WordFire Press just teamed up with Humble Bundle for an exciting “Sci-Fi Specials” bundle of our titles, a full sampler of 18 of our books, and you pay what you want. Unlike other bundles I’ve run, fully half of the titles here are not available to the general public at the launch of the bundle, and the other half have never appeared in bundles before. You can get ALL of the titles for as little as $15—worth $106 if you bought them separately. KJA fans will find a new reissue, Artifact, a high-tech thriller featuring the Daredevil’s Club, which I...
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In April, ECW Press will release the epic anthology 2113: Stories Inspired by Rush. It's available for Preorder Now, from online booksellers as well as your favorite bookstore, so you can be sure to be the first kid on your block with a copy. 18 epic stories—science fiction, fantasy, thriller, dystopia, adventure—inspired by the music of Rush. Edited by me and John McFetridge, and it includes 16 original works, as well as reprints of "A Nice Morning Drive" by Richard S. Foster (Neil Peart's original inspiration for "Red Barchetta") and "Gonna Roll the Bones" by Fritz Leiber (original inspiration for the...
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It's always a challenge to juggle the subjects and the speakers. So many things to cover in three days of nuts-and-bolts industry and career information! This looks like our best Superstars Writing Seminar yet. If you haven't signed up, you still have a couple of weeks.  Go to the Superstars website. THURSDAY 8:00    Welcome and Opening Remarks 8:30    The Popcorn Theory of Success—Kevin J. Anderson 9:30    The Economics of Publishing—Eric Flint 10:30  Making Money in Hollywood—David Farland, Jim Butcher, James Artimus Owen LUNCH 1          How to Build an Intellectual Property—KJA, Jim Butcher, Bill Fawcett (M) Collaboration—Jody Lynn Nye (M),...
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We're pleased to announce another new A-List instructor for Superstars Writing Seminar—well-known editor, agent, packager, and game designer Bill Fawcett. After writing for the early issues of Dragon Magazine in the 1970s Bill became one of the founders of and lead designer at Mayfair Games, a board and role play gaming company. He has continued his game design work creating a number of PC games and apps. Bill Fawcett & Associates has packaged over 350 books science fiction, fantasy, military, non-fiction, and licensed novels and series for major publishers. A packager for over 30 years, he has worked with numerous...
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