Quick Updates for 2011-04-22
@gailcarriger We're aware, yes. Thank you for pointing out that post though. #
SFWA Blog
Guest Post: Klingons Invade WorldCon
Every summer, Klingon speakers from around the world have gathered for a long weekend of barking and spitting, singing and storytelling, impromptu game shows, off-the-cuff translations of broadway musicals, and vaudeville routines.
Quick Updates for 2011-04-21
Member News for Randy Henderson, Donald Norum, Jason V. Brock, K.V. Johansen, Adam Christopher, Allan Cole, David Levine, Vonda N. McIntyre, Anna D. Allen, Mary Robinette Kowal, Paul Cornell, and Kay Kenyon.
Renovation: Teaching SF Workshop
Renovation, the 69th Worldcon, is delighted to announce “Teaching SF”, a workshop for teachers, librarians and parents on how to use science fiction as a teaching tool.
Quick Updates for 2011-04-19
Welcome to SFWA's newest Affiliate member Jason V. Brock, editor of Dark Discoveries. # Welcome to SFWA's newest Associate member Donald Norum with a sale to Bull Spec. # SFWA Reading hosted by Brent Weeks, w/Jay Lake and Kay Kenyon. Tues, 4/19, 7pm; McMenamin's Kennedy School, Portland http://is.gd/ktp46Y # @Rob_Thurman I'm trying. I can't send […]
Guest Post: The Google Books Settlement–It’s Not Too Late to Fix It
The question now becomes, “where do we go from here?” The parties were left free to negotiate a new settlement, or continue the original lawsuit.
Quick Updates for 2011-04-18
Congratulations to SFWA member @Paul_Cornell who is on top of the NYT Hardcover Graphic Novel Best Seller list! http://tiny.cc/brfh0 #
Nebula Awards 2009 Interview: Jeff VanderMeer
With regard to Finch, I think a lot of readers who thought I did more leisurely-paced fiction were surprised (although they shouldn’t have been) that I could write what amounts to a thriller-noir-spy story mixed with elements of visionary fantasy.
Quick Updates for 2011-04-17
Happy Birthday, to SFWA member Deborah J. Ross! Today, *she* gives *you* prezzies. http://is.gd/RCLod8 #ebooks # SFWA member Cat Valente (@catvalente) is reading at Pandemonium Books in Cambridge, MA tonight at 6:00. # SFWA member @StinaLeicht is signing "Of Blood and Honey" at Hill Country Galleria Barnes and Noble in Bee Caves, TX from 4-7pm. […]
Key Conditions for Suspense: Part 18 –
The 3 Phases of Problem Solving for Suspense
Along every step of the way, readers need to be surprised, not about everything, but about enough of the particularities of the problem, character, actions, reactions, and resolution that it prevents the reader from knowing what WILL happen.
