Failing again. Failing better.
In the latest class offered by Carrie Cuinn (Twitter, blog)–seriously, why haven’t you signed up for her classes yet?–we’re looking at various platforms for tracking submissions. Everything from subscription websites, to databases, to apps, to the classic, homemade spreadsheets. In the past, I used to use Duotrope before it went behind a paywall. It was…
Yesterday, I posted about the outcry over Random House’s new e-book imprint contracts. Well, it looks like Random House has changed their tune a bit. First, on March 7, Allison R. Dobson, Random House’s Vice President and Digital Publishing Director, published a response to SFWA’s criticism of the Hydra contract. In that letter, Dobson defended…
It’s a bit of a grab bag post today, but I think you’ll like the interesting links. First, last week saw John Scalzi (author and soon-to-be outgoing President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)) blogging about the awful contract Random House’s new science fiction e-book imprint, Hydra, was offering. Ultimately, SFWA…
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…