Hamm!
@hammonddiehl.bsky.social
Fantasy writer hiding behind a pen name. Diabolical Plots. Strange Horizons. Kaleidotrope. Lightspeed. FlameTree Press. Codex. The crawl space under your spare bedroom.
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None of this is industry naivete
if Steven Salpeter wasn't himself a former literary agent you might be like, ah perhaps this is a mistake made by new owners unfamiliar with publishing contracts
Apparently the SFWA won't name names but I will: ANALOG. The new contract under Must Read Magazines includes a moral rights waiver. And they are rather insistent about it. I'm guessing this applies to all the digests under MRM now, though I haven't seen those contracts. DON'T JUST SIGN. NEGOTIATE.
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
None of this is industry naivete
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SFWA should revoke their qualifying status if they don’t go back to reasonable contracts…
November 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
SFWA should revoke their qualifying status if they don’t go back to reasonable contracts…
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Have you seen this, @joannechocolat.bsky.social
@societyofauthors.bsky.social? This is important information for authors who routinely sell short stories. I'm sure more than one person has signed one of these contracts without fully appreciating the significance of "alleged" vs. "sustained"
@societyofauthors.bsky.social? This is important information for authors who routinely sell short stories. I'm sure more than one person has signed one of these contracts without fully appreciating the significance of "alleged" vs. "sustained"
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Have you seen this, @joannechocolat.bsky.social
@societyofauthors.bsky.social? This is important information for authors who routinely sell short stories. I'm sure more than one person has signed one of these contracts without fully appreciating the significance of "alleged" vs. "sustained"
@societyofauthors.bsky.social? This is important information for authors who routinely sell short stories. I'm sure more than one person has signed one of these contracts without fully appreciating the significance of "alleged" vs. "sustained"
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sometimes an insult is simultaneously so targeted and so uncalled for that it just straight-up unmoors you from reality, like the brief liminal space you inhabit when you hit your head. I think this is that
November 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
sometimes an insult is simultaneously so targeted and so uncalled for that it just straight-up unmoors you from reality, like the brief liminal space you inhabit when you hit your head. I think this is that
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oh that's weird, Betraybo, my cursed blade that glows before witnessing a huge betrayal, is glowing
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
oh that's weird, Betraybo, my cursed blade that glows before witnessing a huge betrayal, is glowing
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25.00 popcorn 9.00 soft drinks screaming kids and everyone on their phone during the movie. I can buy the movie for 20.00 and watch at home.
November 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
25.00 popcorn 9.00 soft drinks screaming kids and everyone on their phone during the movie. I can buy the movie for 20.00 and watch at home.