You guys, it is late and I am tired and so this will be short, but I felt the need to make sure EVERYONE KNOWS that:

@foresthouse: The publishing/writing world done gone crazy with douchebaggery today and @cleolinda summarized it all. Read this post: http://bit.ly/ekcvKj

Seriously, go read cleolinda's post and the accompanying links. Contained therein ( Read more... )

OHMYGOSH YOU GUYS I know it's been forever since I've updated; where does the time gooooooooo??? (Or gooooeeeeeee, as Vimes from Discworld might spell it. :P)

Anyway, this is a quick post to say I was on Episode 40 of the fantastic and geeky Made of Fail podcast this past week, talking about the whole "YA Mafia" debate that exploded in Young Adult ( Read more... )

@cleolinda: Today’s Writing Contest To Run Like Hell From

@cleolinda: Also, Section 12 of those contest rules: if you are mean to them on the internets, they will sue you. http://tinyurl.com/6xh7aea

@cleolinda: Seriously, I dare you. Come and do it. My Internet Lawyer is better than yours ( Read more... )

Linkspam time! This time, because I love you all (well I always do, but I'm less tired now) my links will have CATEGORIES. And ACTUAL TITLES. And COMMENTARY. Maybe. Some of them. WOO.

Publishing

Dos and Don'ts in Query Letter-Writing

And a bit of query letter advice geared more towards screenplays

Random House admits concern over Apple agency ( Read more... )

So Amanda Palmer played in Falls Church on Thursday this past week. I hadn't actually realized she was going to be in town, but the webgoblin's post alerted me to it, and I decided to go (even though I had some looong work hours going on this week). I am so glad I did. The show was fantastic. I've seen a lot of live shows (200+ or more, by now) but for only ( Read more... )

Locus publisher, editor, and co-founder Charles N. Brown, 72, died peacefully in his sleep July 12, 2009.

Locus Magazine, covering the science fiction and fantasy field since 1968, is a monthly 8 1/2 x 11'' magazine often with a bright red border. Locus publishes news of the Science Fiction publishing field with extensive reviews and listings of ( Read more... )