Oh hey, here’s a piece I was commissioned to write for Amazing Stories about ongoing contract concerns affecting writers for some premier science fiction & fantasy magazines:

Whenever I attend the World Science Fiction Convention or Nebula Weekend, I go to the Hugo or Nebula award ceremonies. Not only do I invariably have friends and mentors who’ve been nominated, but I always vote and tend to feel passionately about the merits of particular works. No, I won’t
I figure five is a manageable number, right? It isn’t betting everything on just one or two all-important resolutions. Nor is five so overwhelming that you can’t even commit them all to memory. So here goes: Resolve to set some realistic goals — daily, weekly, monthly/quarterly, and yearly. By this,