Archive for the 'writing humor' Category
June 23rd 2010
The Inspiration I Draw From I. M. Notariter
I read the other day that another celebrity with too much spare time and not enough respect for the writing profession has signed a contract with a major publisher to write a couple of novels. I know, this happens all the time. But in this case the novels happen to be in the fantasy/sf field, […]
May 11th 2010
More Dragon Diaries, An Experiment In Microfiction
Here’s another round of Dragon Diaries. For an explanation of how this got started, the original Dragon Diaries SFN post is here. To find out where it goes, you can watch the experiment continue on twitter and facebook for however long it continues.
Tried cat’s suggestion about flying with my mind. What’s the sound of […]
April 11th 2010
Just For Silly’s Sake—The Dragon Diaries (updated)
This is how my brain amuses itself when I’m too sick to read* or do anything else that takes real focus. Dragon diaries in twitter size chunks:
Hatched today. A nice man was waiting for me with harness and food. He wanted to be my friend. I said yes. Then I ated him.
Alternatively. I am a […]
February 24th 2010
Writing Terms Defined
Agent - Reviews the contracts to eliminate unfavorable clauses and protect the author’s interests, allowing the author to relax and enjoy the experience of being published. In the relationship model of publishing, the agent is the condom.*
Censorship - The suppression of speech, generally by the government or others with authority. China’s ongoing efforts to arrest and silence those who […]
December 30th 2009
Book Cover Design 101: Unleashing the Monster
Authors are capricious gods. We’re always interfering in the lives of our characters. We hate it when life’s too easy for them. We crave conflict and struggle and whenever the momentum sags, we think: what can I do to really inconvenience my characters? Some authors send for the ex-boyfriend that the heroine never really got […]
November 24th 2009
SF/F Humor Roundup
My first professional sale was a sword and sorcery piece about a magic dagger with a hilt carved in the shape of a rabbit. And like rabbits, if you left this weapon alone with another dagger, you’d soon find yourself overflowing with cutlery. It was a light, silly story that hopefully earned some laughs, but […]
October 3rd 2009
Of Beds and Writing
I need a bed. I’m not sleeping well and my bed has divots and really, I needed a bed quite some time ago. Here’s the problem.
I hate buying a bed more than I hate root canal (and I’ve done both.) Here’s why. First, I’m convinced bed salespeople are the equivalent of the used car salesman […]
September 11th 2009
Self-Promoting Authors Anonymous
With apologies to the original, the Twelve Steps for self-promoters:
1. We admitted we were powerless over sales—that our careers had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that surrendering to a marketing machine greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity–our publisher’s publicity department.
3. Made a decision to turn our books and our careers over to the […]
May 26th 2009
MythOS Launch Interview
We’re talking today with Kelly McCullough about MythOS, his new book in the Ravirn Series that’s out today.
Q: New book?
A: Yes indeed.
Q: What and why?
A: Cyber-fantasy with hacking as sorcery…again. It is book IV. And, because they pay me of course. No, that’s not really it. Well not all of it, though it helps. I […]
May 20th 2009
Are Our Books Really Children? And If So, Whose Children…?
We’ve all heard it before. Maybe we’ve said it. We get a manuscript back from our editor and it’s covered with comments and criticisms and suggested changes. And in explaining away our initial reaction (which is something along the lines of “What the hell did he do to my book?”) we say, “Well, no one […]
Author Information
David B. Coe
David B. Coe is the author of eleven fantasy novels, including the books of the LonTobyn Chronicle, Winds of the Forelands, and Blood of the Southlands. He has also written the novelization for the Ridley Scott production of ROBIN HOOD, starring Russell Crowe, that is due out in May 2010. In 1999 he received the Crawford Fantasy Award, given annually by the IAFA to the best new author in fantasy. He has a Ph.D. in United States environmental history and lives on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee with his wife and daughters. Visit site.
Kelly McCullough
Kelly McCullough's first novel in the WebMage series, WebMage, was released by Ace in 2006 to considerable critical praise. Cybermancy, and CodeSpell followed in '07 and '08. His 4th, MythOS, is slated for late May '09 with SpellCrash to follow in '10. His short fiction has appeared in numerous venues including Weird Tales, Writers of the Future, and Tales of the Unanticipated. His illustrated collection, The Chronicles of the Wandering Star, is part of a National Science Foundation-funded middle school science curriculum, Interactions in Physical Science. Visit site.
