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Thisarticle is the first in a new weekly blog series about theScience in Sci-fi. Each post will tackle one of the scientific or technological concepts pervasive in sci-fi (space travel, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc.) with input from an expert. Pleasejoin themailing listto be notified every timenew content is posted. The Expert: Dan Koboldt It’s […]

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No matter how you feel about the changes to publishing in the past decade, you have to admit that it offers some new options to a would-be author. Before the rise of digital publishing in the late 2000’s, authors who’d written a book had essentially two choices for getting it published: Submit the work to […]

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Thisarticle is part of theScience in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasyblog series. Each week, wetackleone of the scientific or technological concepts pervasive in sci-fi (space travel, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc.) with input from an expert. Pleasejoin themailing listto be notified every timenew content is posted. You mightalso like The Rogue Retrieval, my debut SF novel […]

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Thisarticle is part of theScience in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasyblog series. Each week, wetackleone of the scientific or technological concepts pervasive in sci-fi (space travel, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc.) with input from an expert. Pleasejoin themailing listto be notified every timenew content is posted. About the Expert Jon Peeples went to medical school […]

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Thisarticle is part of theScience in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasyblog series. Each week, wetackleone of the scientific or technological concepts pervasive in sci-fi (space travel, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc.) with input from an expert. Pleasejoin themailing listto be notified every timenew content is posted. About the Expert Gareth Jones has been managing hazardous waste […]

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I’m volunteering as a Pitch Wars mentor again this year. If you haven’t heard of it, Pitch Wars is a contest that pairs aspiring authors (who have a completed manuscript)with more experienced “mentors” (agented authors, literary agency interns, etc) to help the former secure literary representation. Why Do People Enter Pitch Wars? Well, for one […]

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Today I’m pleased to host Beth Cato, a fellow Harper Voyager author and all-around great person whose third novel, Breath of Earth, has just hit the shelves. She’s here to share some of the lessons learned in her already-storied publishing career. 5 Things I Learned By the Publication of My 3rd Book I am constantly […]

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We’re deep into the reading period for Pitch Wars 2016, during which the mentors (agented authors and industry professionals) read the submissions from contest entrants and agonize over the impossible task of choosing one. Some mentors, like myself and my co-mentor Michael Mammay, received well over 100 entries. That’s a lot of reading, which naturally […]

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Thisarticle is part of theScience in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasyblog series. Each week, wetackleone of the scientific or technological concepts pervasive in sci-fi (space travel, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc.) with input from an expert. Pleasejoin themailing listto be notified every timenew content is posted. About the Expert Judy L. Mohr is an engineer by […]

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Today I’m pleased to have an interview withBrooke Johnson, whose indie-published steampunk series was picked up by Harper Voyager. What does it take to make it as an indie? Here’s a clue: Igave Brooke 11 questions last week and told herto answer five or six by this week. Within 48 hours, she’d sent back answers […]

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