SF Tidbits for 9/7/10

Interviews/Profiles

• Number One

  Novels interviews M.K.

  Hobson.

• The Book Show interviews Kim

  Stanley Robinson (podcast).

• My San Antonio profiles John

  Picacio.

• Jason Sanford interviews Neil

  Clarke.

• John Joseph Adams interviews Brian

  Keene.

• BookBanter interviews Gardner

  Dozois.

News

• 2010

  Hugo Award Statistics Posted. [PDF, via The

  Hugo Awards]

• Exciting

  Changes on the PW Reviews Pages!

Articles

• Judith Tarr

  on Horse-Training

  Basics for Writers: Getting the Clothes on the Horse.

• Steven

  Harper Piziks on Writing

  Nowadays-The Cost of Writing.

• Jeff Cohen on A

  Simple Quiz For Aspiring Writers.

• Stroppy Author on How

  to read a publishing contract (22).

• Tor.com serves up a multitude of appreciations for Poul Anderson’s

  The High Crusade by Astrid

  Anderson Bear, Greg

  Bear, Diana

  L. Paxson, Eric

  Flint, and David

  Drake.

• Nancy Holder on Tie-in Writers Don’t Die–and

  They Don’t Fade Away, Either.

• Mike Glyer on More Thoughts on the Fan

  Hugo Statistics.

More Fun Stuff

• Skiffy has scans of One

  Hundred Years of Science Fiction Illustration.

• Awesome

  James Hance Artwork showcases Star Wars, Star Trek, the

  Muppets and more.

• Cool art at CoolVibe: 50

  Stunning Futuristic Spaceship Designs and “Asteroid Shore” by Jamshed

  Jurabaev.