I'm trying to imagine: If I belonged to an organization that contained actual Nazis (i.e., people who honestly believe (and say publicly) that it would have been better if the 25% of my extended family that survived the Holocaust hadn't), would I want to resign from the organization unless those people were expelled ( Read more... )

The recent nauseating incidents at World Fantasy Con prompted the following response from SFWA, which all members received in their e-mail yesterday:

“The SFWA administration, employees, members, and volunteers are responsible for assuring that all persons who participate in SFWA programs and activities do so in an atmosphere free of all forms of ( Read more... )

I wonder sometimes if I'm too much of a lawyer.

I had a story accepted about a year ago.  The publisher sent me the contract, which I expected to sign, but, having spent all that money on law school, I thought I'd actually read the thing.

I hated it.

It wasn't as outrageous as some contracts I've seen, but there were terms that seemed unfair, ( Read more... )

Wednesday I joined the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America as an active member. The Analog story was my third "qualifying" sale.

On the one hand, joining SFWA marks a kind of progress, sort of like "growing up". It means that I get certain privileges, and that my name can now be found on a list including  writers I admire. SFWA provides ( Read more... )