Category: Advice

  • Building a Theme by Tim Waggoner

    Building a Theme by Tim Waggoner

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    This article by TIM WAGGONER originally appeared in “Writing Popular Fiction” in 2005 and is use here with his permission. Work for hire. In the publishing community, the phrase conjures images of laborers toiling in someone else’s field, earning very little pay for their efforts and even less recognition. But while perhaps very few would-be…

  • What Is a Tie-In Writer?

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    What is a Tie-In Writer? We write science fiction, westerns, mysteries, romance and thrillers and sometimes all of the above. Our work embraces just about every genre you can think of, from STAR TREK to CSI, from GUNSMOKE to MURDER SHE WROTE, from DUNE to James Bond, from RESIDENT EVIL to Hannah Montana. Our books…

  • Grandmaster for 2023: MICHAEL A. STACKPOLE!

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    The IAMTW is thrilled to announce that our Faust Award recipient for 2023 is Michael A. Stackpole, truly a Grandmaster in the field.  Congratulations to him on this richly-deserved recognition. In his own words:Stackpole is the multiple New York Times bestselling author of over forty fantasy and science fiction novels, his best known books written…