I have decided not to be embarrassed about admitting, straight out, that I want to be nominated for the Campbell Award. I mean, really, who wouldn’t? Do I think I stand any chance of winning? Ah ha! It is to laugh. I think it is far more likely that it will go to Scott Lynch […]
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All the good SFWA boys and girls seem to have dutifully posted about the pending close of the Nebula preliminary ballot on December 31. On the off-chance that you are a SFWA active member and haven’t recommended any fiction yet, I would like to recommend a simple strategy. My opinion on the Nebulas is that
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I suppose that I should be reporting that we made it safely to Chattanooga, which we did. However. This email was much more exciting. I’m contacting you to inform you that Rich Horton has selected one of your stories, “For Solo Cello, Op. 12,” for Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, scheduled for February
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Not if You Were the Last Short Story on Earth is doing year end summaries. Of Apex, he says: The strongest stories this year were probably Geoffrey Girard’s multi-part Cain xp11 (not for the squeamish) and Mary Robinette Kowal’s Horizontal Rain. I’m stunned. It’s not even a story that was in the magazine; it was
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A friend of mine just started a new business, AnthologyBuilder, which is the type of brilliant idea that makes you wonder why no one else had done it yet. It’s like iTunes for short fiction. You get to pick the stories you want for a custom print anthology. As a reader, I love the idea
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Vylar Kaftan posted this on her journal and I thought it seemed like a good idea. The first 12 sentences from my blog for each month this year. January: For years, I’ve had a standing date with Sue and Albert on New Year’s Day for black-eyed peas and greens. February: The deadline to submit nominations
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Those of you who aren’t interested in the politics of Science-Fiction and Fantasy can skip this post. For the rest of you, I have some explaining to do. I’ve volunteered to help SFWA by chairing the Service to SFWA committee, which has been revamped to recruit, retain and reward volunteers. Any service organization, like SFWA,
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Buried in the 101 Best Web Freebies from BusinessWeek was a bit that read: If you live in a big city, chances are there is free booze to be had on any given night. Originally limited to New York, myopenbar.com is now a daily guide to free or discount drinking in New York, San Francisco,
I decided to replace the “I am reading” section of my sidebar with “Recommended Reading.” Why? Well, these days, I’m reading really slowly because I almost never have time to sit down with a book. Plus, since it’s gift-giving season, I figured that I’d point out books that I’ve enjoyed. So, it’ll randomly show books
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Given the recent conversation sparked by GUD’s poll which is exploring the ratio of writers to readers of short fiction, I found this article in Wired News very interesting. A small press, growing? How could it be? Against market trends, Dzanc Books is a small publisher poised to succeed, hiring staff and expanding quickly. And
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Greatest Uncommon Denominator Magazine is running an interesting poll. Its often posited that there are more writers of science fiction than there are readers. I presume this poll will skew that direction given our user base, but Id love to get as wide a response as possible. Where do you fit in?
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Blogtide Rising mentions the All Possible Worlds issue with my story, “Some Other Day” This is my favorite story of this issue. I just love science fiction when it treats science honestly and with heart.
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With my fourteen year old nephew’s permission, I am linking to his story, the king saved the king of popcorn. He is striving for a dadaist sensibility — he told me so. I think this story succeeds admirably. Here’s a teaser. “omg! i have a bad imagination. so i have hired a few zombies to
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All Possible Worlds’ fall issue has just been released, including my story “Some Other Day.” Authors Appearing in the Fall 2007 Issue: Edward Morris – “Game Over” David Seigler – “The Drahatzi Are Coming” JG Faherty – “Graduation” Rachelle Loyear-Williams – “The Last Ship” Michelle Scott – “Prized Possession” Geraint D’Arcy – “Day Off” Mary
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