nancy Kress, Ted Chiang, & Ursula K. Le Guin read at the SFWA NW reading series in Portland. Tues. 7pm http://is.gd/ktp46Y #
This sweeping urban fantasy explores what it means to be human in a world where humanity itself may be optional, where ancient gods run pawn shops, and where the difference between monster and hero often depends on which side of the story you’re telling.
Pat Murphy is an acclaimed author of science fiction, fantasy, and science books for adults, teens, and children. She was the Activity Guru for the ed-tech startup Mystery Science and the Marketing Director for the Crucible, a school of fire arts.
