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A fun little piece on the Geek Girls site
Occasionally I contribute to Geek Girls. You’ll find free essays on cool sf topics by Christina F. York (Christy Evans) and Graylin Fox as well. In today’s piece, I confess. Check it out here–and then scan the site. You’ll have fun. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Current News, Tidbits
Two Other Versions of Janis Ian’s “Welcome Home”
You guys all inspired Janis Ian to return to the studio so she could do a professional track of the “Welcome Home” song. She also tweaked the lyrics. They’re below. I’m sharing the new versions here, which Janis is providing free. However, I know y’all are very generous with your donations, so I’m also including a link so that you can donate to Janis’s foundation, the Pearl Foundation. The Pearl Foundation funds college scholarships for returning students, something that is more important than ever in these troubled times. So enjoy the song. Share it please, along with the copyright, and say thanks to Janis. Her website (with other free downloads and a place to buy her music) is http://www.janisian.com/. You can download them here: http://www.janisian.com/mp3_downloads.html Here are the new versions of the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Current News, Tidbits
Janis Ian’s “Welcome Home”–for true fans everywhere
Janis Ian wrote this for the Nebula Awards banquet, and sent it to a bunch of us to share with you. Enjoy it, but please, if you share, give credit where credit is due. That’s: Music © Mine Music Ltd./EMI Japan Publishing/Lyric © Rude Girl Publishing. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by Permission Welcome Home (the SFWA song) – At Here are the lyrics. Enjoy! WELCOME HOME (THE SFWA SONG) (Janis Ian) I learned the truth at seventeen That Asimov and Bradbury and Clarke were alphabetically my very perfect ABC’s While Algernon ran every maze and slow glass hurt my heart for days I sat and played a sweet guitar and Martians grokked me from afar Odd John was my only friend among the clocks and Ticktockmen, while Anne Mccaffrey’s dragons roared above the skies of Majipoor Bukharan winds blew cold and sharp and whispered to my … Read entire article »
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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
More Recommended Reading…
…from me and other folk at SF Signal. They are compiling a Best of 2009, according to–well, whomever they ask. I’m in the fourth segment of this, which includes Elizabeth Bear, Brenda Cooper, and others. You can find the fourth segment here, along with links to the first three segments. … Read entire article »
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Interview on Writing, Diving into the Wreck, and Other Fun Things
The Mad Hatter’s Bookshelf and Book Review has just posted an interview with me covering various topics: writing, editing, Diving Into The Wreck, hats, and much more! Go play on the website. It’s a fun one. You can find it here. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Current News, On Writing, Tidbits
A link to success
After reading the Freelancer’s Guide on Success, writer Brad R. Torgersen decided to figure out what success means to him. Now. Today. And he’s set up some benchmarks. It’s a cool post, and a neat way to look at what you’re doing. You can find it here. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Freelancer's Survival Guide, On Writing, Tidbits
Excerpt From Diving into the Wreck
As you’ll see over the next few weeks, I’ve gone website happy. I figure it’s easier to have a static website for some of my universes, which will easily answer reader questions. So the first to go live (as they say) is Diving into the Wreck. I haven’t done everything I want to do yet; I’d like to highlight artist Dave Seeley’s work, for example, and help people find the various novellas. But I have enough to let y’all know it’s there–and, more importantly, that there’s an excerpt from the novel on the site, for those of you on the fence about buying it. You can find the excerpt here. I also have a bookstore page for bookstores carrying the book. So if you are a bookstore owner or you know … Read entire article »
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