Bryan Thomas Schmidt

http://www.designspongeonline.com/2011/02/biz-ladies-photo-usage.html — important information on rights and using photos online. Important for every blogger and website owner.http://talktoyouniverse.blogspot.com/2011/02/expansion-of-global-information-wars.html — My extremely smart and talented friend Juliette Wade offers her perspective on controversy over approaches to good v. evil in fantasyhttp://www.selfpublishingreview.com/blog/2010/10/12/ebook-opportunities/ — a successful self-published author rates the various self-pub options and his experiences with them.http://tinyurl.com/5u2whmo —  [ Read More ]

Today I got a petition in the mail which sparked something in me because it’s about an issue I’m passionate about: abortion. I’m not going to go into details here, because that’s not what this post is about. Instead, I want to talk about how much I appreciate friends who don’t share my view on  [ Read More ]

After learning from other novelists about how they do beta reading, I’ve decided to try and recruit beta readers to read as I write. The novel in question is the sequel to my forthcoming first novel, “The Worker Prince.” This book, titled “The Returning” is a space opera epic with a touch of thriller, murder  [ Read More ]

A compelling read filled with sparkling prose about the author’s adventures outside his culture and comfort zone encountering predators around the world and even in his own yard. Rich in detail with a good sense of self-deprecation mixed with genuine cultural and animal insight, Foster herein challenges all of us to live a little more  [ Read More ]

Because she’s awesome, and because she’s my good friend, I have invited Laura Kreitzer to be my first guest blogger here. Please read this very important post on the crime of human trafficking — Bryan Hello Literary-Folk! My name is Laura Kreitzer, and I’m the author of the Timeless Series and the Summer Chronicles. This  [ Read More ]

First, a couple of disclaimers might be appropriate: I like Mary Robinette Kowal. She’s a nice person, the kind who is easy to converse with and who doesn’t take herself too seriously. Vice President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, she penned one of my favorite short stories of the past few  [ Read More ]

http://bit.ly/hL9b59 — Jon Sprunk writes on TOR.com about the problems with basing your speculative fiction on Role Playing Games. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/the-lay-scientist/2011/feb/13/3 – Science commentator asks if political bias is a problem in science. I think it is but either way, thought provoking. http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/columns-and-blogs/cory-doctorow/article/46105-with-a-little-help-the-early-returns.html — Cory Doctorow’s Publisher’s Weekly column on the release of his short story collection  [ Read More ]

All I did was ask Kevin J. Anderson, bestselling author, a man I admire, how he records his books. He is known for writing into a tape recorder, you see, and I was curious about his tools. The next thing I know I was being systematically harrassed by this McDune group of KJA haters. The  [ Read More ]

http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/20-awesomely-untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world/ — 20 Awesomely Untranslatable Words From Around The World http://bit.ly/dvXW35 — 20 Obsolete English Words Which Should Make a Comeback (this one comes courtesy of Mary Robinette Kowal and is quite amusing) http://lilt.ilstu.edu/golson/punctuation/ — brilliantly helpful, simplified post on how to correctly use key punctuation in English. Very useful for writers. http://www.forwriters.com/taxes.html –Taxes For Writers,  [ Read More ]

A tribute to my dear 18.5 year old first child who died a year ago in my arms. I’ll always remember the day she came home to live with me – so small she could sit inside my open hand, so cute I just wanted to cuddle and never let go. From day one, she was  [ Read More ]

Top Twenty Best Oxymorons #20    Found missing #19    Resident alien #18    Airline food #17    Same difference #16    Government organization #15    Sanitary landfill #14    Alone together #13    Business ethics #12    Sweet sorrow #11    Military intelligence #10    Plastic glasses #  9    Terribly pleased #  8    Definite Maybe #  7    Pretty Ugly #  6    Computer Security  [ Read More ]

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/kitty_pet – funny truth for cat owners. http://linkd.in/fvhoul – Top 5 Internet Marketing Ideas You Probably Don’t Know About.  Good tips for writers especially. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM – From my friend Jay Lake, one of the funnier videos I’ve seen in a while with a musician ranting about hating “Pachelbel’s Canon.” http://ingridsnotes.wordpress.com/2010/07/14/query-letter-suicide/ — what not to write in your  [ Read More ]