“A roofer’s personal politics comes into play heavily when choosing jobs.” One of the best written scenes in film history. (h/t Smoke Signals, in a terrific post that makes me think I was born into the wrong generation.) Heh. (h/t Laughing Squid) “It’s the Internet, Stupid.” Post by Francis Fukuyama on how we got here.…
Some more essential reading for all writers at any stage in their careers, this time from the most recent edition of The Bulletin, a semi-annual magazine published by the Authors Guild. This article: Castleman writes During the entire 20th century, American publishers released 2.5 million titles. Today, that many appear every year. Bestsellers still sell…
Essential reading from the Authors Guild for all authors on the first big AI settlement. Read it here, and read it all. (If for no other reason than that you will thoroughly enjoy the cranky judge.) The Authors Guild has its own AI lawsuit, which is still pending. Join the Authors Guild here. Membership costs…
I’m already on record as someone who heartily endorses the Authors Guild as any writer’s one stop shopping for professional services. This includes their Resource Library, where they post videos from workshops and events, including as of today this year’s WIT Festival, where a bunch of writers gave forth serially over a weekend on various…
Dana here–The Authors Guild is unquestionably the biggest bang you can get for your writing buck. Doug Preston tells us why. [reprinted by permission] In talking to some of you, I’ve discovered that not everyone is awareof the extensive benefits that come with Guild membership. Pleasetake a moment to look through the list, because there…
