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Why SFWA Should (IMO) Admit Self-Published Writers, and Some Thoughts about the Process
SFWA, at its usual slow lumbering pace, is heading towards answering the question of whether or not the organization should allow self-publishing as a way to qualify for membership. For those unfamiliar with the current requirements, it involves sales to traditional publishing markets: three stories or a single novel advance at a specified rate (current 6 cents per word for stories and a $2000 advance for a novel, from a market listed as a SFWA qualifying market).
Do I believe results with self-publishing should qualify someone for SFWA? Yes, absolutely. To me the only question is how to define those results in a way that makes them comparable with the existing criteria.
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Tagged blue SF, dale spender, dave truesdale, pink SF, purple SF, self-publishing, SFWA, the future of publishing, women destroying science fiction |
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