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9780786447978

The Business of Science Fiction

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  • ISBN13:

    9780786447978

  • ISBN10:

    0786447974

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-03-08
  • Publisher: McFarland Publishing
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Summary

Two prolific and award-winning science fiction writers, Mike Resnick and Barry N. Malzberg, have been publishing a Dialogue in every issue of the SFWA Bulletin, official publication of the Science Fiction Writers of America, for more than a decade. These collected columns explore every aspect of the literary genre, from writing to marketing to publishing, combining wit and insight with decades of experience in 25 topics.

Author Biography

Mike Resnick, named Locus magazine's all-time leading award winner for short science fiction, is the author of 58 novels, 225 short stories, and 2 screenplays, and is the editor of 48 anthologies. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. Barry N. Malzberg is the author of more than 90 books and has edited science fiction anthologies and magazines. He won the first John Campbell Memorial Award, has won two Locus Awards for essay collections, and is a Hugo and Nebula Award nominee.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. 1
Writing and Selling
The Specialty Pressp. 5
Foreign Salesp. 13
Awardsp. 22
The Marketplacep. 31
Anthologiesp. 40
Conventionsp. 49
Works for Hirep. 59
Promotionp. 69
e-Publishing Revisitedp. 80
Collaborations—Theoryp. 90
Collaborations—Practicep. 99
The Business
Agentsp. 111
Moneyp. 123
Pseudonymsp. 131
Print-on-Demandp. 140
Professionalismp. 149
Mythsp. 158
Really Dumb Ideasp. 168
Abusesp. 179
False Doctrinesp. 190
The Field
Magazinesp. 201
The Clueless (Part 1)p. 212
The Clueless (Part 2)p. 221
Changep. 230
Tailspinningp. 240
Googlep. 251
Indexp. 261
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