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Fiction Reading Lonesome Trail
This originally appeared in Sybil’s Garage, Issue number three, Spring 2006. The piece of music referenced is Lucia Hwong’s “The Spell”.
Useful Gifts for Writers: Bookplates
With 2020’s vicissitudes, I haven’t been doing any book signings this year. I suspect 2021 will be much the same, which is one reason I’m getting book plates made for some of those upcoming books: one for the Tabat books, … Continue reading →
Using SFWA Effectively for Book Publicity
People sometimes ask whether or not the membership fee for the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America is worth it. I think it is, but mileage will vary. That mileage is certainly dependent on how effectively you use it. … Continue reading →
Guest Post: Asking for What We Want in Our Lives – And What We Deserve in Literature by Kathrin Hutson
Asking for What We Want in Our Lives – And What We Deserve in Literature Kathrin Hutson We are not defined by our mistakes, and we deserve to reach beyond our dreams until they become reality. This is a pervading … Continue reading →
Reading Like a Writer: Planning It Out
Tracy Townsend just did a terrific workshop this Saturday on Reading Like a Writer, (here’s the highlights from Twitter). One thing I came away with is the idea of planning my reading — or at least some of it — … Continue reading →
Fiction Reading: Hands (Prose Poem)
This prose poem appeared last century! 1997 to be precise. It originally was printed in small press magazine Dreams & Nightmares. It features dancing mice, dreams, and of course…hands.
Fiction Reading: Tongues of Moon/False Toads
Because who doesn’t like a good toad story?
Round-up of Awards Posts by F&SF Writers, Editors, and Publishers for 2020
It’s that time again! Once again I have created this post for consolidating fantasy and science fiction award eligibility round-ups. If you are an F&SF writer, editor, or publisher working in comics, fiction or games, I hope you’ll let people know what you have that they should be reading. People on my Discord server have already been gently prodded about this.
Past things I have written about why writers should do this include On Awards: To Be Pushy Or Not To Be Pushy (2014), The Spontaneous Knotting of an Agitated Awards Process (2015), and To Eligibility Post or Not to Eligibility Post? (2016).
Here are the previous such posts from 2017, 2018, 2019
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