Category: publishing

• Advice for authors

  I receive a lot of emails from authors asking for advice. This is where I send them. My advice: Don’t listen to advice, including mine. Live your life. Pay attention. Follow your curiosity. Spend less than you earn. Read books you love. Write books you want to read. Share them with people you care about.…

• The best books I read in 2019

  Every month, I send a newsletter recommending three books that changed the way I see the world. Every year, I review each missive and curate my absolute favorites. I discovered so many gems in 2019 that choosing between them was excruciating, so I hope you enjoy this list of the twelve best books I read…

• When is a project done?

  When is a project done? Like really done. Done, done. It’s a problem that every writer, artist, and creator struggles with. An idea strikes from an orthogonal angle. You flesh it out, explore its possibilities, get to work. Eventually the fuzzy front end slides into focus and you grind through the messy middle until you…

• Formal instruction is never a prerequisite for making good art

  When I wrote my first novel, I opened up Microsoft Word and started typing. I didn’t take any classes, attend any workshops, or join any writers groups. Many writers learn a lot from all of those things, but formal instruction is never a prerequisite for making good art. Complement with this podcast interview about sharing…

• Alexander Weinstein on how technology is changing what it means to be human

  Technology is something we often think about in abstract terms. We read the latest trend reports, keep an eye on new scientific papers, or maybe just browse Wired every once in awhile. We know technology is important. But its prevalence belies its impact. We complain about the wifi as we soar around the world in…

• Malka Older on the future of democracy

  The best science fiction writers can bring down the most powerful of institutions with a single sentence, and erect new ones in a paragraph. In her debut science fiction thriller Infomocracy, Malka Older mines her extensive experience in governance research to craft not only a nuanced vision for the future of democracy, but a globe-trotting…

• Geekiverse interview

  I talked to Pete Herr at The Geekiverse about writing the Analog series: https://thegeekiverse.com/books-conversation-science-fiction-author-eliot-peper/ “The Analog series is about how ubiquitous digital feeds shape our lives and politics. It’s about power and love and alienation and kindness and courage and adventure and perseverance. It’s about the decline of the nation-state and the rise of the tech…

• New Books in Science Fiction podcast interview

  I went on the New Books in Science Fiction podcast to talk to about the social implications of technology, the meaning of justice in an age of algorithms, and the near-future extrapolated in my new novel, Breach: https://newbooksnetwork.com/eliot-peper-breach-47north-2019/ Complement with How to see our world in a new light, Eliot Peper Imagines a Future Ruled…

• Richard MacManus on how to build a career as a professional creator

  In 2003, Richard MacManus founded the popular tech blog ReadWriteWeb. Now, he’s back with Cybercultural, a newsletter covering how technology is changing cultural industries (books, movies, music, podcasts, etc.). Richard lives at the cutting edge of new media models and he was kind enough to answer a few questions about how to build a career…

• Reviews & Robots on the Analog series

  Reviews & Robots published back-to-back reviews of each entry in the Analog trilogy: ‘Bandwidth’ Review: Political Intrigue Amidst a World on the Precipice “Bandwidth masterfully combines speculative genres, pitting political thriller against climate change science fiction to create a compelling narrative that constantly keeps you on your toes. The character development is spot-on, showing us…