Wizard Oil   by Carol Pinchefsky

Past Columns Past Columns by   Carol Pinchefsky • How Do Mixed Marriages Work? - When fans marry non-fans (and even fans of different fandoms) • Is There Nepotism in Science Fiction? • Hello World: Leaving MMOs for tabletop games • When Your Book Becomes a Movie: Pitfalls, Rewards, and Volkswagen Beetles • Don't Quit Your Day Job - The financial reality of writing science fiction and fantasy • Why Do People Not Read Science Fiction? Reading from only one side of the brain • Introducing Readers to the Genre: Converting readers in one short story, or not. • Why Do We Read Science Fiction? - Does personality influence reading choice? • When Book Reviews Go Bad: Negative reviews and how to cope • Expanded Universes, Contracted Books: A Look at Media Tie-in Novels • Fan Fiction, Part Two: City on the Edge of Copyright Infringement • Fan Fiction, Part One: Fan Fiction and Contradiction • Speaker for the Read: Public Readings in SF • Big on the Internet: SF writers who blog • How Do You Say "Uplift" in French? - A look at translation in science fiction • When Publishing, Think Small: A look at small press • It Came from the Slush Pile • British and American Cover Art: How and why they're different • Extreme Research