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Recommended Reading List December 2009
I read a lot in December. Sadly, much of it wasn’t memorable. I checked my calendar (where I record what I read) to see if I had missed anything for the list—and was startled to see books that I barely remembered reading one week later. I’m also doing some very dishy research, so I’m reading a lot of salacious downmarket books from the 1950s, 60s and 70s. I’ve about had it with exclamation points!Yes! Honestly! That’s true! I do feel like a gossip maven, even though everyone I have gossip about is dead… Here are the few memorable books I read in December. December, 2009 Bray, Libba, A Great and Terrible Beauty, Delacorte, 2003. Oh, how times change. I put off reading this book a dozen times because the early back cover copy … Read entire article »
Filed under: On Writing, Recommended Reading
Great News
The next book in the Diving universe, featuring Boss, just sold. The book, City of Ruins, follows Boss’s escapades a few years later. Pyr is giving the books tons of support. Here’s editor Lou Anders’ blog on the deal. Let me say, guys, I couldn’t have done this without you. You supported Diving, reviewed it, voted for it in the Reader’s Choice awards before it was published, and bought copies quickly when it came out. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I hope you’ll like the next one. I’m antsy to finish it–and all the related novellas that will come with it. … Read entire article »
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Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Professional Courtesy
Artwork donated by Pati Nagle. The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Professional Courtesy Kristine Kathryn Rusch Last week’s post on “Surviving Someone Else’s Jealousy” went viral. I got more e-mail than I’ve ever gotten on a single Freelancer’s Guide post, and more people tweeted, blogged, or commented on various social networking sites than ever had before. I had no idea how many of you had suffered from someone else’s toxic emotions in the pursuit of your dreams. I suggest you look at the comments on last week’s and on Professional Jealousy from the week before. Lots of good stuff there. Mixed among the e-mails were several sympathetic e-mails—virtual hugs—for which I thank you very much. But honestly, folks, I’m okay. The examples I wrote about, while disturbing to remember, are long in the past. Yes, occasionally, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Freelancer's Survival Guide, On Writing
A Class in Agents and Marketing
…on Dean’s website. Read everything, including the comments. I mentioned this last week, but there are a lot more comments and 2 new blog posts this week. Good stuff all around. Check it out here. … Read entire article »
Filed under: On Writing
Joseph Mallozzi’s Book Club Interview
Please check this out only if you’ve already read Diving into the Wreck. If you haven’t, what are you waiting for? <VBG> The book club readers asked lots of great questions. You can find them here. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Current News, On Writing
Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Surviving Someone Else’s Jealousy
Artwork donated by Pati Nagle. The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Surviving Someone Else’s Jealousy Kristine Kathryn Rusch About five minutes after I posted last week’s section on professional jealousy, I got back-to-back e-mails from regular readers of the Guide, asking me how to deal with being a victim of professional jealousy. Both letters had poignant stories of betrayal and utter nastiness on the part of the jealous person, and sadly, both emails were familiar because I’ve been through that, and worse. I got more e-mails like that throughout the week, as well as some good comments in the comments section. (Check that out when you look up the link.) On Twitter, someone asked me if jealousy was wrong, but envy was okay because envy wasn’t as personal. That tinged me a bit, but I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Freelancer's Survival Guide, On Writing
American Idol
Writers! Believe it or not, this post is for you. Especially if you’re just breaking in or want to break into the publishing field. Watch American Idol. I’m serious. Here’s why. First, the auditions are a good visual metaphor for the slush pile. Those 12,000 people you saw in line for Chicago’s auditions this week? That’s 2 months of fiction slush at one of the Dell magazines. Unknown writers vying for a slot in the magazine. The selected candidates you see before the judges in the auditions are the memorable people. They’ve gone through about four rounds of auditions with producers and others before seeing the famous judges. The people moved to the famous judges are either the worst of the worst or the best of the best. The judges have no way of … Read entire article »
Filed under: On Writing, Tidbits
Spires of Denon
My novella “The Spires of Denon,” which is set in the Diving into the Wreck universe, is available as an e-book. You can order a Kindle version here or you can find it on Scribd here. Enjoy! … Read entire article »
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