A Post About Our Imperfect Books

Today’s post can be found at http://www.sfnovelists.com, the group blog on speculative fiction that I maintain along with a group of over one hundred published authors of fantasy and science fiction. The post is called “Our Books, Warts and All.” I hope you enjoy it.

A Post About Sports and Writing

Today’s post can be found at http://www.sfnovelists.com, the group blog on speculative fiction that I maintain along with a group of over one hundred published authors of fantasy and science fiction. The post is called “What sports Can Tell Us About Writing, and What they Can’t.” I hope you enjoy it.

A Writer in Need of Some Help…

Dave Freer, a fine writer and one of my friends on SFNovelists, is undertaking a major move from his home in South Africa to Australia.  The move is a complicated one, particularly because Dave and his family have many pets, and the cost of transporting them and getting them through Australia’s stringent pet quarantine is substantial.  As a way of raising money for the move, Dave has started an online story project.  Please visit the site and check out his work.  http://savethedragons.nu/

A Post About Teaching and Writing

Today’s post, “Learning to Teach Writing,” can be found at SFNovelists.com.  SFNovelists is a group blog maintained by over one hundred published authors of fantasy and science fiction.  I hope you’ll visit the site and enjoy the post.

Two Posts Today

I have two posts up this Monday, at different sites.  The first post, “Developing Your Internal Editor,” an be found at Magical Words, the blog on the craft and business of writing that I maintain with fellow fantasy authors, Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, and C.E. Murphy.  The second, “When Did You Know…?”, can be found at SFNovelists.com, another collaborative blog that I share with a group of approximately 100 fantasy and science fiction authors.  I hope you’ll visit both sites and enjoy today’s posts.

A Post About Hard Economic Times for Writers

Today’s post, “Hard Times Come Again No More…” can be found at http://www.sfnovelists.com, the group blog I share with a group of approximately 100 other published fantasy and science fiction writers.  The post is about how I’m approaching these difficult times for the publishing industry and writers, and I hope you’ll enjoy it.

A Holiday For SF/Fantasy Writers!

 For those of you who believe that we don’t have enough holidays on our calendars, authors Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, who together have created the wonderful Liaden Universe (and the excellent books set therein), have declared June 23rd to be Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Day!

Here’s the link to Sharon’s blog explaining a bit about how this declaration of holiday came to pass:  http://rolanni.livejournal.com/439604.html

Personally, I think it’s a great idea and I look forward to celebrating Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Day by writing some fantasy, which, I have to admit, is just what I would be doing on a Tuesday in June anyway.  But hey!  Maybe I’ll get some presents….

Contests, Releases, and That Kind of Stuff

 A couple of friends of mine have new things going on with their writing today.  Kelly McCullough, one of my cyber-buddies fromSFNovelists.com has a new book coming out today.  The book is called MythOS and it’s part of his Ravirn Series.  Please visit this site and readthe interview with Kelly that’s just been posted there.

Another friend of mine, an Australian writer named Alan Baxter, has just started a new contest on his website, and he is hoping people will come to the site and try to win a signed copy of one of his books.  You don’t need any prior knowledge of Alan or his work to enter the contest, so check it out and maybe you’ll win a new book.

And, of course, if visiting Alan’s site doesn’t satisfy your hunger for book contests, please visit my site, and check out the contest there.

Thanks!

A Post About… Well, I’m Not Sure What It’s About…

 Today’s post, “Are Our Books Really Children?  And If So, Whose Children…?” can be found at the SFNovelists website.  SFNovelists is maintained by approximately 100 published authors of fantasy and science fiction.  Please visit the site and enjoy the post.

Yet Another Post About Revising….

Today’s post, “More on Revising and Editing,” can be found at the SFNovelists web page. Please visit our site and enjoy the post.