I don’t know if I was very clear last post, but I wanted to explain a little more what my motiviations are in writing this. The publishing world is changing, and as a writer, you may need to change with it. That means you need to be familiar with what your rights are, how to
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You mock me By Philip (Norval Joe) Carroll You can mock me if you want. I don’t claim to be an expert in much to do with writing. I’m an editor here, at Flying Island Press, and I’ve been told to write a blog every week. So you get what you get, and if you
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Once, again, our squire of writing efforts to impart wisdom from experience which he does not, in fact, have. by J-P Losier The poet Harry Callahan once said “A man’s gotta know his limitations.” The same holds true for an author and his or her stories. A story usually starts off as a normal day,
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Each week I will be analyzing an object from the Science Fiction and Fantasy world to project just how it would pan out in modern society. Alchemy By Laura Nicole Oh, that I could change any metal into gold. White gold. Maybe Platinum. Oops, sorry, got carried away in my little day dream and forgot
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This week I take a break from Fiction Tuesday as I wait for the first few stories to come in for our new contest, and instead talk about the courage it takes me, and I suspect many others, to write. Finding the Courage to do What is Write. By: Jeff Hite When you think of
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It is occasionally a source of some surprise to people when they find out that I am, in my day job, a practicing attorney. And one of the things that interested me most in law school (and since) has been copyright. For the last few days, I’ve been thinking that it would be a good
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By: Philip (Norval Joe) Carroll Warning: This is a blog post. It is purely opinion and not a declaration of the submission guidelines or acceptance criteria of Flying Island Press or any of its imprints. My wife has definite criteria for the characteristics of a hero, which are quite different than my own. I would
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In episode thirty-seven we talk about Balticon and how you might handle it. And our new blog content schedule! Guests: Zach Ricks Scott Roche Doc Coleman Laura Nicole Jeff Hite Mentioned: Balticon JC Hutchins James Durham Veronica Giguerre Doug Rapson The Shrinking Man Project Requiem of the Outcast David Sobkowiak Shadow Publications – Fiends vol.
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(Yet another attempt to produce writing wisdom from an almost complete dearth of professional experience.) Dramatic Pauses. Sometimes, the best thing to say is nothing at all. This may be a case of holding one’s tongue for fear of retribution. It could be an example of stunned silence, pregnant pause, bated breath, or anxious waiting.
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By Laura Nicole Each week I will be analyzing an object from the Science Fiction and Fantasy world to project just how it would pan out in modern society. And now for something completely different. As I stated before I also have planned to take on the analysis of some elements of fantasy literature, so
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