Tag: science fiction

Book Tour: Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy, Ch. 2

Sometimes I run across an older book that’s usually out-of-print, but has exceptional wisdom locked up in its pages. I found this one at my local Half Priced Books. First Edition cover, 1991. The very nature of this book—20 essays about writing by the best SFF authors—makes it hard to review as a whole. I think a better strategy is to look at each chapter in detail. See all of my WSF&F chapter reviews.

Book Tour: Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy, Ch. 1

Sometimes I run across an older book that’s usually out-of-print, but has exceptional wisdom locked up in its pages. I found this one at my local Half Priced Books.1 First Edition cover, 1991. The very nature of this book—20 essays about writing by the best SFF authors—makes it hard to review as a whole. I think a better strategy is to look at each chapter in detail. See all of my WSF&F chapter reviews.

SFWA Qualifying Market Tracking

Sometimes the writing isn’t the most time-consuming part of “writing.” There’s quite a bit of housekeeping involved. The one question that’s came up repeatedly, is where to submit fiction? Being a gal with a speculative/futurist outlook, I tend towards science fiction. So a good place to start is the list of SFWA Qualifying Markets. This is an important list to be on. The magazines1 must meet the current SFWA “minimum wage” to qualify.