When I was starting out, I submitted dozens and dozens of stories to various magazines and anthologies.  At one point, I had 30 different manuscripts in the mail to different markets.  I always wondered what went on in the slushpile when an editor would pick up the stack of envelopes from that day’s mail, and how my manuscript was treated among all those other clamoring submissions. I’ve served as editor on seven anthologies, most of them specific-concept anthologies where I solicited particular authors for particular stories (Star Wars, War of the Worlds).  I am also the editor of the next...
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Working closely together, the five writers participating in the SuperStars Writing Seminar—Eric Flint, Dave Wolverton (aka David Farland), Brandon Sanderson, Rebecca Moesta, and myself—have developed the full curriculum of the talks and panels we will be giving during the three-day session. As I've described in previous posts, the seminar will be held at the Pasadena Convention Center from March 19-21.  This is an in-depth, no-nonsense, nuts & bolts workshop for serious writers, both aspiring writers and already-published writers who want to push their careers to a new level.  Look at the list of topics below.  We hope you'll want to...
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Previously we announced our no-nonsense, nuts & bolts writing weekend for serious writers (both aspiring and already published), the Superstars Writing Seminars at the Pasadena (CA) Convention Center this March.  Five international bestselling writers—me, Rebecca Moesta, Eric Flint, Brandon Sanderson, and Dave Wolverton/David Farland—giving solid advice on how to be a successful professional author. As we developed the detailed schedule and curriculum, we found that we simply couldn't fit all of the vital talks into two days, and so we've expanded the event to cover a full three days—Friday, Saturday, and Sunday—March 19, 20, 21.  I'll be posting the full...
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