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I’m returning for my second year as a Pitch Wars mentor. Fist pump! This contest pairs agented authors and other industry pros with aspiring authorsseeking literary representation. The success rate for this contest is unlike any other. I believe we had 20+ authors who landed an agent last year, some even before the agent round. […]

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Earlier this week, thousands of writers around the world united under a common hashtag: #TenThingsNotToSayToAWriter. It was an outlet for all of the disappointment and frustration that come hand-in-hand with trying to make it as a writer. For all the people who see our profession as either afun hobby or a willing attempt to pursue […]

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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 Eric Primmis an engineer for Boeing and […]

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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 Michael Mammay has served as an active […]

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When Michelle Hauck asked me to judge the SFF entries for her New Agent mini-contest, all I heard was “SFF” and “mini-contest.” I’d do anything for Michelle (because she’s awesome), butwith Pitch Wars approaching, I hoped the commitment would be small. Then the submission window opened and we got close to 300 entries. So much […]

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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. The Expert: Dan Allen Dan Allen is a physicist and […]

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Today I’m pleased to have a guest post from my friend and agency-sister Kate Heartfield on the craft of short story writing. This is an area where I’ve struggled as a writer, but she’s found tremendous success. I asked her to come by and share some advice for aspiring short story authors. The timing is […]

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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. The Expert: Lynn Forrest Lynn Forrestis a lifelong weather geek […]

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As youmay have gleaned from the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy series, I’m keenly interested in books with speculative scientific or fantastic elements. Naturally, I was quite taken when I heard about an illustrated compendium, A Natural History of the Fantastic, that seeks to combine the two. It’sthe literary equivalent of what would happen […]

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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 Today’s expert is biostatistician Dustin Fife. Hereceived […]

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