(1) BUILDING WITH STEEL. Juliette Wade brings “Paul Krueger and Steel Crow Saga” to Dive into Worldbuilding. Read the synopsis watch the video, or do both! We had a great time talking with guest author Paul Krueger about his novel, … Continue reading
(1) BACK FROM THE NEBULAS. Connie Willis shares with Facebook readers some of her info from the “We Have Always Been Here” panel — At the Nebula Awards weekend in Los Angeles this last week I was on a panel … Continue reading
(1) STOLEN HEARTS. Another romance writer has been accused of plagiarism: the #CopyPasteCris row involves accusations that Cristiane Serruya lifted large sections of her romance novels from works by Courtney Milan and other writers, then blamed the mess on a … Continue reading
(1) A VALID GRIEVANCE. A message from Marko Kloos — “This post brought to you by the Superhero Writers Union.” I love writing for Wild Cards. It’s an amazingly detailed world that has been expanded by thirty-plus writers over thirty … Continue reading
(1) SFWA AND THE WRITERS OF THE FUTURE CONTEST. SFWA member and former Greivance Committee member Eric James Stone, whose wife Darci Stone won the Writers of the Future Contest 2018 grand prize Golden Pen Award, has shared his correspondence … Continue reading
Power was off here for 8 hours while they replaced a utility pole – fortunately the rest of you kept sending stuff! (1) GRRM DEALS WILD CARDS TO TV. Tor.com says “George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards Universe Finds a Home … Continue reading
(1) OUT TO DRY. Daily Beast analyzes why corporations leave comics creators twisting in the winds of social media: “How Marvel and Corporate Comics Are Failing the ‘Vulnerable’ Creators Behind Their Superheroes”. …Part of the trouble, Edidin says, is that … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the series believed to be eligible as of this writing for the 2019 Best Series Hugo next year *†. Each series name is followed by the main author name(s) and the … Continue reading
The Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists has released the finalists for the 33rd annual ASFA awards, the Chesleys. The Chesley is named for astronomical artist Chesley Bonestell. The winners will be voted by ASFA members. The awards will … Continue reading
Since Chris Barkley released his “Proposal to Re-Name the Young Adult Book Award” yesterday it has been heavily criticized, and five of the nine signers have removed their names — Juliette Wade, Melinda Snodgrass, Pablo Miguel Alberto Vasquez, and Shawna … Continue reading