{"id":1509,"date":"2011-10-06T15:26:53","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T14:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mmcgrath.co.uk\/?p=1509"},"modified":"2020-04-22T02:50:30","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T01:50:30","slug":"focus-no-57-contents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mmcgrath.co.uk\/?p=1509","title":{"rendered":"FOCUS No. 57: CONTENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The latest issue of Focus<\/em> is almost ready to go to the printers (along with another bumper Vector<\/em> – hopefully they will be with members by the end of the month – barring delays and disasters.<\/p>\n

Copies are available to BSFA members – if you’d like to read Focus, Vector and all the other cool stuff the BSFA produces go here and join now…<\/p>\n

As well as my usual, scintillating and thrilling editorial (I know that’s the only reason you all pick up the magazine), the line-up for Focus 57 includes:<\/p>\n

How to Get a Book Deal on Twitter<\/strong>
\nAdam Christopher explains how social media helped him sell his novels.<\/p>\n

Still got the Blues for You<\/strong>
\nAlastair Reynolds on the connections that make a story.<\/p>\n

The Masters of the Universe<\/strong>
\nMiddlesex University now offers an MA in Creative Writing specifically aimed at SF&F authors. Course leader David Rain and students Paul Graham Raven & Gary Budgen provide some perspective.<\/p>\n

Masterclass 8: Structure<\/strong>
\nChristopher Priest discusses this often misunderstood aspect the writer\u2019s craft.<\/p>\n

News from Orbit<\/strong>
\nUpdates from the BSFA\u2019s writing groups.<\/p>\n

Writing Strategies in Difficult Times <\/strong>
\nDo you find it hard to find the time to write? Keith Brooke has some advice.<\/p>\n

Real Writers…<\/strong>
\nLavie Tidhar explains what it\u2019s really like to be a professional writer.<\/p>\n

Forgetting to Breathe<\/strong>
\nDavid L Clements, extreme astronomer.<\/p>\n

Showing and Telling<\/strong>
\nDev Agarwal reassesses some common advice.<\/p>\n

Poems from the Stars<\/strong><\/p>\n

And Finally… Dischisms<\/strong>
\nIs the real world invading your fantasies?<\/p>\n

I’m pleased with how the issue is shaping up – I hope you enjoy it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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