http://kriswrites.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:30:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Artwork donated by Pati Nagle. The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Risks (Part One) Kristine Kathryn Rusch I know, I know.  I had a plan and I’m not sticking to it. This is why I have become more and more unemployable as the years go by.  I can’t even stick to my own plans, let ... http://kriswrites.com/2010/03/11/freelancers-survival-guide-risks-part-one/ Promise me that, when you look up this essay on the SmartPop website, that you'll read the essay all the way to the end. And promise me that you'll remember that I wrote it a number of years ago, so some of the references are out of date.  Okay? Now ... http://kriswrites.com/2010/03/06/batman-in-the-real-world/ Drabblecast is holding Women Writing About Aliens month and has decided to air my story, "What Fluffy Knew," as part of the celebration.  "What Fluffy Knew" has been reprinted a few times, but has never been in audio before.  You can listen here. And visit Drabblecast for more stories here. http://kriswrites.com/2010/03/05/what-fluffy-knew-podcast/ Artwork donated by Pati Nagle. The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Continuing Education (Networking Part Two) Kristine Kathryn Rusch It’s interesting for me to write the Guide as I have.  In two more posts, I will have been writing this for a year.  However, I haven’t spent the entire year on it.  I’ve written ... http://kriswrites.com/2010/03/04/freelancers-survival-guide-continuing-education-networking-part-two/ Lost nearly a week of reading to the damn flu (although I did finish Season 7 of 24, so it wasn’t a complete waste of time).  What I did read, though, was marvelous.  January was a banner month. January, 2010 Bruen, Ken, The Guards, St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2001.  Let me just ... http://kriswrites.com/2010/02/28/recommended-reading-list-january-2010/ Smart Pop Books has put my controversial essay, "Barbarian Confessions," on their website for free--one week only.  If you've been reading my nonfiction columns, you'll see me refer to this essay a lot.  Here's your chance to read it.  You can find it here. And, last week, I got interviewed for ... http://kriswrites.com/2010/02/26/a-couple-of-free-things/ Artwork donated by Pati Nagle. The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Networking Part One Kristine Kathryn Rusch Sometimes the topics that I’ve overlooked in my single-minded attempt at finishing this Guide astound me.  If I had written a proposal for the Guide before I actually completed the manuscript, I would have estimated the Guide’s ... http://kriswrites.com/2010/02/25/freelancers-survival-guide-networking-part-one/ On May 1, Golden Gryphon is releasing my latest short story collection, Recovering Apollo 8 and Other Stories.  The collection features all of my award-winning and best-of science fiction/fantasy stories from the last five years or so.  None of these stories have been in previous collections, and some are very ... http://kriswrites.com/2010/02/24/recovering-apollo-8-and-other-stories/ One of my own personal favorites--"The Disappearance of Wicked"--appears in the March/April edition of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.  I think I like this story because I needed a writer's office cat, so I inserted my own. The Goddess, as she appears in this story, was as she appeared in life--forever ... http://kriswrites.com/2010/02/21/the-disappearance-of-wicked/ Artwork donated by Pati Nagle. The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Goals and Dreams Kristine Kathryn Rusch Last week, I discussed the two kinds of business plans—the kind you draw up for a financial reason (such as trying to get a loan or to lure investors), and the kind you draw up for yourself.  ... http://kriswrites.com/2010/02/18/freelancers-survival-guide-goals-and-dreams/