Locus magazine
Today I want to give a shout out to Locus, the magazine of the science fiction & fantasy publishing industry. Their website is chock full of goodies, but I always look forward to getting my copy of the magazine in the mail every month. (that's where the really good stuff is). Yeah, I'll admit it, it's always fun to see my name in the People section or an article/listing about upcoming books.
Locus is a little pricey, but in my opinion worth it. ($34 for 6 issues and $60 for 12 issues). But they cover absolutely everything that happens in the industry. And if you're to the point in your writing career where you can take tax deductions, magazine subscriptions in your field are one of them. But if you just want to give it a try, most newsstands including the one at your local Barnes & Noble or Borders probably carries it. If you're an aspiring SciFi/Fantasy author, it's well worth checking out.
The next issue is March and it might be of special interest to all of you, both readers and writers. It covers "Forthcoming Books through December 2009." Always a good issue to help you plan your TBR pile for the rest of the year. ; )
Sorry for the short post, but I'm swamped this morning. And I get my stitches out today from my root canal. Problem is, I think the temporary filling came loose yesterday. Oh well, that's why they call it "temporary." Judging from the way my mouth is throbbing this morning, I guess I'll be getting that permanent filling ASAP.
Tomorrow I'll blog on something I'm encountering in the final edits of Bewitched & Betrayed: If you set up a plot twist in your manuscript, you've got to pay it off -- either that, or take it out. It's basically a case of too much stuff for one book (a regular problem for me).
Lisa
Locus is a little pricey, but in my opinion worth it. ($34 for 6 issues and $60 for 12 issues). But they cover absolutely everything that happens in the industry. And if you're to the point in your writing career where you can take tax deductions, magazine subscriptions in your field are one of them. But if you just want to give it a try, most newsstands including the one at your local Barnes & Noble or Borders probably carries it. If you're an aspiring SciFi/Fantasy author, it's well worth checking out.
The next issue is March and it might be of special interest to all of you, both readers and writers. It covers "Forthcoming Books through December 2009." Always a good issue to help you plan your TBR pile for the rest of the year. ; )
Sorry for the short post, but I'm swamped this morning. And I get my stitches out today from my root canal. Problem is, I think the temporary filling came loose yesterday. Oh well, that's why they call it "temporary." Judging from the way my mouth is throbbing this morning, I guess I'll be getting that permanent filling ASAP.
Tomorrow I'll blog on something I'm encountering in the final edits of Bewitched & Betrayed: If you set up a plot twist in your manuscript, you've got to pay it off -- either that, or take it out. It's basically a case of too much stuff for one book (a regular problem for me).
Lisa
posted by Lisa Shearin at
6:49 AM
2 Comments:
Good luck with the stitches. It doesn't sound pretty :) I don't really read any publishing magazines. I'll look into Locus.
Good luck with the stitches, and with the filling. I hope the throbbing isn't anything to worry about. {Sympathetic Smile}
Anne Elizabeth Baldwin
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