Congratulations to SFWA member @seananmcguire whose book LATE ECLIPSES is on the NY Times extended bestseller list. http://is.gd/GkbDl0 # Welcome to SFWA's newest Associate member Richard Johnson with a sale to WotF 27. http://www.rpljohnson.com/ # Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Linda Poitevin, author of SINS OF THE ANGELS: The Grigori Legacy (ACE 9/11) http://is.gd/JXWy4e […]
The moment you solve all the problems in the story, the story is over because the readers have nothing more to worry about. Troubles allow the story to progress and grow.
The status quo is segregation. It’s a state of segregation in which black, queer and members of other abject groups are not deemed to belong as main characters.
Ask anyone – in these days of a less-than-thriving economy, and reduced budgets for book promotion, publishers increasingly count on authors to do much of the promotion for their own books.
The greater Pacific Northwest is home to Ursula K. Le Guin, Kay Kenyon, Jay Lake, Nancy Kress, Brent Weeks, Ted Chiang, and Ramona Quimby. Although Ramona isn’t known for her Science Fiction and Fantasy escapades, the rest are celebrated masters of the genre, and their work will be enjoyed as part of the Pacific Northwest […]
I’m surprised quite often how little or ill thought-out the political and economic infrastructure of secondary worlds can be. How the hell do people get food to eat? How do they earn their money? What are their voting rights and what stops people from rising up against their governments?
In May 2011, the publishers of many of the world’s most famous authors – including Dan Brown, Terry Pratchett, J.K. Rowling, Stephen King and Stephenie Meyer – join to support The Next Big Author: a new initiative which encourages budding authors to write the opening to a novel in May.
Remember, the better the opposition, the more tension the reader will feel because a formidable opponent increases the chances in the reader’s mind that the hero will fail.
Welcome to SFWA # Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Peter David author of Fable: The Balverine Order (ACE/2010). # @sinspired Nope. It's possible that he was at one time and has been inactive long enough that he's no longer in the system. # @tithenai No cap. Put them on your registration. Choose "manual payment" […]
Friday is the last day to register for the Nebula Awards weekend before the rates go up. http://is.gd/O2tAo1 #
The third installment of the World Fantasy Award winning, Locus, British Fantasy award nominated, Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction series. With works from Tananarive Due, Nalo Hopkinson, P Djeli Clark, Tobias Buckell, Wole Talabi, and others
John W. Maly holds degrees in law, psychology, and computer engineering and has worked in computer technology litigation for over a decade. A graduate of Stanford University’s Novel Writing program, John is an avid traveler, reader, and writer.
