Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 3/21/13

Interviews & Profiles

• Techdirt interviews Cory Doctorow.
• Civilian Reader interviews Chandler Klang Smith.
• My Bookish Ways interviews Warren Fahy.
• Nightmare Magazine interviews Livia Llewellyn.
• Nightmare Magazine interviews Daniel Karlsson.
• The Qwillery interviews Joshua Alan Parry.
• Amazing Stories interviews Mike Mearls.
• Scott Marlowe interviews Catana Tully.
• The Dead Robots’ Society interviews J. Daniel Sawyer.

News

• Announcing SpecFic ’12 Contributors.
• Download International Speculative Fiction #3 for FREE!

Events

• Brandon Sanderson on Tour for The Rithmatist in May.

Crowd Funding

• Forgotten Suns by Judith Tarr.

Articles

• Lois Gresh on Bopping among Genres.
• Rhonda Eudaly on When it’s Okay to Say No to Conventions.
• Whatever on The Big Idea: Chandler Klang Smith.
• Brian Ruckley on Why Winterbirth Was Gritty, Grimdark Or Whatever You Want To Call It (Part 2).
• Neal Asher on Writing Routines: Word Counting And Other Habits.
• David D. Levine on on The Wonder of Fantasy.
• Brad Parks on Finding a writing group.
• Andrew Wheeler on Amazon Sales.
• Tor.com on British Genre Fiction Focus: Fantastical Fiction and the Folio Prize.
• Tor.com on Why the 1978 Battlestar Galactica Doesn’t Suck.
• Orbit Books on Exclusive Interview with The Curve Of The Earth Hero Samuil Petrovitch (Part 2).
• Shimmer on Editors, a short field guide.
• OnStarhsipsAndDragons on Long Vs. Short Books.
• Speculate on Robin Hobb (Megan Lindholm).
• Michael May on Tarzan 101 | Tarzan the Untamed.
• GalleyCat on Science Fiction Books That Inspired Elon Musk. [via Paul Di Filippo]
• NYTimes.com on Zombie and Other Genre Films Often Require Years to Make. [via Andrew Porter]
• Bookish on Ursula K. Le Guin: Giants of Sci-Fi & Fantasy.
• Bookish on Comic Fantasy 101: From Tom Holt to Douglas Adams.
• Amazing Stories (Nina Munteanu) on Ten Questions You Need to Ask Your Characters Before They Can Stay In Your Story.
• Amazing Stories (Samantha Henry) on My Journey With Sci-Fi.
• Kirkus Reviews (me!) on Suspension of Disbelief in Science Fiction.
• Ranker on The Best Fantasy & Sci-Fi Movies on Netflix Instant.
• Flavorwire on 20 Embarrassingly Bad Book Covers for Classic Novels.
• Geekosystem on 11 of the Best Science Fiction Songs.
• WhatCulture on Doctor Who: 5 Most Interesting Time Lords Other Than the Doctor.
• B&N (Paul Goat Allen ) on The 20 Best Paranormal Fantasy Novels of the Last Decade.

Art

• Surreal World of Igor Morski.
• Gaktai by kerembeyit.
• Fantasy Art: The Wish.
• War of the Worlds vs. Cthulhu.
• Preview artwork from Everybody Loves Tank Girl.
• Cover Art: The Long War by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter.
• Cassini Derelict by Dorje Bellbrook.

More Fun Stuff

• Flying Robots by John Anealio.
• Furious (Excerpt) by Jill Wolfson.
• Bastard, Sword by Tim Pratt, Chapter Three: Rich Man’s Crusade.
• Sneak Peek: Duneman (Dawning Age Book 1) by Bryan Thomas Schmidt.
• Borg Yoda Tattoo.
• Captain Kirk on Chair Salt & Pepper Shakers.

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