Fantasy, Horror & Science Fiction Writers

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Comment by Michael Sullivan on May 26, 2009 at 10:04am

Does anyone attend "cons"? I just got back from Balticon and recently was at Ravencon and MarsCon. I have one more to do next weekend: CaroinaCon - I was wondering if others participated in these and what they thought of them?

Comment by Marlayne Giron on May 25, 2009 at 9:27pm

Hi Lori - thank you for friending me. I'm actually a career secretary but have published my one and only book almost 30 years after I began writing it on a typewriter.

Comment by Tom Geyer on May 17, 2009 at 8:16am

"Sacrabeus wasn't collecting children for the fun of it. No, he wanted something from them. He had everything that he desired except one thing: more time..." THE SORCERER AND THE DREAMER is very suspenseful, heartfelt, loving and hilarious.

Comment by Ann Wilkes on April 22, 2009 at 4:44pm

RA,
Thanks for reading. I'm finding a rhythm with these interviews. Now if I could just spend more time writing on my own stuff! The Sawyer interview was last Friday and I have another coming possibly this Friday. I have David Brin on the hook for July. :)

Comment by R.A. Harrington on April 6, 2009 at 7:05am

Ann Wilkes, I very much enjoyed the interview with Alam Alexander you posted. I chuckled at many of her comments, such as on outlining and publishing horror stories. I also had to wonder if her desk is always that clean . Thanks for the post!

Comment by R.A. Harrington on April 6, 2009 at 6:56am

I care much less about the method of getting the writing to the public space than about the quality and impact of the writing itself. My writings are traditionally published, self-published, and presented as public record. No one could judge my writings as more or less valid by the method of presentation. In many ways, I’m most proud of my self-published contemporary fantasy novel for reasons that have nothing to do with presentation method. I also have many public works that have been read by large audiences, had notable impacts to public policies, but will probably never lie between book covers. I believe the important point is for all of us to keep writing and share our works with the audiences who consume our works.

Comment by Ann Wilkes on April 4, 2009 at 9:36am

I just posted another interview with a spec-fic author. I think you may enjoy my interview with Alma Alexander. Coming later this month is Robert J. Sawyer. I also interviewed an author who is the queen (I think) of short stories. Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys

Comment by Milton Davis on April 3, 2009 at 9:06am

Webster's defines a novelist as a person who writes novels. I didn't see anything about the public market. Some of the best novels in the world will never be read because the writer chooses not to share them. There are those that don't consider self published writers 'real' writers. I'm self published and of course I don't agree with them, but that's the way of the world. Don't get caught up in definitions and classifications. It's just a way to include or exclude, depending which side of the fence you're on.

Comment by B.R.Stateham on April 3, 2009 at 9:05am

Really, I don't see what the hang-up is about whether we are 'authors' based on the judegments of who published our novels. Thomas Paine was an author in the American Revolution. And I believe all he wrote was pamphlets.

Comment by R.A. Harrington on April 3, 2009 at 8:49am

I’d like to offer some opinion in the discussion of authorship and self-publishing. I think that anyone who prepares formal written works that are presented to a public audience for reading can freely call himself or herself an author. I believe the form of the written work matters little just as long as it complies with accepted standards for the audience. Calling oneself a “good” author is a completely different discussion. On a related note, I believe calling oneself a novelist is a more specific distinction. Although I’ve been an accomplished author for many years, I personally refused to call myself a novelist until I had actually published my first novel into the public marketplace.

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