About This Writing Stuff

This week, emerging speculative fiction author and writing instructor, Michael Critzer, stresses the importance of appreciating the writing style and technique that makes that story you're reading so good.  Paul Sawers and Porter Anderson talk about the benefits and drawbacks to "writing communities", sparked by the release of social media writing app, Tablo.

The Paris Review releases an unpublished essay from Ray Bradbury, while Tess Gerritsen speaks out about her lawsuit over Gravity, the film based on her novel.  Simon & Schuster opens a non-fiction multimedia imprint called North Star Way.   From the Kill Zone, Joe Hartlaub ponders extravagant methods of book promotion, on Writer Unboxed, David Corbett suggests that we reach beyond archetypes to make characters more human, and the Sarcastic Muse's Chris Musgrave discusses outlining.

All that and a little more... Enjoy!


Active Reading by Michael Critzer

Tablo: Discover Books from New Authors as They're Being Written by Paul Sawers

Does a 'Writing Community' Really Foster Writing? Or Community? by Porter Anderson

Ray Bradbury's Unpublished Essay, "The Pomegranate Architect" via The Paris Review

My GRAVITY Lawsuit and How it Affects Every Writer Who Sells to Hollywood by Tess Gerritsen

Simon & Schuster Offers Expanded Author Services in Multimedia Imprint by Rich Bellis

Writing 101: Outlining by Chris Musgrave

Getting the Word Out by Joe Hartlaub

Two Red-Flag Sentences in Publishing Contracts by Victoria Strauss

Types, Archetypes, and the Occasional Human Being by David Corbett

The 22nd annual Write Stuff Conference in Bethlehem, PA - March 26-28, 2015

Balticon 49: Maryland's Regional SF Convention - May 22-25, 2015 in Hunt Valley, MD