SF Tidbits for 2/25/10
- The Agony Column interviews Laurie R. King (podcast).
- The Dragon Page interviews L.E. Modesitt Jr. (podcast).
- Dave Brendon interviews Paul S. Kemp and John Jackson Miller.
- Eos Books interviews Kim Harrison (video).
- John Scalzi’s The Big Idea: David Louis Edelman.
News
- 2009 Aeon Award Winners Announced.
- Steampunk Reloaded Table of Contents.
- Launch Pad 2010 Information: Application Window Opening Soon, Guest Instructor Announced.
Articles
- Lee Goldberg on RWA Sells Out Writers.
- Diana Rowland On word counts and interesting books. A response to a commenter.
- SFWA on Another Vanity Award: The 2010 Creative Spirit Awards.
- Nancy Lorenz on The Guy Who Raped Me is a Douchebag and Not Sorry, pt. 1000.
- Jonathan Strahan on What I mean when I say ‘safe space’ and Hugos, eligibility and thoughts on the Best Fan Writer category,
- Mur Lafferty has a nice roundup of Hugos and podcasts.
- Sue Burke on How to Read.
- Playing by the Book on Fantastic Fiction for Kids: Asian Fantasies.
- The Guardian on The spectre of sexism haunting horror fiction. (via Matt Staggs)
- Fingertips Culture on What Makes a Good Book? (via Granta Mag)
- Anna Tambour on Why isn’t the WTO cracking down on the US for Google piracy?
- Amy Sterling Casil on Why Editors Use Form Rejection Letters.
- Lauren McLaughlin on Babies & Novels.
- Rachelle Gardner on Reasons for Submission Guidelines.
- Jim C. Hines on Writing Terms Defined.
- Alexandra Sokoloff on How to Start a Novel.
- Michael A. Burstein on Crossing Genres Part 2: Elements of Genre.
- Pimp My Novel on Piraten!
- Gary McMahon on Birth of a Novel: Part 1.
- Nancy Kress on Going Backward.
- Jonathan McCalmont On the Continued Relevance of Pulp Racism.
- Screen rant on Cool Retro Movie Posters from Brandon Schaefer.
- Fantasy Magazine lists 10 Fantasy Sidekicks Who Could Do Better.