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I  just joined onto the new Ello social network site.

My particular feed can be found here:

https://ello.co/w_d_richards

My Thoughts on John Sargent's Letter

Today, John Sargent of Macmillan Publishers issued a message to the authors, illustrators, and agents who do business with Macmillan Publishers addressing the expiration of their settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice. One particular portion of the letter struck me as disingenuous:

SFWA and Self-published Writers, Revisited

The title is "Nobody" for a reason…

Well, the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) has spoken and the answer is (for now):“Self-published writers need not apply.”

An Overdue Update

I’ve been so focused on writing for the past few weeks, I have pretty much ignored my contact with the outside world. So, I figured time had come to take a break from writing and do some, uh… well– writing.