March 6, 2010: Publishing/writing news and advice, Meta discussion, Fandom news, Fansite news

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Meta discussion Back in September of last year the British Fantasy Society published a book of interviews with writers of horror fiction, and caused an outcry through simply forgetting to include any female authors in a line-up that was supposed to represent the current state of play in the horror genre. by Peter Tennant on March 3, 2010 Your Military Science Fiction Isn't Really Military Science Fiction by Andrew Liptak on March 4, 2010 Myspace Invaders: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Social Networking by bitchzarro on March 4, 2010 Confessions of the Multifannish by thefrogg on March 5, 2010 Reasons Why She Might Not Be So Awesome by liz-marcs on March 5, 2010 girl, you'll be a woman soon by hkath on March 5, 2010 Actually Short: My Internet Rules (Inspired by Fandom Wank) by ArachneJericho on March 5, 2010 Quality Television, Melodrama, and Cultural Complexity (and LOST) by crypto on March 5, 2010 Thoughts after Textual Echoes, part 1: the conference and what I did there by fanficforensics on March 5, 2010 hee. i really am serially monogamous by princessofg on March 5, 2010

Publishing/writing news and advice In Defense of Digital by Ms. Anderson on March 3, 2010 Gary K Wolf Experiments with E-Publishing by The Crotchety Old Fan on March 3, 2010 Where Stories Are Made by Tim Waggoner on March 4, 2010 Why We Need Editors by nancyfulda on March 4, 2010 CMAP 4: Territories, Translations, and Foreign Rights by Charles Stross on March 4, 2010 What Writing and Lying Have in Common by Nathan Bransford on March 4, 2010 Do any of you NOT think your own writing is bad? by hils on March 4, 2010 How and Why Plot Structure Works by Eric Rosenfield on March 4, 2010 I occasionally pontificate on what I think it takes to succeed in this industry, or at the very least, what's necessary for setting oneself up for success. Luckily for you, I can only think of four things. by Eric on March 4, 2010 “Be nice or I’ll put you in my novel” by Kalayna Price on March 4, 2010 When reading becomes a burden by meesh on March 4, 2010 Coverfail (Image-heavy) by meg-reads on March 5, 2010 Tech Friday: Japanese E-Mags to come to US by Manga Mom on March 5, 2010

Fandom news Shatner Shills MyOuterSpace.com: A Social Network For Sci-Fi Geeks by Erick Schonfeld on March 5, 2010 It's A Dan's World: SALES PITCH: The Comic Stats For February by Dan on March 5, 2010 Conan Finally Follows Someone On Twitter: A Random Woman Who Likes Peanut Butter. by MG Siegler on March 5, 2010

Fansite news Lately I've started to notice that every now and then, a link I'll click on in my friends page redirects through outboundlink.net. by shatterstripes on March 3, 2010 LiveJournal, you fucked up again. by vichan on March 4, 2010 On the feasibility of moving to all-DW, all-the-time by melannen on March 4, 2010 Seriously, lj? (Seriously, fandom?) by cimorene on March 5, 2010 So, whenever I get around to posting fic, meta and such, it's going to be physically hosted only on my Dreamwidth Account. by mab-browne on March 6, 2010 Submission help: You can (1) submit the link in the comments of a recent post on fandomnews, (2) by e-mailing fandomnews@fanhistory.com or (3) by editing today's link list.