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Quick Updates for 2010-05-27

Good post from SFWA member @nkjemisin about the African American Interest section and its effect on readers & careers. http://is.gd/cq4K9 # World Literature Today’s May/June issue celebrates science fiction, with exclusive content on the companion website: http://is.gd/cqfrU # Join SA native Neal Barrett Jr. in Austin Sunday to celebrate his SFWA Author Emeritus award. http://j.mp/abtbHp […]

Quick Updates for 2010-05-26

@marksiegal With one or two obvious exceptions, all the people we are following are our members. in reply to marksiegal # Attn: SFWA members in the Glendale, AZ area. School there in need of speakers for teen writing conference. Contact @rdaviswriter for info. #

Quick Updates for 2010-05-24

SFWA Secretary @MaryRobinette will be "at" http://coyotecon.com today at 8pm EDT to answer questions about SFWA. # Got SFWA questions? Current VP Michael Capobianco + incoming officers @scalzi & @MaryRobinette will be at http://coyotecon.com at 8 EDT. #

Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware You may have read a recent article in PW called “Self-Published Titles Topped 764,000 in 2009 as Traditional Output Dipped,” about the amazing growth in “non-traditional” (a.k.a. print-on-demand-produced) books. Or you may just have read about it, given how many tweets and blog mentions it received. If the […]