SF Tidbits for 5/21/10

Interviews/Profiles

• Jennifer

  Konieczny interviews Lavie

  Tidhar.

• The Command Line interviews Cory

  Doctorow (podcast).

• Writing and Ruminating interviews Lisa Mantchev.
• John

  Scalzi’s The

  Big Idea: Paolo Bacigalupi.

Events

• As part of the Fantastic Fiction free

  reading series, Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present Jack Ketchum &

  Scott Edelman Wednesday June 16th, 7pm at at KGB Bar in NYC.(See also: Photos from this months reading.)

• Dr

  Who Live!. [via British

  Fantasy Society]

Articles

• Samuel R.

  Delaney on Racism and

  Science Fiction.

• Jay Lake on Some notes on

  worldbuilding.

• Roy Thomas on Collaboration.
• Nancy

  Jane Moore on Warriorship,

  Writing, and Communication.

• Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The

  Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Expanding Your Business.

• Janice

  Hardy on We

  Need a Montage!

• SCI FI Wire on Why

  Fringe‘s William Bell will be Leonard Nimoy’s last role.

• Monica Valentinelli on Three

  Science Fiction Writing Exercises.

• @Content to Strategy: The

  Book Lending Machine.

• James Bloomer on Writing

  Flash Fiction: Why It’s Good For You.

• Superhero Nation on Superhero

  archetypes and how to differentiate yours (Part 1).

• Adrian Tchaikovsky on Guess

  who;s coming to dinner.

Other Fun Stuff

• @Super Punch: Tron

  Prints and original art by Tim Doyle.

• @Open Buddha: EFF

  Geek Reading: Cory Doctorow’s For the Win.

• Star

  Trek IV Bloopers.

• Techland on Never

  Mind Warehouse 13/Eureka, Here Are 5 Better Syfy Crossovers.

• @GeeksAreSexy: 5

  Epic Fantasy Book Series to Read This Summer.

• Shat My Dad Says: The 10

  Best Captain Kirk Witticisms.

• Cthulhu as Drawn by HP

  Lovecraft.