I hate fandom wank. I despise it. I think it's silly and juvenile at best.  Inherent in most fandom wanks is the idea that it's okay to behave over the internet in ways that are completely unacceptable in RL social settings.  Why is it okay to be purposefully cruel, belittling and vicious online if one wouldn't behave that way in person?  Why is it ( Read more... )

I'm reposting from James Moran's blog for all of my writing friends:

As usual, I'm the last to post this, but hey, better late than never, that's what I reckon. So you'll all know this already, but just in case you don't: Adrian Mead has written a book about getting your screenwriting career started. It's called Making It As A Screenwriter, it's £7. ( Read more... )

For those of you who participated in the SupportStacie auction, The Powers That Be have asked me to help spread the word on a payment FYI:

Many of those who have paid did not identify what their payment was for.  E.g., someone might send in a $20 payment through paypal to supportstacie@gmail.com, but not mention which author they were paying for ( Read more... )