http://kriswrites.com Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:48:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en That's part of what my new column at the Internet Review of Science Fiction is about.  It's also about the internet, social networking, and cool reading devices.  Check it out at  http://www.irosf.com/q/zine/article/10567. http://kriswrites.com/2009/07/03/is-the-great-american-novel-possible-anymore/ Artwork donated by Pati Nagle.  The Freelancer’s Survival Guide:  Money, Part Four Kristine Kathryn Rusch First, thanks to everyone who responded last week. I very much appreciate the fact that we’re talking again.  Since I mentioned that the money topic silenced everyone, I received a lot of comments (see the extended comment section ... http://kriswrites.com/2009/07/02/freelancers-survival-guide-money-part-four/ Artwork donated by Pati Nagle.       The Freelancer’s Survival Guide:  Money, Part Three Kristine Kathryn Rusch   The money topic.  As I mentioned two posts ago, it’s difficult for Americans to talk about money.  And these last few weeks have borne that out. The moment I mentioned money, the comments slowed, the e-mail stopped, and so ... http://kriswrites.com/2009/06/25/freelancers-survival-guide-money-part-three/   The anthology Swordplay has just appeared with my story, "The Japanese Sword."  I blame this one on Ray Vukcevich.  There are a lot of good writers in this anthology.  You can find it here. http://kriswrites.com/2009/06/24/the-japanese-sword/ Artwork donated by Pati Nagle.       The Freelancer’s Survival Guide:  Money, Part Two Kristine Kathryn Rusch   I remember the exact moment when I learned how pernicious expenses were.  I was nineteen years old, six months married, and exceedingly naïve.  My parents, as I mentioned in Money, Part One, never discussed money.  Not ever.  I ... http://kriswrites.com/2009/06/18/freelancers-survival-guide-money-part-two/ The subscription copies of the August Asimov's have just hit mailboxes, with my story, "Turbulence." The newsstand copies should be out soon. If you can't get the issue on your newsstand, you can order it here. Or you can find it on Fictionwise.com, or Amazon's Kindle. Enjoy! http://kriswrites.com/2009/06/17/turbulence/ Great post by NYT bestselling thriller writer Joseph Finder on his blog about what he learned about thriller writing from the movies.  Check it out at http://joefinder.blogspot.com/. http://kriswrites.com/2009/06/15/writing-movies-and-thrillers/ Artwork donated by Pati Nagle.       The Freelancer’s Survival Guide:  Money, Part One Kristine Kathryn Rusch   As you could probably tell if you’ve been reading this Guide since I started it, I’ve been putting off this topic.  I’ve been putting it off for several reasons.  Money is a difficult topic to discuss.   Most people ... http://kriswrites.com/2009/06/11/freelancers-survival-guide-money-part-one/ I'm not the only one who saw the blog posts by the inventor of the cat camera.  These folks in Seattle have had their cat wear a camera for a year now.  So I write a story, and their cat takes great pix.  I hope that the cat never finds ... http://kriswrites.com/2009/06/11/the-secret-lives-of-cat/ As folks have pointed out to me in e-mail and on the comments section, the Guide is getting hard to track on the site.  So once in a while, I'll post links to the Guide in order.   First, here's the link to the entire Guide.  You can also select this ... http://kriswrites.com/2009/06/09/freelancers-guide-in-order/