I’m in yet another anthology, this time it’s the heavy hardback The Best of Jim Baen’s Universe, which, in addition to being a memorial to the late Mr. Baen, promises to be an annual event. You should also check out the web-zine that birthed this anthology. Within you will find Read more…
People trolling in the genre mines of Science Fiction and Fantasy often harbor some resentment towards “mainstream” authors who manage to write books with heavy genre elements and get them to be taken seriously by people whose job it is to take books seriously. (The Road being one recent high-profile Read more…
While I was gone I got my copy of Man vs. Machine, the latest Marty Greenberg/John Helfers anthology.I mentioned my contribution, “The Historian’s Apprentice”, earlier. I honestly think that it’s my best short-form work to date. Again, my story is singled out in a Harriet Klausner review. Unfortunately, her summary Read more…
I just sold another sort story, “Family Photos,” to yet another Marty Greenberg / John Helfers anthology (The same people who put together Man vs. Machine it’s out now, you should buy a copy) titled Future Americas. The story is a meditation on crime, victimization, art and celebrity— which has Read more…
Ok, I think K/S has begun to reach some sort of apotheosis: from Maureen McHugh’s blog: Oh, and if you liked that, you’ll love this:
I’ve caught another meme from the SF Signal Blog (patient zero for the meme being Literary Compass) The idea is to blend two book titles together by using the last word of one title and the first word of the second title. If you want, you can blend the authors’ Read more…
Inspired by the (somewhat lame) list of 100 best movie quotes from Premiere (were they even trying?) that I found via a thread on the Agony Booth‘s forums, and in the spirit of my prior top ten list, I decided to compile a top-ten of SF movie quotes. 1. Take Read more…
Well, almost. I have re-written the first half of the novel with the exception of a couple of scenes I’m relocating. Interesting exercise, and using an actual historical period did a lot to open up the novel— despite the fact that the physical setting is fairly constrained, the addition of Read more…
Q: What is the best way to inflame and alienate the the SF blogosphere? A: Call everyone who publishes their work on the internet a webscab (don’t pick it, it may become infected) Check out the blogstorm Dr. Hendrix has started, here, and here, and here, oh, here‘s one, or Read more…
Came across this bizarre rant by the current VP of SFWA: I’m also opposed to the increasing presence in our organization of webscabs, who post their creations on the net for free. A scab is someone who works for less than union wages or on non-union terms; more broadly, a Read more…