Comments on: HWA, or, What To Do With A Sick Dog

By: Janrae Frank

Janrae Frank — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:04:18 +0000

I have hopes for SFWA pulling itself back together. I quit over the Andrew Burt brouhaha. I re-joined recently, mostly because of their grievance committee. They have been very helpful over the years when I had issues with publishers and editors.

By: psychomule

psychomule — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:57:32 +0000

You can get free mentoring online? Where might that be?

By: Roy C. Booth

Roy C. Booth — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:54:30 +0000

Awwww… nertz. And I get Shroud on a regualr basis to begin with already…

Bah.

By: Thomas A. Erb

Thomas A. Erb — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:33:44 +0000

Brian, this means so much to me! I was thinking that HWA was the end all be all was the shizit! It bums me out that the drama, in which I detest as crept into a system that I looked up to.
I guess my theory is true: Life is one big high school and filled with the same BS, its just done by older folks.

Thank you once again for being the beacon for us new writers!
You are the man. Speak the truth.

-Tom Erb

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:51:41 +0000

And to bring it full circle: Shroud = my third pro sale that earned me Active status in HWA! Yay!

By: Douglas F. Warrick

Douglas F. Warrick — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:47:37 +0000

Well played, Geoff! Shroud is phenomenal.

By: Geoff Guthrie

Geoff Guthrie — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:47:44 +0000

Well, since I don’t write, the HWA doesn’t effect me, but this post did motivate me to buy a Shroud magazine subscription!

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:48:25 +0000

Yes, Nate. I didn’t mean to imply that.

By: Sabledrake

Sabledrake — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:40:15 +0000

My mileage didn’t vary.

By: Nate Southard

Nate Southard — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:40:26 +0000

Kim, you know you can win a Stoker without being in the HWA right?

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:06:00 +0000

Yes, when I think of quitting HWA (like now), I pick up the little castle and wail “I wish I could quit YEWWWW!” And I know I won’t go through with it.

By: Jason L. Keene

Jason L. Keene — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:12:53 +0000

As sad as it is to hear, it doesn’t come as a surprise. I even think at one point, that was a goal of mine lol.

Hearing the same from all corners, unfortunately. I’ll use the money to upgrade MS Office–seems the better investment.

The sad part is, the Stoker award is, was, and probably always will be the big nudge that sends alot of writers names into the mainstream. That’s a sad price to pay.

Now, to stop dreaming over that application and hit the MS website…

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:39:59 +0000

Sorry to see you go again.

drop me a line sometime. – KP

By: Mike Brendan

Mike Brendan — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:28:35 +0000

SFWA’s been having similar problems, although I think with their current president that org may turn itself around. Can’t say for sure since I’m not a member yet…

By: Kevin Lucia

Kevin Lucia — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:19:43 +0000

Glad I saved my money and never joined. Something else always seemed to come up – plumping, car repairs, something – good to see I’m not missing out on anything.