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SF & Fantasy

The Book and the Film: David Brin Discusses ‘The Postman’


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SF & Fantasy

Why Writing Is A Potent Drug


brooks-annotatedswordWriting is a drug where a King Kong-size monkey sits squarely on the backs of writers everywhere.

There is only one solution. And each of you have held the product of that solution in your hands!

Next time you talk to a writer, tell them thank you. Because they are drug addicts and endanger their lives every day!

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SF & Fantasy

What Authors Comprise Your Dream Anthology?


Songs of Love & DeathDue to events outside of my control, I am building my own anthology featuring some of the best fantasy writers in the genre—and it’s going to be a great one!

It begs the question: If you could build your own anthology—fantasy, sci-fi, or horror—what authors would comprise it? Wow me!

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SF & Fantasy

Poll: Have You Ever Handwritten a Letter to an Author?


Terry Brooks PictureI sent a letter to Terry Brooks in 1999.

When he responded, it changed my life.

Have you ever handwritten a letter to an author? And what happened?

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Suvudu

Blog Post of the Week: The Truth Unveiled


So, if you haven’t already guessed it from the posts that have come before, publishing is one of those jobs that can Eat Your Life–albeit in a particularly wonderful way that lets you read all sorts of great books before the rest of the world has even seen them. But there’s no such thing [...]

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Paranormal

Write and Wrong


Write and Wrong

Earlier this week, on one of the gaming forums that I frequent, a fan asked me for writing advice. I gave him my usual multi-paragraph spiel, both about writing and about publishing. But afterward, I got to thinking, and I realized a funny thing. The writing advice I always give, if boiled down to its [...]

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Paranormal

Blind in the Mind’s Eye


Blind in the Mind’s Eye

Rather than discuss anything “out there” in the genre today, I’m going to take a trip inside, and I’m going to drag you–kicking and screaming, if necessary–with me.
Specifically, I want to take you inside the mind of a writer. Oddly enough, this writer.
As best I can tell, from multiple conversations with other authors, I’m a [...]

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Paranormal

Gail Carriger Interview: On Steampunk, Social Media, and the Proper Way to Serve Tea


The pleasures of Gail Carriger’s Parasol Protectorate urban fantasy series–haute steampunk fashion! hawt werewolves! dirigibles! and the most kickass spinster in history!–are manifold…but perhaps chief among them is the company of Gail Carriger herself and her Austenian wit, her Wodehousian feeling for the absurd. After reading Soulless, this particular reader found herself wishing she could [...]

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SF & Fantasy

Random House authors at San Diego Comic-Con


San Diego Comic ConDel Rey and Random House are proud to announce our list of authors who will be appearing at San Diego Comic Con, from July 22nd through July 25th. Click through to read the full list.

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Suvudu

WHAT I LEARNED THIS WEEK: The care and feeding of authors


Authors and editors frequently become good friends. Both know that the professional relationship may not last forever–either can change publishing houses–but I’ve learned never to say a final goodbye, because the winds of change can bring people back together just as easily as it parted them. So has it been with me and Elizabeth Moon, [...]

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