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more about #johnscalzi more comments → braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: What, no Threat Quality Press? We have, like, SIXTEEN regular readers! #pubilshing more » Allen_Richards: Please allow me to get all spammy for a moment and mention my old friend Nathan Shumate's Lovecraftian inspired ARKHAM TALES, easily one of the better... more » Eridani: Scalzi's blog post was a fascinating read. I can't believe that rates have been the same for 90 years! I'm glad I gave up on that whole writing thin... more » erisesoteric: "So there you go: Your unproduced screenplay may actually be the greatest thing since the invention of cameras. But hard-working, lawsuit-phobic write... more » Bill-Lee: I think people send their unsolicited scripts to professionals because of stories like the one Tarantino tells about Reservoir Dogs. He was going to f... more » corvus.imbrifer: Laugh we might, but a significant portion of my working life has been dealing with this very problem. It would be my happy duty, as a low level grunt ... more » QuintessaThemis: "When you ask a favor of a writer, you're asking her to take time from her own work and/or her own life..." Kinda like when a writer asks me to fix t... more » jchasse: Anyone who kept up with Scalzi's Whatever blog ( [www.whatever.scalzi.com] ) knows that John often goes above and beyond supporting both his fans and... more » JohnnyZito: Most people, regardless of legal ramifications or industry status, don't want to read your script anyway. more » mst3k4ever: Ask first, send second. Respect a "can't do it, sorry." But really, if you want help from pros, attend writer's workshops. Having said that, Josh (... more » Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: I try every month to send a rotating email to a collection of screenwriters, agents and producers in the hopes that I will be able to make money from ... more » OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: Its kind of disgusting that people aren't helping other people for fear of a lawsuit. Sure some of these scripts given are from crazed fanboys but th... more » naraoia: As someone who makes his living as a writer, I'd like to point out that this discussion is drawing general principles based on very specific cases. Y... more » knyne: I absolutely understand the paranoia in this. A few years ago, I attended a signing by Harlan Ellison. While he was regaling us with anecdotes and w... more » t3knomanser: Warren Ellis is another author who has run into this problem. He's fled a few blogging sites and disabled comments a few times to try and shut fanboy ... more » -
#writing
How To Get John Scalzi And David Gerrold To Take Out A Restraining Order On You
John Scalzi and David Gerrold are two of science fiction's most prominent writers. And it turns out they have one other thing in common too: They don't want to read your unproduced screenplay. More » -
#hugoawards
Hugos 2009: The Fashion, The Fervor And The Suspense!
Last night, the 2009 Hugo Awards Ceremony brought together many of the genre's leading lights, and we were there. A few victories surprised us, and a couple of speeches moved us. Here's our gallery of the parties and the glamor. More » -
#hotbookshelfinjection
Future Cities, The Steampunk Past, And Everything In Between
This month, spend some time in Victorian steampunk England, hunt down lost artifacts on Mars, or get to know Batman a little better. You could also grab a drink in post-apocalyptic Wales. All that and more, in July books.
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#publishing
The Future Of Science Fiction Publishing Is In Cyberspace
A panel of science fiction writers and editors recently met at a publishing conference to discuss how blogs and internet marketing have affected the publishing industry and what their impact will be going forward. More » -
#bookreview
In "Zoë's Tale," It's Hard to Be a Teenage Messiah
Zoë's Tale, the last book in the Old Man's War sequence by John Scalzi, has just been nominated a Hugo for best novel. It deals with the harrowing complications of interstellar politics and teenage girls.
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#bookreview
Metatropolis Is The Best Kind Of Urban Renewal
The futuristic city is often a supporting character in science fiction, but these urban visions rarely feel like places you could live in. So Metatropolis, a new anthology of city tales, is a nice surprise.
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#books
Why Can't Your Favorite SF Author Write Faster?
Essayist Geoff Nicholson once tried to win a childhood reading contest by devouring science fiction stories. Now he's struggling with a crucial question: why are some writers so prolific, and others slower than you'd like? More » -
#quoteoftheday
Cousin Of Son Of Space-Bat, Part 2
Where are all the original science fiction movies? Zoe's Tale author John Scalzi rails against the sequels and tweakels coming in 2009. But then he makes a point I haven't seen anyone make before.
