Daily Archives: February 26, 2013
It Appears It Is a Good Time To Remind All and Sundry of My Blurbing Policy
Posted on February 26, 2013 40 Comments
And it is thus (scroll down on that page just a little). If you’re an author who wants me to blurb your book — or an editor/publisher/publicist who considering telling an author to ask me to blurb a book — you really really really really really need to read that link. Because, and this is […]
Your 2013 SF/F Award Nomination Awareness Post: Readers and Fans
Posted on February 26, 2013 121 Comments
The nomination period for the Hugo Awards comes to a close in just under two weeks (March 10th, to be precise), and there are other awards out there still to be considered, so more people are beginning to think seriously about what works and people they should nominate as the best in the science fiction […]
The Big Idea: Francis Knight
Posted on February 26, 2013 8 Comments
Not every Big Idea works for a book — but just because a Big Idea fails in that way does mean it can’t inspire other big ideas, some of which might fare better. Francis Knight, author of Fade to Black, explains this concept further. FRANCIS KNIGHT: Fade to Black wasn’t born of one Big Idea, […]
The Human Division, Episode Seven: The Dog King is Now Live
Posted on February 26, 2013 38 Comments
This Tuesday marks the mid-point of The Human Division’s 13-week run, and it also marks the release of one of my favorite episodes in the series, “The Dog King.” Here’s the description: CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson has one simple task: Watch an ambassador’s dog while the diplomat is conducting sensitive negotiations with an alien race. […]
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