Kelly McCullough
Kelly McCullough's first novel in the WebMage series, WebMage, was released by Ace in 2006 to considerable critical praise. Cybermancy, and CodeSpell followed in '07 and '08. His 4th, MythOS, is slated for late May '09 with SpellCrash to follow in '10. His short fiction has appeared in numerous venues including Weird Tales, Writers of the Future, and Tales of the Unanticipated. His illustrated collection, The Chronicles of the Wandering Star, is part of a National Science Foundation-funded middle school science curriculum, Interactions in Physical Science. Visit site.
Jim C. Hines
Jim C. Hines' latest book is THE MERMAID'S MADNESS, the second of his fantasy adventures that retell the old fairy tales with a Charlie's Angels twist. He's also the author of the humorous Goblin Quest trilogy. Jim's short fiction has appeared in more than 40 magazines and anthologies, including Realms of Fantasy, Turn the Other Chick, and Sword & Sorceress XXI. Jim lives in Michigan with his wife and two children. He's currently hard at work on the fourth book in his fairy tale series. Visit site.
Chris Dolley
Chris DolleyChris Dolley is an English author of SF mysteries and fun urban fantasies, a pioneer computer games designer, and the man who convinced the UK media that Cornwall had risen up and declared independence. His novel Resonance (2005, Baen) was the first book to be plucked from Baen’s electronic slush pile. He now lives in France with his wife, a dolmen, and a frightening collection of animals. His memoir French Fried (2010, BVC) has just been released. Visit site.
Jim C. Hines
Jim C. Hines' latest book is THE MERMAID'S MADNESS, the second of his fantasy adventures that retell the old fairy tales with a Charlie's Angels twist. He's also the author of the humorous Goblin Quest trilogy. Jim's short fiction has appeared in more than 40 magazines and anthologies, including Realms of Fantasy, Turn the Other Chick, and Sword & Sorceress XXI. Jim lives in Michigan with his wife and two children. He's currently hard at work on the fourth book in his fairy tale series. Visit site.
Diana Pharaoh Francis
Diana Pharaoh Francis has written the fantasy novel trilogy that includes Path of Fate, Path of Honor and Path of Blood. Path of Fate was nominated for the Mary Roberts Rinehart Award. Recently released was The Turning Tide, third in her Crosspointe Chronicles series (look also for The Cipher and The Black Ship). In October 2009, look for Bitter Night, a contemporary fantasy. Diana teaches in the English Department at the University of Montana Western, and is an avid lover of all things chocolate. Visit site.
Kelly McCullough
Kelly McCullough's first novel in the WebMage series, WebMage, was released by Ace in 2006 to considerable critical praise. Cybermancy, and CodeSpell followed in '07 and '08. His 4th, MythOS, is slated for late May '09 with SpellCrash to follow in '10. His short fiction has appeared in numerous venues including Weird Tales, Writers of the Future, and Tales of the Unanticipated. His illustrated collection, The Chronicles of the Wandering Star, is part of a National Science Foundation-funded middle school science curriculum, Interactions in Physical Science. Visit site.
Kelly McCullough
Kelly McCullough's first novel in the WebMage series, WebMage, was released by Ace in 2006 to considerable critical praise. Cybermancy, and CodeSpell followed in '07 and '08. His 4th, MythOS, is slated for late May '09 with SpellCrash to follow in '10. His short fiction has appeared in numerous venues including Weird Tales, Writers of the Future, and Tales of the Unanticipated. His illustrated collection, The Chronicles of the Wandering Star, is part of a National Science Foundation-funded middle school science curriculum, Interactions in Physical Science. Visit site.
David B. Coe
David B. Coe is the author of eleven fantasy novels, including the books of the LonTobyn Chronicle, Winds of the Forelands, and Blood of the Southlands. He has also written the novelization for the Ridley Scott production of ROBIN HOOD, starring Russell Crowe, that is due out in May 2010. In 1999 he received the Crawford Fantasy Award, given annually by the IAFA to the best new author in fantasy. He has a Ph.D. in United States environmental history and lives on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee with his wife and daughters. Visit site.
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