January 2010

SF Writers Conference

January 28, 2010

I’ve been invited to participate in the San Francisco Writers Conference, February 12-14 in downtown San Francisco. I’ll be attending as an independent editor, giving one-on-one consultations with writers and participating in an “Ask a pro” session with other editors and agents. The conference is in its 7th year, and is a great opportunity for [...]

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Slush Rush Wrap-up

January 25, 2010

Initial responses have now been sent on all the queries I received during the Dragon Moon Press open submissions period. If you have not received either a rejection or a request for a full manuscript, I did not receive your query. Make sure you check the address posted in the submission guidelines and try again. [...]

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The Boom Effect

January 21, 2010

The Boom Effect is an auction to raise money for the trust fund for Tee Morris‘s daughter, who bears the affectionate online pseudonym “Sonic Boom.” SB recently lost her mother, and the podcasting and writing community has come together to help Tee afford her final costs, and now to help to secure SB’s future. Podcasters, [...]

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Query Critiques

January 14, 2010

An excellent manuscript will outshine a not-so-great query letter, but your query is still your first chance to make a good impression so it should be as polished and compelling as it can be. I’ve offered a lot of advice on querying on this blog, and will continue to do so. Demonstration is a helpful [...]

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Patience, grasshoppers…

January 11, 2010

Several times on this blog and in interviews elsewhere, I’ve mentioned that publishing looks like a very slow-moving industry from the outside. Your editors and publishers look calm, unruffled and unmoving on the surface, even when they’re paddling furiously underneath. Today I finished up ARCs for Cold Magics by Erik Buchanan. I have two signed [...]

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On a personal note…

January 7, 2010

I met Tee Morris my very first day of college. He helped me move into the dorm for marching band camp, and when an unlikely foot injury benched him on the sidelines later that week, we got to talking and clicked at once. We’ve been close ever since, and even though we went in different [...]

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Have a picture of a cat.

January 7, 2010

There’s nothing I can say today. Instead, I turn to our friends at I Can Has Cheezburger:

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Hugo Nominations Now Open

January 4, 2010

Nominations are now open for the 2010 Hugo Awards, recognizing excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy. Members of last year’s Worldcon in Montreal and members who register for this year’s Worldcon in Melbourne are eligible to nominate and vote. You can also make your recommendations to other voters (and get an idea [...]

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