One of the things they don’t really tell you about having kids is that, once you do, you probably won’t see any movies in the theater for like the next four years. You don’t have to worry about spoilers in this post. I consider myself incredibly lucky to have seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens on opening […]
Cli-Fi: Message in a Bottle?
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. You might also like The Rogue Retrieval, my debut SF novel […]
Writing Advice from Harper Voyager Authors
Last week, I hosted a fun and engaging discussion about writing and publishing SF/F with about a dozen Harper Voyager authors under the hashtag #SFFchat. It was an absolute blast, and my fellow authors a lot to offer. Some of the best remarks came when we were asked to share one piece of advice for aspiring SF/F authors. The responses […]
Writing and Selling A Fantasy Series, with Michelle Hauck
For a fantasy writer the word trilogy has a sacred sound to it. The Lord of the Rings is a trilogy. The KingKiller Chronicle, The Earthsea Cycle, The Magicians, and Mistborn to name a few others. For so many years a trilogy was the ultimate goal. Now many series go well beyond three, but there’s […]
Results of the Fourth #SFFpit
The fourth #SFFpit Twitter pitching event for sci-fi and fantasy authors was a doozy. It happened last Thursday, December 10th. For this event we’d followed the lead of Brenda Drake’s Pitmad, and altered the guidelines for pitching authors. Everyone got 10 tweets (total) to use as they would during the 10-hour window. And we asked […]
