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Tajja Isen for The Walrus: "The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem"
“I don’t know how people are supposed to develop in their careers,” says a novelist who also spoke on the condition of anonymity. She has published multiple books but, owing to editorial shuffles at her publishing houses, has had to take her books out on submission multiple times. “Every single time, the sales track becomes heavier.”
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https://thewalrus.ca/the-publishing-industry-has-a-gambling-problem/
Many thanks to Walter Cummins and The California Review of Books for reviewing THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS
"When Hase and her dad were active together, one of their major amusements was creating fictitious identities that enable them to contribute entries to Wikipedia, delete others, and revise the information in still others. This creation and manipulation of supposed reality, while a seeming hobby, is symptomatic of what is happening to the people of the novel, emulating the power of the music box.
Menger-Anderson’s success for readers, beyond her strengths in creating people and realities, depends on winning over their credulity to accept varying identities, the musical essence of human lives, and the doubling patterns of human existence. The richness of her imagination contributes to our acceptance her sometimes wild premises."
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https://calirb.com/the-expert-of-subtle-revisions-by-kristen-menger-anderson/
Are you one of those people who say "I'd rather read your crappy original writing than something generated by AI?" Now's the time to put your money where your mouth is!
I, without any previous experience, wrote 100 different short stories, around 1,000 words each, for a total of over 105,000 words! Find them on my #blog, or don't; it's a free country!
http://maxalmonte.com/blog/i-wrote-fiction-for-100-days-straight-and-heres-what-happened/
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Last Stand on a Dying World
Semper Audacia, 99¢ Space Opera
https://open.substack.com/pub/mpaxauthor/p/semper-audacia-99-space-opera?r=40xifa&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Long and Short Reviews is looking for guest bloggers for their Winter Blogfest: https://www.longandshortreviews.com/miscellaneous-musings/calling-all-authors-free-author-promo/
They would like a 250-500 word guest post about winter or any winter holiday you celebrate.
The submission deadline is December 19. Click on the link above for more information.
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Space Worms now on preorder everywhere! Only 99c. When the galaxy gets absurd, it's Space Squad 51 to the rescue! This extra adventure goes back in time to when Nikili Echols gets her calling to join Orbital Rescue Services. https://books2read.com/u/4NBlGz #books #WritingCommunity #sciencefiction #humor #readers
As a new author, I’m wondering how much biographical information readers really want. Is it a situation where too much is never enough? How do I decide?
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A tip others might find helpful.
During editing, I noticed I wrote clunky sentences whenever my POV character saw or heard something. e.g.
“Adam saw the moonlight filter through the bare trees. Somewhere ahead, he heard a vixen scream.”
As someone who writes 1st person or deep 3rd, it’s usually bloody obvious which POV we’re in.
“Moonlight filtered through the bare trees. Ahead, a vixen screamed.”
This works because the reader knows who is doing the seeing and hearing.
For the UHI’s Creative Insights podcast, Peter Noble talks to Philip Paris – best known for his historical fiction & non-fiction. Philip shares an insight into his creative writing process & gives tips & guidance for those considering getting into creative writing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_U9rsPi1jA
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THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS on NPR's 2025 list of Books We Love! Lot's of great books on this list. Thanks, NPR and Ilana Masad!
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#authors, #writers, #writingcommunity, #gamedevs, #gamedevelopers #gamingcommunity, #artists #contentcreators! Is there anyone here who is on #substack? I'd be more than happy to #connect!
https://substack.com/@myhauger
❗❗❗ INCOMING: a book announcement ❗❗❗
This is going to turn out either frabjously amazeballs or utterly disastrous.
https://courtcan.com/2024/09/26/incoming-a-book-announcement/
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Hello new followers! 👋
Can we do a reverse intro?
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association kinda speaks for itself (sfwa.org to learn more!).
But how many of you are SFWAns? How many are working toward joining us?
And how many of you are simply fine and wonderful writers enjoying the #WritingCommunity here?
Also, whatever your association with SFWA might be...
What's your current work-in-progress about? 👀🍿 Are you working on it this weekend?
The real question is why we're built to hate everything that's good for us 🤔😂
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This is the kind of review I imagine every fiction writer loves. When I saw it yesterday, I cried. This was from an advance reader for DROWNING IN DECEPTION, which comes out on December 1. It's thoughtful, well considered, and shows the reviewer read in depth and was touched. What more could a novelist want?
What common evils lurk in your world? So common everyone basically ignores it? Like, I come from a country with free healthcare, and every time I see the American system in action, I can't help feel that is evil in its purest form.
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Was once again reminded of Ursula K. Le Guin's daily schedule, and why this woman was an icon on every single level.
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As #authors, we often talk about the creative process but not how we try earn a living from what we make. I joined with fellow African SFF authors Cheryl S Ntumy from Ghana & @dilmandila from Uganda, with @Jeremiah from Interledger, to talk writing, getting paid as African creators, & our hopes for new ways of accessible payments. Listen here: https://podcast.interledger.org/@InterledgerSalon/episodes/unlocking-possibilities-the-role-of-open-payments-in-african-speculative-fiction
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From PEN America:
Top 52 Banned Books: The Most Banned Books in U.S. Schools
"The 52 most banned books of the last four school years include National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winners, bestsellers, and beloved books by authors including Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood, and Judy Blume."
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I skipped all the other stages and went straight to 'old weirdo' and I've never been happier 😂
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So recently I was hosted in a #podcast by @GavinChait and together with Cheryl Ntumy I discussed the experiences and frustrations of publishing while being African, and we were joined by @Jeremiah from the Interledger Foundation, and we assessed the state of open payments and our hopes for widespread adoption of the standard. Give it a listen!
"Unlocking Possibilities: The role of Open Payments in African speculative fiction"
https://podcast.interledger.org/@InterledgerSalon/episodes/unlocking-possibilities-the-role-of-open-payments-in-african-speculative-fiction
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Fedi hive mind, I'm writing a story. The MC investigates a Luo folk song (re: oral history, Uganda/South Sudan) that has clues saying 500 yrs ago an astronomer from China visited and documented Luo space travel technologies (portals to the stars). This knowledge is now lost and my MC has to unravel the clues, but what clues could point to China without usung racist stereotypes? Perhaps a word, a name, a description, something?
Context in the next toot.
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Latest blog post: Crafting A New Approach in 2026. Musings on the craft community, the UK City of Culture bid and why AI tech bros don't like artists.
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https://srfirehorseart.blogspot.com/2026/07/crafting-new-approach-in-2026.html
On this day in 2020 I published this blog post, that I think has some humour, about that time I was learning to bake a cake and had a date with a lady to taste it.
Uhm. If you are looking for something to smile about, this might be it.
https://www.dilmandila.com/love-story-homemade-birthday-cake
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