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Maximizing Your Back List with a special nod to Author Estates
by Ethan Ellenberg It’s a whole new world of Author opportunity for anyone with a backlist and that includes the Estates of deceased Authors. I’ve written this post to provide an overview of what...
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A Publisher Might Approach YOU: Four Stupid Mistakes to Avoid
by KJ Kabza In May of 2017, a small press approached me on Twitter, said that they’d read and loved my short fiction, and that they wanted to publish a collection of my work. Seven whirlwind months...
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Why I Review, or Rather: What Is Reviewing?
by Cameron N. Coulter Since March 2018, I’ve been writing a monthly short fiction review column for Skiffy and Fanty. A year ago, I didn’t have too many thoughts on reviewing, but now I find I can have...
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Crowdpublishing
by Diane Morrison Everyone says that indie publishing is the wave of the future. Avoiding gatekeepers, who are often prejudiced against particular ideas or demographics, and putting your work out there...
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Good for Your Career? Evaluating Events for Writers
by Catherine Lundoff “You should go to this – it’ll be good for your career” is a phrase that you’ll hear more than once as you start getting published. The phrase gets applied to conventions,...
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Five Paths to Break Into TV/Film as a Novelist
by Ellis Cube THE IP PATH 1) Right now, IP (intellectual property) is everything in Hollywood and by “everything” I mean its validation—both their and your proof of concept. If your novel draws...
View ArticleWaking up to Productivity: Testing Robin Sharma’s The 5AM Club.
by Deborah Walker In my last post, I discussed The 5AM Club, Robin Sharma’s early morning protocol to transform your life. Sharma is a charismatic and enthusiastic productivity guru who coaches very...
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Promoting with Podcasts
by Alan Bailey I’m a science fiction podcaster. I talk about science fiction, into a microphone, and then I self-publish it. Podcasters generally have a mixed reputation. Why? I’m not totally sure....
View ArticleSFWA Minimum Pro Rate Now in Effect
The SFWA minimum payment rate for professional short fiction markets is now eight cents per word. In accordance with our mission to support and empower science fiction and fantasy writers, SFWA...
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Collaboration
by Daniel Brotzel Finishing a book sounds like hard enough work when there’s just one of you. Can working with someone else really help? Yes! says Dan Brotzel, who’s recently launched a novel he wrote...
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What Makes You Think Your Idea’s Even Worth Stealing?
by Dan Brotzel Genuine idea theft and plagiarism are complete no-nos, of course. But I’m amazed how protective writers of stories, articles and posts can be about ideas that aren’t really worth...
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Defining Roles: Agents & Editors
by Alice Speilburg At the pre-publication stage, as you’re drafting queries and sending off sample pages, an editor at a publishing house and a literary agent seem to serve the same purpose: to...
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Things to Ask Your Agent
by Eva Scalzo Ever so often, I’ll have a client apologize for asking me a question, but honestly, any agent worth their weight in gold will tell you to never apologize for asking them anything. I want...
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Grant Applications 101: Finding, Troubleshooting, and Completing the Quest...
by Setsu Uzumé From Kickstarter to ko-fi to patreon, the search for funding can be a huge challenge. I recently attended a lecture provided by the St. Louis chapter of the Volunteer Lawyers and...
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Producing an Audiobook with Audible’s ACX
by Wendy Nikel According to Forbes and other market researchers, audiobook sales are currently experiencing a major boom. With Science Fiction & Fantasy being the third-most-popular genre for this...
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Negotiation Tips for Writers
by Dan Brotzel Many writers find it difficult to talk about money, especially if it means asking for more and potentially risking turning down an offer of publication. But writing is a business as well...
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Book Releases on a Budget
by Catherine Lundoff Got a new book coming out? If you need to do all or even some of your own publicity, a multi-pronged approach to getting the word out about it can very helpful. And, if you’re...
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Effective Goal Setting for Writers
by Cat Rambo Something I work on with my coaching clients is goal setting, which is made up of several parts: figuring out where they want to be in six months to a year figuring out what the milestones...
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Being A Mentor
by Cat Rambo I’m doing the SFWA Mentor program for my third round now, and I thought it might be useful to provide an overview of my process. Before we meet for the first time, I ask my new mentee for...
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How to Ask for Things
by Cat Rambo, I’ve talked about how to work with a mentor previously, so I wanted to follow-up on that by talking about something that overlaps a bit with that: asking for favors. One thing that can...
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