An Alert From SFWA About Contract Non-Compete and Option Clauses

Brought to my attention by Chuck Wendig is an alert by the SFWA Contracts Committee regarding non-compete clauses: The SFWA Contracts Committee believes there are serious problems for writers with the non-compete and option clauses in many science fiction and fantasy publishers’ contracts. The non-compete language in these contracts often overreaches and limits authors’ career […]

On His Flaming Phallus Substitute (or “Why Does It Burn When Vox Posts?”) and The Whole Tor Thing

I’m posting this comment on my own blog, since B-movie villain Vox Day seems to be all keen on trying to attribute words to other people and organizations. So Jim Hines did a great job (as usual) of recapping the current “Tor Mess”. You should read that first, if you haven’t already. TL;DR: Vox Day, […]

Change, Punching Down, Future Behavior, and the Burden of Proof For Behavior

I trust the change brought about by an organization or company that deals with having to grow and change in public. Growth and change that happens in private is usually just for public-relations reasons. People talking about “tone” or “politeness” are often complaining about you maintaining your own boundaries. If you built your life or […]

Summarizing My Thoughts On Writing For A Professional Journal For A Professional Organization (For Reference)

This really is the core issue for anyone still wanting to “debate” anything around last year’s controversy about the SFWA Bulletin or the people who are trying to re-argue it again. (I said this in a comment over here, but thought it was worth copying to my own blog to refer back to later.) I’m […]