Quick Updates for 2011-02-16
Member News for Nalo Hopkinson, Ferrett Steinmetz, Jennifer Brozek, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Ellen Kushner, and Karen Sandler.
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Quick Updates for 2011-02-15
Interview with SFWA member @ferretthimself on the hour-long Adventures in Sci-Fi Publishing podcast: http://bit.ly/fMqo2V # Have you nominated for the Nebulas yet? If not, hop to it. Nominations close tomorrow at midnight PST. http://is.gd/gJ60hy #
Nebula Nominations close tomorrow, February 15.
SFWA Active and Associate members, tomorrow, February 15, is the last day to nominate for the Nebula Awards. There are some of the 389 free pieces of eligible fiction available in the members’ only Discussion Forum for your consideration. Make sure you go to the Nebula nomination ballot today or tomorrow to nominate your five favorites […]
A Valentine’s Day Guest Post: Tentacle Sex
Doesn’t everyone just love cephalopods? I find them to be a fascinating example of a body plan radically different from our own, the closest thing to a truly alien large metazoan on our planet.
Deadline for Claiming Cash Payment Under Google Book Search Settlement May Be Extended
Authors, publishers and Google have filed a stipulation asking the Court to extend the deadline for filing claims to receive an upfront payment — a “Cash Payment” — in the Google Book Search settlement.
Quick Updates for 2011-02-14
Congratulations to SFWA member @nalohopkinson who will be an Prof. specializing in SF & fantasy at the UC Riverside. http://3.ly/cTYw #
Quick Updates for 2011-02-13
Member News for Eugene Myers, Brit Mandelo, Karen Azinger, Steve Feldberg, Tony Pi, Yasmine Galenorn, Jennifer Jackson, Nancy Kress, and Jack Skillingstead.
Key Conditions for Suspense:
Part 9 – character draws 9-10
In my last two posts, I identified a number of things that make people and, therefore, characters interesting to us. In this post, I’ll present the last two draws and introduce the next condition for reader suspense.
Quick Updates for 2011-02-12
@lightspeedmag Technically, you only become eligible in June. It still requires a board vote. #
Guest Blog Post: Book Review — "The Street-Smart Writer"
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware
Today, author Marian Perera reviews a book I often recommend for writers who are interested in learning the basics of self-protection in the shark-infested waters of writing and publishing: The Street-Smart…
