Silvia Angiola – Axxón – por M. C. Carper
M. C. Carper interviews super fan and film reviewerSilvia Angiola: Just how well do english language films play out in the spanish speaking world?
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Novedades de Noviembre en Latinoamérica
ARGENTINA “Legión”, la primera novela gráfica de Salvador Sanz ha sido reeditada por el sello OVNI Press. Según los expertos ésta es la obra más redonda del autor. La presentación tuvo lugar el 31 de […]
Marketing 101: Book Launch – 6 months out
What you need to know about marketing and promoting your book.
Carlos Duarte Cano—Editor de Korad, por M. C. Carper
Carlos Duarte Cano talks about science fiction, writing, editing, and his interests.
Noticias literatura 27-11
Noticias sobre nuevos números de publicaciones, finalistas de certamen de relato, y vídeos de charlas de una jornada sobre cf.
Not All Small Presses Are Equal
Michael J. Sullivan provides insight on the types of things you should be concerned with when signing a contract with small presses.
Race to the Bottom – A follow up
Recently I wrote a post The Race to the Bottom, where I talked about the disturbing trend of low priced ebooks. After the post went live I had an excellent discussion on line with a number of people. That conversation made me think about the various factors in today’s landscape so it begged for a follow-up piece.
The Changing Face of Science Fiction
Some of the brightest minds in the science fiction industry talk about how they perceived this ever evolving juggernaut, how the science fiction industry had changed since they first found their way into it, and where the industry was headed. What follows is their amazing insight.
Interview with Carl Critchlow, artist, illustrator and inventor of Thrud the Barbarian
Carl Critchlow has been an artist and author on the SF and fantasy scenes for almost thirty years, during which his work has appeared in DC Comics as well as 2000AD.
Springer’s “Science and Fiction” Series Launched!
How does Einstein’s description of space and time compare with Dr. Who? Can James Bond really escape from an armor-plated railroad car by cutting through the floor with a laser concealed in a wristwatch?
Felipe R. Ávila — Historietista por M. C. Carper
M. C. Carper interviews Felipe R. Ávila for Amazing Stories.
Demystifying Contracts #5: Agency – When Things Go Bad
In my last article: Demystifying Contracts #4: Agency – Terminating Contracts I was exploring the tip of an iceberg…in that case it was what happens when you no longer are getting along with your agent and would like to find another one. But this is just one of the possible problems that may occur and when evaluating the contract. There are others, and in fact it is best to look at a contract considering all the various worst case scenarios. So let’s look at some.
Sharon Lee and Steve Miller’s Liaden Universe – Trade Secret Tour
Lee & Miller are on a book tour that is well worth your time to attend.
Friday Fanzine: SFSF
Says editor Jean Martin: Science Fiction/San Francisco is a monthly news zine covering all areas of fandom in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. We report on events, conventions and balls in the genres […]
To Expose Or Not To Expose…That Is the Question
In fiction, exposition breaks away from the ongoing action of a scene to give information. It can be a paragraph or go on for several pages. Exposition often provides contextual information critical for the reader to buy-in to character-motivation or the ideas promoted in the story.
Fresh Eyes on Cover Art
if you are an indie author, or a small press publisher, you can’t afford a great cover artist to create bespoke art for your cover.
Demystifying Contracts #4: Agency – Terminating Contracts
Getting out can be harder than getting in – read your contracts!
Interview: Amal El-Mohtar
Amal El-Mohtar is the Nebula-nominated author of The Honey Month, a collection of spontaneous short stories and poems written to the taste of 28 different kinds of honey. She is a two-time winner of the […]
¿Por qué crear una revista de ciencia ficción?
Why create and publish a science fiction magazine? Why indeed.
Digital Imprints
Publishing. It’s been experiencing a revolution, and for a time, no one was quite sure where it was going…especially for traditional publishers.
Well-Covered
I’d get more into the topic, but I haven’t got time to plumb the depths of Amazon. Instead I recommend that you do. Look at the genre you picked for your story, and see what the bestsellers are (taking out authors like RR Martin and mega-bestsellers, who can sell on the author’s name alone) and look at their covers. Keep in mind that most ebooks will be viewed at a very small size of image initially, and design yours to look good at thumbnail, then full-size. Stick to the recommended proportions. A square cover image will scream amateur in the bookshop, unless it’s a children’s picture book…
Sequential Wednesdays #23.3 – NYCC ’13 Interview With Colleen AF Venable
My third interview at New York Comic-Con was with the book designer Colleen AF Venable, who has been designing the books published by First Second. Over her 4 year tenure, she has designed many award-winning graphic novels (some awarded for their design) and writes a children’s comic series.
The Escape Pod: Listen to your Science Fiction
Escape Pod is a publication which has embraced the digital age. They pay their authors at a professional level, but their stories are available for free as podcast, and also for reading on their site.
Some Thoughts About Free Ebooks
Ever since Amazon announced it’s Amazon Select program (December 2011) the plethora of free books has significantly decreased the effectiveness of this type of promotion.
From Locks to Freedom
The problem with the internet is that anyone can write something down, publish it, and present it as fact when it’s not. I have ten titles on Amazon, and another one coming out later this week. Every single one, the default is no DRM, although there is a check-box I can click if I decided I wanted it on my work. Which I don’t. Unlike Big Music and Big Publishing, I don’t think all people are thieves. I also know better than to think that DRM is anything but a challenge to hacker twits who break stuff just for jollies.
Interview with Peter F. Hamilton, author of Great North Road
Peter F. Hamilton is one of Britain’s best-selling SF authors. Hamilton’s novels hark back to the great days of science fiction, reveling in big ideas and unafraid to tackle hard science.
Noticias Literatura 8-10
Avance del nuevo título de “Espiral Ciencia-Ficción” “Espiral CF” anuncia que ya tiene el próximo libro en la imprenta. Estará compuesto por las novelas “Zaibatsu” de Diana P. Morales y “La edad del vuelo” de Alberto Moreno […]
Dear Self-published authors, it’s your turn to listen up
Last week I did a post entitled: Dear Publishers, listen to authors and put reader’s first where I held traditional publisher’s feet to the fire for things they were doing wrong and I thought they should address. […]
About Author
Michael J. Sullivan is a speculative fiction writer who has written twenty-five novels and released nine. Eight of his fantasy books (The Riyria Revelations, and The Riyria Chronicles), were published by Hachette Book Group’s Orbit imprint. Hollow World, a science-fiction thriller was released by Tachyon Publications. The first four books of his new series, The First Empire, has sold to Random House’s Del Rey imprint, and the first book is scheduled to be released in the summer of 2016. He can be found on twitter, through his blog www.riyria.com, and on his facebook page and his publisher’s page for the series.
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