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I seem to finally be collecting a routine around me. Get up, fill the coffee pot and water the keiki orchids while I'm there. Look out the kitchen window at the balcony, and if the basil is wilting, fill the watering can to water the balcony garden. Or this morning, since we've had so much... Continue Reading →
This is a guest post by George Phillies, an author, gamer, and, well, you'll see... You can find more about George's work here, and he is the president of N3F, where you can subscribe for free fanzines that are delightfully focused only on the fantasy, fun, and frolics of fandom, leaving out the politics. You... Continue Reading →
Almost a month to the day when it was announced John Ringo would NOT be a Guest of Honor at ConCarolinas, Origins Gaming Fair decided it wanted to play too. First it announced Larry Correia would be its literary guest of honor. Then, very shortly after that, the invitation was revoked. All signs indicate the... Continue Reading →
Wow, the New Year has gotten off with a bang -- or, perhaps more accurately, the sound of air slowly leaking out of a balloon. Traditional publishing basically shuts down during the holidays. So there isn't much coming out of the ivory towers to discuss. But that doesn't mean there's nothing going on. Just the... Continue Reading →
It’s probably the only thing that con men, politicians, lawyers (ok, most pols are lawyers, go figure) and sf authors have in common. To be successful at any of these, you have to be credible. Writers (at least when they’re writing) have it easier than most of the others, because you can go back and... Continue Reading →
I wanted to write this post for a couple of reasons. One, to counter the claim I saw recently that crowdfunding is necessary to create a debut novel, because you need money to write. Note that the claim here is not: I need money for editing, formatting, or a cover. No, it was, I need... Continue Reading →
Gerry Martin pointed this article by Liz Long out to me, thanks, Gerry. The publishing system isn’t broken by any means, but the stigma behind “traditional” and “indie” publishing has really gotten my goat lately. I’m independently published, or self-published. What does that mean? It means I do not have an agent or traditional publisher... Continue Reading →
This is Cedar, reporting in from Provo, Utah, where I am attending the rather scholarly LTUE. Seriously now, I have been told that had I know beforehand, I could have gotten some sort of college credit/points for attending this. Ah well... as a student, I've been madly trying to cram homework in around the crevices... Continue Reading →
When I first started posting here at MGC, it was my job to be the link-master of sorts. publishing was in the early throes of the upheavals we still see rocking its foundations. Around that time, Amazon started the pre-cursor to the KDP program. Oh the howls of outrage, howls that still sound from time... Continue Reading →
Well, not really. She is at a workshop and we got an SOS from her earlier to let us know that her travel laptop has crapped out. Now, besides being a pain because it means her writing will be impacted, it means she isn't able to do a blog today. So here's what we're going... Continue Reading →
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