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SFWA at BEA: A Recap
by Jaym Gates, SFWA PR Liason This year, SFWA tried a new thing: participation at Book Expo America (BEA). BEA is the largest publishing industry trade show in the country, and internationally is...
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Guest Post: Panel Deportment and Demeanor
by L. Timmel Duchamp It occurs to me that, for most writers, signing up for and appearing on panels at cons usually entails only a limited amount of reflection. Would it be correct to say that the only...
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Guest Post: Learning to Say ‘No’
by Nancy Fulda There comes a time in the life of of every author when the list of Things One Should Do exceeds one’s capacity for time investment. Commissions, anthology invitations, interview requests...
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Guest Post: Dreaming Well: Does the Future of Publishing Need More Imagination?
by Jeff VanderMeer For the past three or four years, the book world has been inundated with advice, predictions, and knowing winks about the next phase of what it means to be a writer. We’re told to...
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Spec-Fic and Podcasting: Earbuds vs. Books, Part 2
by Travis Heermann This post concludes “Spec-Fic and Podcasting: Earbuds vs. Books.” Part One can be found here. Podcasting and Speculative Fiction Aside from authors podcasting their novels, the...
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Raising the Curtain
by Sylvia Spruck Wrigley These days, many authors focus more time on self-promotion through social media than on marketing their books. It’s not necessarily a bad idea, but with all the social media...
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Guest Post: The Monster in the Laundry Basket: Professional Jealousy in the...
By Caren Gussoff I knew I’d found a keeper when my boyfriend-at-the-time barely flinched the first time he saw one of our fights, word-for-word, in print. “You writers,” he said. “You air your dirty...
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Guest Post: The Monster in the Laundry Basket: Part Two
by Caren Gussoff In my last post, I tried to shake out our dirtiest secrets about professional jealousy, based on my personal experience and some conversations I’ve had with colleagues. Here, I’d like...
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Guest Post: Monster In the Laundry Basket — Part III: What is Literary Success?
by Caren Gussoff When my first novel came out – in 2000 – by all weights and measures, I had “made it” as a mid-list fiction writer. I’d secured a two book deal (the second: a collection of short...
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Book Promotion Giveaways: What Works?
by Cat Rambo As authors increasingly explore way to promote their work, one question that occurs when launching a book concerns giveaways, things like bookmarks, pens, postcards, or sometimes more...
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Guest Post: The difference between audience and market
by Mary Robinette Kowal You might have heard the advice, “Don’t chase the market.” That’s good advice, as a general idea, but many people misunderstand it and think that it means that you should not...
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MFA Programs and You
by Helena Bell MFA Programs and the efficacy or use thereof tend to come up in discussion periodically. For those of you interested, here is a run down of the types of programs and what to expect. I...
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An Introduction to Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction, Part 1: Definitions
by Malinda Lo For writers who are interested in writing middle grade or young adult fantasy or science fiction, the first step is puzzling out what exactly those categories mean. Science fiction and...
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An Introduction to Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction, Part 2: Content
by Jenn Reese In Part 1: Definitions, the members of SFWA’s experimental MG and YA group asked industry professionals to help define the middle grade (MG) and young adult (YA) book categories. Today...
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SFWA Orphan Works Comments Available
A PDF of the comments SFWA submitted to the Copyright Office on Monday, February 4, 2013 is available for download.
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Orphan Works: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Weighs In
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware The issue of orphan works--out of print, still-in-copyright books, films, photographs, etc. whose rightsholders can't be found--is one that has been much in...
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“From Slush to Sale” at the Baltimore Science Fiction Society
News release: On February 23rd, at 8PM, the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, located at 3310 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21224, will host Scott H. Andrews (Beneath Ceaseless Skies), Damien...
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“From Slush to Sale” at the Baltimore Science Fiction Society
News release: On February 23rd, at 8PM, the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, located at 3310 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21224, will host Scott H. Andrews (Beneath Ceaseless Skies), Damien...
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“From Slush to Sale” at the Baltimore Science Fiction Society
News release: On February 23rd, at 8PM, the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, located at 3310 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21224, will host Scott H. Andrews (Beneath Ceaseless Skies), Damien...
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SFWA Orphan Works Comments Available
A PDF of the comments SFWA submitted to the Copyright Office on Monday, February 4, 2013 is available for download.
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