writing classic

Here is some of the stuff that appeared on my blog and social media in the week ending 1/26/2014.

Stuff I posted on the blog:

I announced I am running for SFWA Vice President. #sfwapro is a tag you’ll be seeing on posts intended to appear on the @sfwaauthors feed as well.

The Women Destroying SF Kickstarter will sponsor my destroying Fantasy if they hit a $35k stretch goal.

I talked about my January writing news and provided a teaser from a still-untitled steampunk piece

Stuff for Writers:

• I talked about the demands of collaboration.
• Industry discussion of an editor here by Tobias Buckell
• How to handle a synopsis when you have a lot of characters
• Thoughts on “Do What You Love”.

In the new You Should Read This series, I read:

• Writing classic from one of the greats, About Writing by Samuel R. Delany
• Classic fantasy novel, The Forest of Forever by Thomas Burnett Swann
• Self (and writing) help, The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense by Suzette Haden Elgin
• 19th century novel of manners, Miss Mole by E.H. Young
• Terrific book for MG/YG writers of any age, Turn Not Pale, Beloved Snail by Jacqueline Jackson

I blurbed this book by Django Wexler.

Time Wasters!

• Bad fantasy covers.
• A guy singing heavy-metal with his cat.
• How the history of civil rights is being retold.
• A murmuration of starlings.
• Onion piece that hits too close to home.
• Zebra finches rocking out.

Interesting Social Media Links:

• 33 Ways to Get More Pins on Pinterest.
• Excellent piece on GoodReads giveaways.
• A great response to trolls and nasty commenters.
• Kickstarter phrases that pay.
• Moving from a blog to G+.
• Useful Twitter hashtags for writers.

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