What It'll Be if You Listen to Them All

I just read something this week from somebody who said their goal this year was to write something that would "win some kind of award" next year.

See my head explode.

If you are writing books to get awards, you may want to rethink your priorities.

I hate awards seasons. I hated awards season even during years I didn't publish anything. It's kind of starting to look a little  ironic that I hate awards seasons, I know. But here's why I do:

When I first started writing stories for publication, I...