The Science Fiction Urinal

I have been a soreheaded occupant of a file drawer labeled 'science fiction' ever since, and I would like out, particularly since so many serious critics regularly mistake the drawer for a urinal.
(Kurt Vonnegut)

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Communication Breakdown

I’ve been known to e-mail people who were literally standing next to me, which I know sounds crazy, because at that distance I could easily call them on my cellphone.
(Dave Barry)

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The Writer's Refrain

If a young writer can refrain from writing, he shouldn't hesitate to do so.
(Andre Gide)

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Show Me The Money

Worthy Of Hire? - Wordarts
Late last week, I had a phonecall from what sounded like a very nice young man who explained that he worked for Scottish Television. They were organising a...(more)

How Much Should You Be Paid for Freelance Work? - The Average Idea
If you’re just dipping into freelancing, or even if you’ve been at it for awhile, you could be grossly underpaid for what you do and not

The Literary Household

Indeed, the literary household is held together, so to speak, by paper-fasteners, and how other people get along without them we are at a loss to imagine.
(H.G Wells)

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Kurt Vonnegut R.I.P.

Kurt Vonnegut, Counterculture’s Novelist, Dies - New York Times

I consider anybody a twerp who hasn't read the greatest American short story, which is "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," by Ambrose Bierce. (Kurt Vonnegut)

Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college. (Kurt Vonnegut)

I think that novels

Writing For Money

Don't Quit Your Day Job - Intergalactic Medicine Show
When I attended Clarion West Writer’s Workshop in 1994, I was given two very specific pieces of writing advice from my teachers....(more)

Science Fiction Income - Whatever (Author John Scalzi)
Last year, in response to a question from the peanut gallery, I spilled the beans on how much I made in a year from my writing. This year I thought