• World's Biggest Bookstore's Sci-Fi Fan Letter interviews Joel Shepherd. "Fantasy tends to be more lyrical, which is fun as a writer, because you can just let the words play with each other through the sentences. My SF tends to be a little more brutal and direct."


• If ever we needed a reason to classify the Indiana Jones movies as science fiction, it's this way-cool book The Complete Making of Indiana Jones by J.W. Rinzler, slated for a May 2008 release. Rinzler is the man behind The Making Of Star Wars.


• Recently free fiction at ManyBooks.net: "...After a Few Words..." by Randall Garrett (1962).


• The latest Odyssey SF/F Writing Workshop Podcast features Michael A. Burstein on The Plot Skeleton.


• Quasar Dragon offers some Christmas treats for sf fans.


• L.A.'s the Place calculates Six Degrees of Inspiration with Richard Matheson. "Who do Steven Spielberg, Stephen King, and George A. Romero all have in common? His name is Richard Matheson and his influence is legendary."


• The January 16th KGB Bar reading will feature Marly Youmans and Dan Braum


• Artist John Picacio shows off the 3rd Jeffrey Ford cover, this one for The Beyond, part of his Well-Built City trilogy. When all three covers (The Physiognomy, Memoranda, & The Beyond) are placed side-by-side-by-side, it creates a larger image, which Picacio and Ford will post soon.


• I received 92 credits on The Sci Fi Sounds Quiz. How much of a Sci-Fi geek are you?

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