Publishing Industry

May 13, 2022

How to title a novel

At first it was fun. This novel is going so well, the author exudes on page 124. Let’s stop writing and play with titles! Some time...

Jul 12, 2021

Indie Book Promotion Workshop

Does promoting your book have to be a horrible exercise in self-shilling? No! Join this zoom meeting with promotion guru Anthea Sharp and...

Apr 28, 2019

Pitching your novel

How do you pitch a novel? And why lavish time on it? Is it just so that we won’t be caught flat-footed when someone asks what the story...

Sep 21, 2017

Writing a novel synopsis

The two-page synopsis is one of the toughest things I have to write. Yes, even harder than the chapter outline. I mean, if I have 20 or...

Sep 19, 2017

Pitching a Novel

How do you pitch a novel? And why lavish time on it? Is it just so that we won’t be caught flat-footed when someone asks what the story...

Jul 23, 2017

Landscapes of Fantasy

For those who attended my presentation at PNWA, here is the book list I promised: LANDSCAPES OF FANTASY. A presentation by Kay Kenyon The...

Jun 5, 2017

It’s a Dog Eat Dog World

Today I continue my musings on the top myths of the writing life. Wherein I share some of the odd notions I started out with; and how...

Mar 29, 2017

Oh, the unbearable glamour

This is my second post on the myths of being an author. Some of these casual assumptions are great fun, but they may not be at all true...

Feb 3, 2017

Meeting Mr. Big

Most professions spawn myths. They cling pretty tightly, despite the facts. Like: Actors are superstitious. Screenwriting is a glamorous...

Dec 30, 2016

My Personal Excellent Reads, 2016

This year – aside from all the great books I read as a judge for the World Fantasy Awards, and specifically not including any of them,...

Nov 15, 2016

Worldbuilding with Tananarive Due

Photo by Daniel Ebon For our concluding interview in my Ways into Worldbuilding series, I am honored to welcome a distinguished voice in...

Nov 8, 2016

World Fantasy Award Winners

The winners of the 2016 World Fantasy Awards: LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT David G. Hartwell Andrzej Sapkowski NOVELS * Anna Smaill, The Chimes...

Nov 2, 2016

Worldbuilding with Sharon Shinn

Sharon Shinn has published 26 novels, one collection, and assorted pieces of short fiction since her first book came out in 1995. Among...

Oct 21, 2016

World Fantasy Con: My schedule

Excited to be leaving for World Fantasy Convention on Thursday! The programming line-up looks especially interesting. After judging the...

Oct 11, 2016

Worldbuilding with Django Wexler

Guest posts for the Ways into Worldbuilding series will appear on two more Wednesdays. This latest interview is Django Wexler graduated...

Oct 4, 2016

Worldbuilding with Louise Marley

Louise Marley is a former concert and opera singer, and the author of 18 novels of fantasy, science fiction, and historical fiction. A...

Sep 28, 2016

Worldbuilding with C.S.E. Cooney

Guest posts for the Ways into Worldbuilding series will appear most Wednesdays through early November. This week’s guest is C.S.E....

Sep 20, 2016

Kristine Kathryn Rusch on Worldbuilding

Guest posts for Ways into Worldbuilding will appear most Wednesdays through early November. Today’s post is from one of our industry’s...

Sep 6, 2016

Worldbuilding with Martha Wells

Guest posts for the Ways into Worldbuilding series will appear most Wednesdays through early November. Today I welcome one of my favorite...

Aug 30, 2016

Worldbuilding with L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

Guest posts for the Ways into Worldbuilding series will appear most Wednesdays through early November. We lead off with L. E. Modesitt,...