Massimo Marino's Blog: The Ramblings and the Rumblings, page 21
May 12, 2014
Advice From a Former Book Publicist
§ Author Massimo Marino - ... A scientist envisioning Science Fiction
An interview to Jane Heller, courtesy of Jeffrey Bruner – The Fussy Librarian Jane Heller worked in book publicity for years with a lot of big-time authors — Erica Jong, Mary Higgins Clark, Judy Blume, and Danielle Steel – before she decided to write her first novel in 1994. Since then she’s gone on to write […]
May 11, 2014
Guide For Down-And-Dirty Hairy-Knuckled Sci-Fi Writers Part Five
§ Author Massimo Marino - ... A scientist envisioning Science Fiction
In case you missed Part One, Part Two, Part Three, and Part Four. This lexicon was compiled by Mr Lewis Shiner and Mr Bruce Sterling from the work of many writers and critics over many years of genre history, and it contains buzzwords, notions and critical terms of direct use to Science Fiction workshop organized by SFWA. Part […]
Guide For Down-And-Dirty Hairy-Knuckled Sci-Fi Writers Part Five
May 9, 2014
Guide For Down-And-Dirty Hairy-Knuckled Sci-Fi Writers Part Four
§ Author Massimo Marino - ... A scientist envisioning Science Fiction
In case you missed Part One, Part Two, and Part Three. This lexicon was compiled by Mr Lewis Shiner and Mr Bruce Sterling from the work of many writers and critics over many years of genre history, and it contains buzzwords, notions and critical terms of direct use to Science Fiction workshop organized by SFWA. Part Four: […]
Guide For Down-And-Dirty Hairy-Knuckled Sci-Fi Writers Part Four
May 6, 2014
Ideas for Creative Writing Story Starters
§ Author Massimo Marino - ... A scientist envisioning Science Fiction
Creative writing story starters are the jolt sentences that give an opening to a story, novel or bit of fiction. Like me, the vast majority of the individuals around face inconvenience in beginning off with a creative writing starter. In some cases it simply doesn’t come and you are stuck up awful. At different times, […]
May 4, 2014
Guide For Down-And-Dirty Hairy-Knuckled Sci-Fi Writers Part Three
§ Author Massimo Marino - ... A scientist envisioning Science Fiction
In case you missed Part One and Part Two. This lexicon was compiled by Mr Lewis Shiner and Mr Bruce Sterling from the work of many writers and critics over many years of genre history, and it contains buzzwords, notions and critical terms of direct use to Science Fiction workshop organized by SFWA. Part Three: Common Story […]
Guide For Down-And-Dirty Hairy-Knuckled Sci-Fi Writers Part Three
May 3, 2014
Authors’ Views on the Value of Agents
§ Author Massimo Marino - ... A scientist envisioning Science Fiction
Do I need an agent? The longstanding advice to new writers was that if they had any hope of a successful career in publishing, they absolutely needed an agent. Myriad books and blogs have been devoted to the topics of how to pitch agents and how to find the right agent. Unfortunately for most authors, […]
May 1, 2014
Guide For Down-And-Dirty Hairy-Knuckled Sci-Fi Writers Part Two
§ Author Massimo Marino - ... A scientist envisioning Science Fiction
This lexicon was compiled by Mr Lewis Shiner and Mr Bruce Sterling from the work of many writers and critics over many years of genre history, and it contains buzzwords, notions and critical terms of direct use to Science Fiction workshop organized by SFWA. Part Two: Paragraphs and Prose Structure Bathos A sudden, alarming change in the […]
Guide For Down-And-Dirty Hairy-Knuckled Sci-Fi Writers Part Two
Cover Reveal: Legally Undead – by Margo Collins
§ Author Massimo Marino - ... A scientist envisioning Science Fiction
Legally Undead, available May 27 from World Weaver Press Book Blurb A reluctant vampire hunter, stalking New York City as only a scorned bride can. Elle Dupree has her life all figured out: first a wedding, then her Ph.D., then swank faculty parties where she’ll serve wine and cheese and introduce people to her husband […]
The Atomic Times – Excerpt
§ Author Massimo Marino - ... A scientist envisioning Science Fiction
The Atomic Times: My H-Bomb Year at the Pacific Proving Ground by Michael Harris Excerpt CODE NAME: CHEROKEE THE SECOND TEST. Monday, May 21, 1956 —sixteen days after we watched the “pocket-size” hydrogen fusion bomb. Another early morning wake-up, but this time we knew we were going to see the big one. Code name: Cherokee. […]
April 30, 2014
The Atomic Times… 50 Years to Write
§ Author Massimo Marino - ... A scientist envisioning Science Fiction
Today we have the pleasure to have as a guest Michael Harris, one of the few remaining alive witnesses of nuclear explosions. Yes, more than one. His life might satisfy the ego of multiple persons. He was a public relations executive at CBS for many years, eleven of them on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Michael […]
