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more about #writing more comments → braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: What's confounding about it? more » Anekanta - Go Play!: Good advice in any career. Do what you love. Make the thing you think is missing from the world--the thing you yourself would use and enjoy. more » MargaretMoony: Didn't someone say once "write the book you want to read?" more » fraying: Charlie: Should that headline be "Don't Write" (instead of "Don't Writing")? more » Moff: See, this is exactly why I started writing coloring books. more » ManchuCandidate: Does this mean I have to quit writing about 18 year old Glitter Covered Vampire Zombie Wizards? more » geesejuggler: To Kill A Mockingdroid. more » Belabras: Life in the Woods, now with more Wendigo. I love it. more » Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: Stockphotos - The Showdown. more » PlaidNinja: According to youtube, Mr. Chase stumbles upon a jet filled with the murdered dead. If he had only entered the jet with purpose he might have found a ... more » rebelminion: I have met Jack Bower Mr. Chase. You sir are no Jack Bower. more » Chip Overclock: I'm guessing he's carrying a H&K MP5 9mm submachinegun with an optical sight and integral suppressor. I've fired an MP5 on full-auto. Travis Cha... more » TotalFanGirl: I think this would make such an awesomely craptastic movie that I'm wishing this was a movie trailer. Although, if I wrote a book and someone showed ... more » Alasdair5000: I love action hero names. Always have. Travis Chase, like John Cold, could never have been a florist. This looks fun:) Reminds of Basil Sands' wor... more » braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: Man. How do I get work doing voiceovers for book trailers? more » -
#freeadvice
Simple But Confounding Advice: Don't Write Stuff You Don't Enjoy Reading
Writer S.C. Butler has some advice that writers everywhere should pay attention to: Write the kinds of books you actually enjoy reading, not the books you think will sell, or the ones you have a killer idea for. More » -
#booktrailers
Only A Book Trailer With Nothing To Lose Could Bring So Much Spicy Death Sauce
Here's the most crashtastic book trailer we've seen in ages. A man with a past finds a crashed 747 full of corpses, including the First Lady... and bad guys have stolen a secret technology. Witness the insanity of The Breach. -
#jonathanlethem
Jonathan Lethem's Future Noir Classic Could Get The "Bad Lieutenant" Treatment
Jonathan Lethem's science fiction/noir Gun With Occasional Music has been optioned by the producers of the surprisingly good Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans. Can they do justice to this Philip K. Dick-meets-Raymond Chandler story? [THR] -
#genres
Is Fantasy The New Literature Of The Future?
Whenever people remark on the fact that fantasy books are slowly eclipsing science fiction, it's viewed as a fear of the future, because fantasy is all about the past, right? Not necessarily, says one blogger. More » -
#superheroes
Where To Buy A Freeze Ray And A Spiffy New Cape
This is a rare photograph of the mystery-shrouded exterior of Brooklyn's only superhero supply store. Want to see what they have inside? More » -
#writingworkshops
Learn The Craft Of Novel-Writing From Walter Jon Williams And Nancy Kress
The Taos ToolBox Writers Workshop is taking applications for its "graduate level" writing classes, taught by Walter Jon Williams, Nancy Kress and guest-instructor Carrie Vaughn. But beware: It sounds like the instruction gets pretty intensive. More » -
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#megaengineering
The Wild Center Of Our Galaxy Could Support A Mega-Civilization
Could a super-advanced civilization live inside the acretion disk, the super-dense area around the black hole at the center of a galaxy? Author Mike Brotherton has played with this idea, and a couple of scientific papers say it's possible. More » -
#io9calendar
The io9 Guide To December Science Fiction Awesomeness
December isn't a quiet month for science fiction. There's James Cameron's long-awaited Avatar and Peter Jackson's Lovely Bones, double Dollhouse helpings, and rare appearances by Stephen King, Michael Chabon, Neil Gaiman and Mary Doria Russell. Encompass your future!
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#kimstanleyrobinson
Kim Stanley Robinson Takes Us Back Out Into The Solar System, 300 Years From Now
Orbit Books signed Kim Stanley Robinson to a three-book deal in both the U.S. and U.K., and the first book of that deal takes place in the year 2312, when the human race has abandoned the Earth. More » -
#mediatieins
Untold Adventures: The Complete History Of Tie-In Novels
Some of science-fiction's greatest writers have stepped into ready-made universes and created media tie-in novels. From small beginnings some forty years ago, media tie-in books have become a huge part of our publishing universe. Here are some of the highlights.
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#publishingscams
Get Exposure (In Your Trunk) And Profit (For The Publisher) The Vanity Press Way!
Everyone from A.C. Crispin to the Science Fiction Writers Of America has rushed to condemn Harlequin for starting a self-publishing scam. But Small Beer Press has the best response: A hilarious parody showing how you, too, can waste your money. More » -
#freeadvice
How Do You Bridge The Gap Between Two Cool Moments In Your Novel?
What do you do when your novel has a cool moment, followed by another cool moment... but something kinda boring has to happen in between? Your characters have to travel somewhere or make something. How do top authors handle this? More » -
#indygiants
Independent Publishers Who Are Reinventing The Future
Genre publishing has taken some hard hits in recent years — but a slew of independent publishers is still out there, charting the unknown regions of book publishing and keeping your reading lists weird. Here are our favorite indy presses.
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#art
Rare Dune Concept Art From One Of Space Opera's Greatest Visionaries
A pirate ship slices through space in concept art from the lost Dune movie of the 1970s. Artist Chris Foss crafted covers for some of science fiction's greatest books, reshaping how we see spaceships and robots. Check out our gallery. More » -
#freeadvice
One Of Your Crucial Characters Isn't Working. What Do You Do?
Your awesome novel is firing on all thrusters... except one. A major character, who's important to the story, isn't clicking. She's dull, or he doesn't play well with others. We asked some great authors what to do about this quandary. More » -
#raybradbury
Ray Bradbury's Advice To Struggling Writers: Struggle Harder!
Ray Bradbury has some simple advice to those of you who are struggling to get your science fiction published: Don't ever quit working. Bradbury's following his own advice: He's developing a TV miniseries, a movie... and a new musical? More » -
#bookvortex
One New York Times Bestseller Per Year Will Barely Keep You Above The Poverty Line
Paranormal romance author Lynn Viehl bared all last week — she posted her complete royalty statement from her publisher, for her New York Times bestselling book Twilight Fall. And the details might make you reconsider a career as a novelist. More »
