Wanting to write that great SF or Fantasy novel but feel you'll never get it published? io9 has an informative (and inspirational) look at 15 classic sf and fantasy novels that were rejected by publishers.
A little something to keep you going!
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Thoughts on sequels
Io9.com, had an article on sequels in sci-fi and horror.
In the last nine years there's been a big increase in what percentage of the science fiction and fantasy lit market are sequels – and the spike started in the late 90's and then leveled off – but did not decrease. If you think I'm going to state it and not do an analysis, you really don't know me that well.
Why do I think this is? And what does it mean for progeeks in writing and lit?