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Useful Websites For Speculative Fiction Writers!

19 October 2008

Today, I’ve got a couple useful websites for you. The first… SF Editors Wiki – it’s a wiki for keeping track of the works that science fiction editors have worked on. It includes editors with Ace Books, DAW Books, Baen Books, and Tor Books, just to name a few. The Fantasy Novelist’s Exam. How cliched [...]

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Deadlines? What Deadlines?

16 May 2008

If you worked as an accountant and paid the sales taxes a month or two after they were due, do you think there would be any negative implications? If you worked as a receptionist and answered the phone only after it stopped ringing, do you think this would pose any problems? What if you worked [...]

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B ProfeshNul, Ya?

12 May 2008

"Wat do you tink? Is dis ok for dat article U want?" Does that look like a great way to start an email? Do you honestly think it’s going to impress an editor when you use leetspeak or chat shorthand or just plain bad English? If you were interviewing for a job as a regional [...]

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What’s In A Name?

11 May 2008

A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet, but they might not respond when the email comes in if you don’t get the details right. First step is to find out who the correct editor is to submit your proposal to, assuming that there’s more than one editor at the organization. If [...]

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What’s In A Query Letter, Anyway?

10 May 2008

The most common error I’ve seen as a magazine editor is a writer sending in a query letter without pitching any ideas. The email usually reads something along the lines of "I can write anything. Just tell me what you want." Or, more realistically, "I cn write anyting. Wat U want?" We’ll deal with the [...]

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On Freelance Writers and Magazine Editors

9 May 2008

I’ve been involved in various writers communities of one description or another for around ten years now. I’ve read a lot of articles, forum posts, blog posts, and so on about the proper way to query editors. The general rules that are presented include: Similar Posts: B ProfeshNul, Ya? Deadlines? What Deadlines? What’s In A [...]

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