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Fund-Raiser
My friend and co-author Ryk Spoor has fallen on hard times and he’s set up a fund-raiser for himself and (mostly) his family. I’ve posted the link below. I’ve contributed to it myself and I’m urging anyone else who’s got … Continue reading
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DRAGON AWARD NOMINATION
June 14, 2018 I have the following titles that qualify for nomination for the Dragon Award to be handed out at DragonCon this year. (For more information on DragonCon, see: http://www.dragoncon.org/) BEST FANTASY NOVEL: The Demons of Paris, by Eric … Continue reading
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2019 Minicon announced
The 2019 Ring of Fire series minicon will be hosted by Westercon in Layton, Utah (just north of Salt Lake City). The dates are July 4-7. Here’s their URL: https://www.westercon72.org/ And here’s the press release they just issued: 04/14/18 Announced … Continue reading
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THE DEMONS OF PARIS
I just finished the manuscript for a novel titled THE DEMONS OF PARIS. This is the first book in a series I’m starting with Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett. They have now been co-authors of mine on four novels — … Continue reading
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Literary Awards Are Not Competitions
The Dragon Award was launched this year at the 2016 DragonCon convention in Atlanta that took place over Labor Day weekend. It will be held every year hereafter.
The award was given out in these categories: Continue reading
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BUT FOR WALES?
I’m under some fairly serious deadline pressure right now and will be for a couple of months. So I won’t be writing the sort of long essays I did last year on the subject of literary awards in general and … Continue reading
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HOW SHOULD AN AUTHOR LOOK ON USED BOOK SALES?
I ran across this blog by the author Kristen Lamb: PAY THE WRITER …while reading this article by Rachel Kramer Bussel in Salon magazine: Don’t feel guilty It will come as no surprise to anyone who knows me or who … Continue reading
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Eric Flint Newsletter – 6 JANUARY 2016
First, I need to explain some recent changes in my schedule of appearances. I was planning to attend comic cons in Miami and Pensacola in January and February, but that’s fallen through. The people organizing my schedule for those events … Continue reading
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Eric Flint Newsletter – 25 NOVEMBER 2015
I just turned in the manuscript for RING OF FIRE IV, the next 1632 series anthology. It’s coming out in May. I’m cutting it a wee bit close on the deadline for this one, although nothing compared to a few … Continue reading
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THE DIVERGENCE BETWEEN POPULARITY AND AWARDS IN FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION
Several people, in their commentaries on my recent essay (“Do We Really Have to Keep Feeding Stupid and His Cousin Ignoramus?”), challenged or at least questioned the assertion I’ve made several times in my various essays on the Hugo ruckus … Continue reading
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