About This Writing Stuff...

Since it appears that I will have no time at all in March to record the audio verison of  By Your Side , this blog will return to a semi-regular schedule.  Albeit, this week, I'm presenting a slightly thinner edition of About This Writing Stuff as I'm promoting the new book and prepping for a minor home renovation project kicking off on Thursday.

I certainly didn't want to miss out on all the Hydra hysteria this week!  Seems that Scalzi and the SFWA want to decapitate this multi-headed serpent.  Seriously, aside from being the terrible creature of myth, wasn't Hydra the terrorist organization led by Red Skull in Captain America?  For that reason alone, I'd run away from a publishing company so named.

As always, we have articles on craft from Donald Maass and my favorite ginger SF blogger, Veronica Sicoe.  Also,  my publisher has set up a giveaway for By Your Side on Goodreads through April 8.  Exciting!


Rich Relationships by Donald Maass

A Contract from Alibi by John Scalzi

Note to SF/F Writers: Random House's Hydra Imprint has Appallingly Bad Contract Terms by John Scalzi

New Writers, eBook Publishers and the Power to Negotiate by John Scalzi

A Warning about British Indie Publisher Autharium on The Passive Voice


SFWA Fires Back at Hydra With Strongly Worded Letter by Digital Book Wire

Villains - Do You Keep or Kill Them? and  The Hero's Journey - My Pros and Cons by Veronica Sicoe

Goodreads Giveaway for By Your Side ends April 8!