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By MacAllister Stone, on February 20th, 2010
You guys know I don’t endorse very many contests. But this is well worth looking at: Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition www.shortstorycompetition.com
$2000 Awaits Winners of Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition
Writers of short fiction are encouraged to enter the 2010 Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition. The competition has [...]
By MacAllister Stone, on February 19th, 2010
“You have to allow your child to fall off the ski jump if he’s going to become a successful mortician.”
Something more substantial, tomorrow. G’night, AWers.
By MacAllister Stone, on February 14th, 2010
Mystery novelist Dick Francis
I’m very sad to announce that British mystery writer Dick Francis, 89, has died.
Mr. Francis wrote the first mystery novel for adults I ever read. I was a child who was too grown-up for my chronological age, but I loved horses passionately. I’d read all the Walter Farley [...]
By MacAllister Stone, on February 10th, 2010
Need a remedy for the late-winter blahs? Suvudu announced they’ve got your cure. They’ll be hosting a live round-table discussion of Paranormal and Urban Fantasy. See the website for details:
On February 17 (at 4pm EST), we’re bringing in some of the hottest voices in Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy for a round-table discussion [...]
By MacAllister Stone, on February 4th, 2010
If you don’t know about YA Highway yet, you should definitely check it out.
And also, impromptu interviews to file away for fun and educational purposes:
By MacAllister Stone, on February 1st, 2010
Details on the official Peter Straub Facebook page:
Win a signed copy of A DARK MATTER! Straub’s Madison, Wisconsin is a scary place, but every town has its secrets, right? Describe the scariest thing about your town here. The best entry as judged by the administrators will win a signed copy of A DARK [...]
By MacAllister Stone, on February 1st, 2010
Lisa Abbate of Wordmountain.com has done a terrific interview about self-publishing with author-advocate and co-founder of Writer Beware, novelist Victoria Strauss. Ms. Strauss outlines some of the hows, whys, and best-practices writers should be aware of when they’re investigating self-publishing options, for Absolute Write’s readers.
Self-publishing is a perfectly viable model for a number of writers and [...]
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