Failing again. Failing better.
John Scalzi, president of the Science Fiction Writers Association, has posted the list of Nebula Award Nominees. Give the list a scan. There are some really fantastic stories, authors, and movies on this list. Galleycat has also posted a list of links so you can read the nominees online for free (some only have portions…
Today, a story came out that publisher Simon & Schuster was launching a self-publishing service called Archway Publishing. Archway Publishing is said to help writers self-publish fiction, nonfiction, business and children’s books. Different packages can be bought, each providing different levels of “editorial, design, distribution and marketing services.” According to the Galleycat story, “Fiction options…
Today is November 1, so that means that NaNoWriMo begins. The goal is to write 50,000 words of new material in the 30 days of November. That breaks down to 1,667 words per day. The trick is keeping up the pace over weekends, holidays, and other everyday distractions. It’s a month-long writing marathon, and November…
Yesterday, I posted that J.K. Rowling was going to write a new book. Well, today, Galleycat posted an update, albeit a small one. The big news? The book will be out later this year, and it will be “very different to Harry.” But please go to the Galleycat link because they have a list of…
Galleycat recently posted a story about 30 companies, including Forbes and The Big Ten Network, that have started using Narrative Science’s technology instead of writers to generate their content. Narrative Science claims its software can gather data and write “sports stories, financial reports, real estate analyses, local community content, polling & elections, advertising campaign summaries,…