Adventures in SciFi Publishing
A science fiction podcast: bringing you authors of science fiction and fantasy since 2006: interviews, book reviews, news, free books, and more.
Shaun and Moses discuss a variety of publishing news topics. We recorded this several weeks ago, so we confess that these stories may have been updated since then. Also, Moses answers a question about dictation.
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Shaun and Moses discuss Barnes and Noble downsizing, boycotts of DragonCon, and a David Brin essay on the society of idiots.
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D.T. Conklin joins us to discuss his debut fantasy novel EULOGY. Also featured: Lane Diamond, Executive Editor of Evolved Publishing.
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Just about everyone has opinions on Amazon and the way Amazon is influencing (or controlling) publishing, and the podcasters joining us in this episode are no exception! J. Daniel Sawyer, Indiana Jim and John Mierau pontificate and share a singular message: Authors! Chill out.
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David Bischoff joins us to discuss writing for STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, changes in publishing, the founding of Hotspur Publishing, his comedic tribute to TWILIGHT and his hope to discover new talent.
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Michael A. Stackpole sat down with our Moses Siregar at World Fantasy 2011 to discuss his controversial “House Slave” blog posts. Do publishers treat their writers as little more than slaves, and are writers making a big mistake by working with publishers? Listen to hear Michael’s thoughts. Also, they discuss Christmas of 2011 possibly being the final big gasp of publishing, the qualified buyer, the J.K. Rowling demographic, the future of bookstores and more.
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The first of our World Fantasy Convention 2011 interviews features agent Joshua Bilmes, the President of JABberwocky Literary Agency. Moses spoke with Joshua about his recent blog post that discusses whether ebooks are killing the publishing industry, which led to some discussion of agency model ebook pricing.
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We discuss several topics: Joshua Bilmes’ blog post asking if ebooks are killing publishing, the possibility of an 80 percent ebook world in two-five years, and a review of MANTA’S GIFT, by Timothy Zahn.
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We talk with Charles Pulsipher about wormholes and string theory while also delving into the Barnes and Noble/Amazon Showdown over DC Comics. Plus: news, feedback and Kickstarter.
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in this episode we talk with Stephen Cass of Technology Review about TR’s first special issue of original science fiction. We also talk Kindles, ebooks, and feedback. This episode is brought to you by TAG and THE WORKER PRINCE.
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{ Looking forward to this one - I'm a big fan of Angry Robot. } – Apr 20, 4:08 PM
{ Great tips, Faith. Thanks for sharing them! } – Apr 16, 5:56 PM
{ The story about the guy bleeding in the bathroom was far funnier than it should have been considering the subject matter! } – Apr 05, 8:37 PM
{ This is like the fifth time I've listened to this panel, and it's still hilarious. Did that guy in the audience really just say, "Yeah,... } – Apr 05, 12:48 PM { That's really interesting, Robert. Were you able to place the story somewhere else? } – Apr 05, 9:15 AM
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