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.
@lightspeedmag Technically, you only become eligible in June. It still requires a board vote. #
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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…
SFWA member @arcaedia has been promoted to VP at Donald Maass Literary Agency, where she will continue to represent talented writers. # Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Eugene Myers (@ecmyers) author of Fair Coin (PYR). # Welcome to SFWA's newest Associate Member @BritMandelo. Look for her qualifying story "Though Smoke Shall Hide the Sun" […]
I would like to share ten resources, more or less, that I think are really terrific when it comes to getting the science right. These will be biased toward my areas of expertise, and will span books, websites, and software. Old-fashioned books first.
The Washington Science Fiction Association has established a literary award to honor the work done by small presses in promoting and preserving science fiction.
SFWA member @KateMilford is pleased that her novel THE BONESHAKER made Locus's 2010 recommended YA reading list. # SFWA member @leancoakley's YA short story "Mouse" will be published in an upcoming, as yet untitled, McGraw-Hill Ryerson anthology. # @britmandelo You actually just need proof of the sale to join, if it is to a qualifying […]
Member News for Gene Twaronite, Alyxandra Harvey, Sarah Monette, Amy Treadwell, Vera Nazarian, Allan Cole, Brad Beaulieu, Kate Milford, Lena Coakley, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Marcy Rockwell, Rosemary Jones, David Levine and John Cleaver.
One of the important negotiation points for life-of-copyright publishing contracts is including provisions in the termination clause that oblige the publisher to take the work out of print when sales or royalties drop below a minimum level.
Help a SFWA author research: @johncleaver needs some fake swear words for his new series: http://is.gd/PIGUi4 # Hey, SFWA members. It's Monday and I'm wondering what news you have that you'd like us to announce for you. # Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member, Amy Treadwell. Read one of her qualifying stories online. http://is.gd/KWNg6F # […]
If you could go anywhere, where would you go? And what happens to the people you leave behind?
Dilman Dila is a writer and filmmaker. His books, Where Rivers Go To Die, was shortlisted for the PKD Awards (2024). He was shortlisted for the BSFA Awards and the Nommo Awards for Best Novella. Watch his scifi films on patreon.com/dilstories
