This article is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle one of the scientific or technological concepts pervasive in sci-fi (space travel, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc.) with input from an expert. Please join the mailing list to be notified every time new content is posted. About the Expert Jon Peeples went to medical school […]
Waste Management in Sci-fi
This article is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle one of the scientific or technological concepts pervasive in sci-fi (space travel, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc.) with input from an expert. Please join the mailing list to be notified every time new content is posted. About the Expert Gareth D. Jones has been managing hazardous […]
Pitch Wars 2016 Impressions
I’m volunteering as a Pitch Wars mentor again this year. If you haven’t heard of it, Pitch Wars is a contest that pairs aspiring authors (who have a completed manuscript) with more experienced “mentors” (agented authors, literary agency interns, etc) to help the former secure literary representation. Why Do People Enter Pitch Wars? Well, for one […]
5 Things Beth Cato Learned By Her Third Book
Today I’m pleased to host Beth Cato, a fellow Harper Voyager author and all-around great person whose third novel, Breath of Earth, has just hit the shelves. She’s here to share some of the lessons learned in her already-storied publishing career. 5 Things I Learned By the Publication of My 3rd Book I am constantly […]
In Publishing, No News Is Good News
We’re deep into the reading period for Pitch Wars 2016, during which the mentors (agented authors and industry professionals) read the submissions from contest entrants and agonize over the impossible task of choosing one. Some mentors, like myself and my co-mentor Michael Mammay, received well over 100 entries. That’s a lot of reading, which naturally […]
