This week Steve reviews a series that he spoke about ten years ago; the author recently died, and Steve has taken another look at the series. He thinks you might find it interesting. (You may thank him or curse him depending on how the books hit you.)
It has occurred to Steve that many of the SF books he grew up reading are totally unknown to today’s readers; after all, there are now dozens (if not hundreds) of new books published annually. He’s trying to change that in a small way. George O. Smith is a pretty good SF writer who’s somewhat dated, but still worth reading, Steve thinks.
We’ve been deck-clearing in preparation for announcing that our book titles are NOW AVAILABLE at a wide range of online sellers AND will even be available from your local independent bookstore! We’ve primarily been selling […]
Today’s the launch of not only Robert J. Sawyer’s brand-new terrific science fiction book The Downloaded, but also his 16-stop cross-Canada promotional tour. Check the column to see if he’s coming to a city near you!
For his last column of 2023, Steve revisits (and revises) one he posted nine years ago. Is it still relevant? You decide.
ebooks have enabled new opportunities for both traditional and self-published authors. Barriers to entry have been lowered, gatekeepers have expanded and both readers and writers are benefiting from this brave new world.
Oxygen is kind of important for life on this planet: learn about its cycle
After a two-week absence, Steve returns with a book review. Complimentary—and scathing—Steve talks about Mark Rounds’ first book.
An all-new follow-up to Steve’s Ace Doubles columns. He’s doubled up with laughter, because he’s doubling his Ace writings!
A lot of old (’50s and early ’60s) SF was written by women under masculine or masculine-sounding names. One of the best was Andre Norton. Join Steve in a look at this terrific action/adventure SF like they “just don’t write anymore!”
This week Steve’s all over the map. He reviews an old YA by Andre Norton, talks about cover artists (including Ed Emshwiller) and answers a comment from a reader. Oh, and he throws in a little egoboo for himself.
This week, Steve hypes his local convention and talks to best-selling ebook writer Ed Howdershelt, plus there’s advice on writing and selling ebooks!
If you’d love to sell your new book to one of the big SF print publishers, Steve–with a little help from his friends–tells you how to start!
Steve looks at Netflix’s new SF offering by The Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczinski. The season starts slowly but begins to build quickly after episode 1.
This week Steve looks at two movies and an anthology. Great anthology, one lousy film and one… what?
Steve talks about artists and their Christmas cards. (Only a day late, right?) Merry Christmas!
Steve gets all excited over a shared-universe anthology series. And tells you where to get FREE SF!
Steve reviews a book and a movie that he enjoyed.
Michael, our in-house expert on all things Hachette and Amazon, braves the slings and arrows to ‘splain some things to us.
Who is going to win the Book Subscription War (I)?
Hachette. Amazon. One need say nothing more to gain the attention of writer’s everywhere. Sullivan’s take on author manipulation.
Fraught with peril and nail-biting anticipation, launching a new book is always exciting.
Amazing Stories’ resident expert on publishing indie, traditional and seemingly every other outlet, weighs in on the Amazon-Hachette dispute.
Amazon vs Hachette and lots and lots of newsletters and press releases!
As if we didn’t have enough to deal with already…Hatchette and Amazon are locking horns.
Amazing News: Unfairly Biased Towards Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, Unbalanced towards the same and totally and completely unafraid of admitting it!
A look at self-publishing promotional strategies.
STOP THE PRESSES! AMAZING STORIES will begin publication of a special 88th anniversary edition of the magazine on April 1st, 2014. April 1st may be April Fools Day, but this is no joke. Beginning Tuesday, […]
Steve Davidson is the publisher of Amazing Stories.
Steve has been a passionate fan of science fiction since the mid-60s, before he even knew what it was called.
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