Since I’ve taken on the gig of managing editor at Escape Pod, I’ve been relearning a lot of things about being an editor that I had forgotten in the time since closing th Fortean Bureau. I’ve been thinking a lot about rejection letters, and rejection in general, but not from my usual perspective as a […]
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What Is a Podcastable Story?
Greg Van Eekhout asks: Thoughts on what kinds of stories translate well to podcasts and what kinds don’t? First of all, full disclaimer. I am the managing editor at Escape Pod, the science fiction audio podcast. I’ve been doing this job for about 3 or 4 months now, and I am by no means an expert […]
Reader Questions: How Do I Decide How Much Work to (Self) Publish Online?
Let’s kick off reader question answer week with a real doozy. CDThomas asks: I don’t have a website or blog. And I don’t know if I want one. I understand if I’d create a blog for nattering on, but most of that itch gets scratched by Twitter. I’m not much of an essay writer, because I […]
Revising Short Fiction is for Suckers
I’ve heard a lot of different opinions on the subject of revision over the years. The one that has stuck with me was the opinion of, I think it was Heinlein. This author wrote one draft, dropped it in the mail, and never looked back. I don’t know what his reasons for this were, but […]