It’s Not Just Google Drive Locking Authors Out of Files
In recent days there’s been several reports of authors who use Google Drive to share stories with beta readers receiving notice that their files have been removed for violations of terms of service. The commonality appears to be that the stories in question...
When is the Right Time to Re-engage Your Readers?
It’s been a while since you send a newsletter. Maybe you only email when you have a new release, and you can go weeks, if not months, between those. Or maybe life happened and you simply haven’t sent a newsletter. Either way, if it’s been a while...Authors Should Care About The 2023 Hugo Awards
A report was recently released on File770 and the Genre Grapevine that begins to hint at what happened with eligible works being left off the 2023 Hugo Awards ballot. At best it looks like the committee exercised self-censorship so as not to run afoul of China’s...
Three Things to Know Before Submitting a Story
Now that I’m looking at short fiction markets again, I’m starting to look at a lot of publishing house websites. There’s a lot of good information out there about things to check for before submitting your work such as the rights requested, the...