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June 24, 2015
Ten Twitter Commandments for Authors
This post is part of my ongoing series on author and book promotion. Please check out the category tag to see the other articles, orjoin themailing listto be notified every timenew content is posted. A social media presence is essential for modern authors, and the writing community has embraced Twitter more than any other platform. […]
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June 19, 2015
Highlights of the the Third #SFFpit
The third #SFFpit Twitter pitch event for sci-fi/fantasy authorshappened on June 18th, and it was a huge success! It ran from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time. I knew we were doing well at around 1 p.m., when my agency sister Kes Trester pointed out that #SFFpit was trending on Twitter with 11,000 tweets: […]
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June 16, 2015
Do’s and Don’ts of #SFFpit
We’re gearing up for the third #SFFpit, which takes place on June 18, 2015 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST. This twice-yearly event allowsauthors of completed fantasy/science fiction manuscripts to pitch their work (on Twitter) to literary agents and small press editors. If you happen to be such an author, agent, or editor, please […]
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June 15, 2015
Religious Fundamentalism in Fantasy
Thisarticle is part of theScience in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasyblog series. Each week, we ask an expert to tackle someaspect of fantasy writing(cultures, weapons, horses, etc.) or ascientific / technological concept pervasive in science fiction. Pleasejoin themailing listto be notified every timenew content is posted. About the Expert Spencer Ellsworth has written four drafts, at […]
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June 3, 2015
Female Professions of Medieval Europe
Thisarticle is part of theScience in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasyblog series. Each week, we ask an expert to tackle someaspect of fantasy writing(cultures, weapons, horses, etc.) or ascientific / technological concept pervasive in science fiction. Pleasejoin themailing listto be notified every timenew content is posted. About the Expert Jerry Quinn is a classical actor and […]
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May 28, 2015
Paying It Forward: Library Jumpers
Long ago, when I was still wet behind the ears as an author, I heard about this contest. #PitMad. It took place on Twitter, and challenged aspiring authors to pitch their completed manuscript to agents and editors in 140 characters or less. A couple of months later, there was another contest, called Pitch Madness. This […]
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Seven Things Authors Should Know about Cybernetics
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: Benjamin C. Kinney Benjamin C. Kinney is the […]
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May 21, 2015
CGI Is Not Made By Computers
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: Abby Goldsmith Abby Goldsmith is a video game […]
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May 17, 2015
WRiTE CLUB Slush Impressions with Tex Thompson
It’san exciting time in literary combat circles. Tomorrow (May 18) is the first bout of WRiTE CLUB 2015hosted by D.L. Hammons. For the past couple of weeks, a team of slush readers whittled down the 170 submissions to just 40. Today I’m sharing my impressions from slush reading with Tex Thompson, who was the 2013 […]
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May 14, 2015
Your Sci-Fi Cell Phone Isn’t Cool Enough
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: Effie Seiberg Effie Seiberg is a marketing consultant […]
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