m. c. de marco

Via twitter: nominations for the Nebula Awards are up at sfwa.org. I think the only thing I’ve read this year is Michael Burstein’s “I Remember the Future,” but several of the shorter works are linked so I can catch up.

Michael Burstein notes that it’s Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Day today. He also has a few more posts up about the value of our work: options vs. rights, and how to beg (a writer) for donations.

Michael Burstein has two posts up about “the value of our work” and the tendency of people to ask writers to give away their writing or their time for free. I sometimes get asked to write for free (both fiction and non-fiction), though no one ever asks me to test their software for free. It is surprisingly difficult to convey the notion that I write for money; fortunately now I can just point them to Michael’s free posts…

Via Michael Burstein: today’s issue of New Scientist is a Sci-Fi Special on the future of the genre. The main question is: Is science fiction dying?

Michael Burstein explains how and why he gave his new sf anthology I Remember the Future its own web page.

Michael Burstein kindly provides endorsements and information about tomorrow’s election in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Via UniversalHub: Michael Burstein is having a contest for people who preorder his new short story collection. Winners will be Tuckerized at a later date.