This past weekend was taken up by a conference in the Omni hotel in downtown Austin. It was a strange event, for me. I’ve attended many science fiction conventions — far more than I can remember. This was different. Take a large convention, chop off all the fans. Then chop off all the published novelists.… Continue reading Recovering from Writer’s League of Texas Conference
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Signing the Contract
In the old days, when I sold a story to ANALOG and some other magazines, they just sent a check. Now this wasn’t an ordinary check — it had a little contract written on it. So, when you endorsed the check to deposit it, you also signed the contract. Well, aside from the dodge of… Continue reading Signing the Contract
Starting a New Book
There is a period of time after I’ve finished a project where I’m at loose ends. When I’m between projects, I’m most likely to be depressed and unsure about what I’m doing. But, I can’t create the idea for a new book on demand — at least not instantly. Over the past three or four… Continue reading Starting a New Book