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Reviewers, Authors, and the Ice Cream War - By Julie Butcher-Fedynich. I leave the internet alone with you people for a couple of weeks and all heck breaks loose. The vitriol I’ve been reading for the past few days may

Beta Reading. Let me begin with the basics. The idea behind beta reading is simple – make the story better; for those of you who don’t know or have never used the process, beta reading is when an author passes their

The Zombie Horde and Publishing By Julie Butcher-Fedynich Everyone knows that when the zombie apocalypse comes, the chubby, slow guy gets eaten first. Of course, you’re leaner, faster, and probably exercised more than twice in the last twenty years. So, when

How To Be An Online Social Media Guru. Having a large twitter following or a huge amount of Facebook friends is an invaluable tool for authors. Readers can get to know you as a person. I am at least

Congratulations to Ken Liu on receiving the 2011 Nebula award for his short story The Paper Menagerie, as well as his nomination for his novella The Man Who Ended History. We are pleased to have published Exotic Pets By Ken Liu