So Kyle Aisteach recently pointed out to several people an editorial by Ryan Boudinot about serious writers vs non-serious writers. It's ... an interesting read ( Read more... )

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After fellow writer (and my VP mentor) Steven Gould retweeted my “Why the SFWA Debate Matters to Women in Technology” post, a male twit (aka twitter user) responded with the tweet asking what he gets out of it.

There are two ( Read more... )

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Welcome back to SQL Saturdays. It may seem odd that I’m devoting a SQL Server post to a science fiction / fantasy (sff) controversy, but I find my writing and technology careers often converge and overlap. Especially in an ( Read more... )

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Some people have shown interest in my opinion of the SFWA controversy. In light of this, I’ve decided to openly post the email I previously sent the SFWA board about Theodore Beale’s highly-charged response to N.K. Jemisin.
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If you haven’t read about the current SFWA controversies, here’s a link to it. Let me be clear. I’m not going to rehash everything that everyone has said. I may reference a few points, but the point of this post is to give ( Read more... )

The SFWA Nebula awards are coming up and SFWA members have until February 15th 2012 in which to place their nominations. I've already made one recommendation based on a previous nomination and intend to fulfill my member's duty by nominating others for the awards. I fully urge all SFWA members, associate, active, and lifetime, to submit your ( Read more... )

This blog is inspired by a post I recent read in which a writer asked "how do I find an agent who publishes fictional novels of non-magical fantasy?" The writer then went into great detail about why this piece was fictional and why it was fantasy when it had no magic in it.

We've all done it. When writing our first "salable" piece of fiction, or ( Read more... )

This is my second year at the SFWA Nebula Awards Weekend. I've noticed a lot of the same questions and behavior both years by non-writers or, as Bear puts it, "Wee baby writers." Inspired, I thought I'd put this down for those who are following me ( Read more... )

Ah, yes. The 2010 Nebula Awards run by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA ( Read more... )