Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 3/12/13

Interviews & Profiles

• Sword & Laser interviews Jacqueline Carey.
• Lawrence M. Schoen interviews Martha Wells.
• Dagan Books interviews Cate Gardner.
• Kindle Post interviews Jessica Brody.
• My Bookish Ways interviews Liesel Schwarz.
• Gold Coast Speckies interviews Fadzlishah Johanabas. [via The World SF Blog]
• Jules Sherred interviews R.A. Salvatore.
• Lucky Peach interviews John Crowley and Chris Adrian. [via Paul Di Filippo]
• This Is Horror interviews Joseph D’Lacey.
• Reddit/fantasy interviews Terry Brooks.
• io9 profiles Chesley Bonestell.
• Amazing Stories interviews John McClure.
• Gollancz blog interviews Michael Marshall Smith.

News

• Ridley Scott Partners With Machinima to Produce 12 Science-Fiction Shorts.

Crowdfunding

• Write The Future – A new micro-conference on science, technology, communication and fiction, organised by the Arthur C. Clarke Award.

Articles

• Deborah J. Ross on Meeting Marion Zimmer Bradley (Part 1).
• LadyBusiness on Coverage of Women on SF/F Blogs (2012).
• L.B. Gale on A Guide to Writing Fantasy Settings: Finding the Right “Ethos” for your Setting.
• Innsmouth Free Press on Women in Horror Week: Amparo Dávila and Angela Carter.
• Lucy Snyder on Road to Mo*Con VIII.
• Silver Age Comics on Julius Schwartz Builds an Empire. [via Paul Di Filippo]
• John Scalzi on Who Will Be the Next Douglas Adams? Hopefully, Nobody.
• Charles Stross on Forces of the Next 30 Years (video).
• David Brin on Questions I am frequently asked about… (Part III) Brin Books, The Postman etc..
• Brad R. Torgersen on Science Fiction’s political failure 3: Han Solo shoots first.
• Max Gladstone on Broader Fantasy Foundations — Part Two: Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
• Arnie Fenner on Objectify.
• Science Fiction on David Bowie's Musical Connection To Science Fiction.
• My Bookish Ways on Between by Kerry Schafer.
• Functional Nerds on Lies and Prophecy by Marie Brennan.
• Jim C. Hines’ son reviews Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines.
• Jeremiah Tolbert on Oz, The Great and Powerful.
• Neil Mulholland, Ph.d. on Using Psychological Treatment with Harry Potter.
• Amazing Stories on A Proposed Taxonomy For The Classification Of The Science Fictionness Of Science Fiction.
• Suvudu on Why Having the Original ‘Star Wars’ Characters Return for the New Movies is a Great Idea.
• Tor Books on Tor Tour: Not Just Editing.
• Nerdist on Douglas Adams: The Writer At the End of the Universe.
• PBS on Will Authors Get Compensated for Used E-Book Sales?
• Barebones ezine on Batman in the 1970s Part 61: January and February 1979.
• The Mary Sue on Steven Moffat Explains Huge Doctor Who Plot Hole About The Ponds.
• Bleeding Cool on DC Confirms A Return To Zero Year For Batman – Doesn't Mention The Riddler Yet.
• Telegraph on Self-published authors hit by Amazon online royalties cut. [via Paul Di Filippo]
• Book Riot on Genre Kryptonite: Publishing Satires.
• Ian Sales on Five Golden Things.
• WhatCulture on 10 Best Batman Villain Triumphs.
• Tor.com on The 10 Best Dogs in Science Fiction.
• David G. Hartwell on 200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984–2001.

Art

• Concept Art by Mike Azevedo.
• Surreal Paintings by Jeff Christensen.
• Sci-fi Art: Girl n' Robots.
• Mark Hamill Illustrated as an Aged Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

More Fun Stuff

• Subterranean Press Magazine Spring 2013 .
• Wolfhound Century – Intro & Free Extract.
• Read an excerpt from REBELLION by Ian Irvine.
• HERMETIC MILLENNIA Excerpt.
• Rare views of eclipses as seen from space.
• Mars One's Red Planet Colony Project (Gallery).
• Don't Panic! Google Makes Douglas Adams Doodle.
• 11 Unserious Photos of Albert Einstein.
• Download 14 Great Sci-Fi Stories by Philip K. Dick as Free Audio Books and Free eBooks.
• Sci-Fi Songs: Download "Detective One"… For Free!.
• Brewster Rockit Comic Strip.

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