SF Tidbits for 12/16/10
Interviews
- The Dragon Page interviews Tracy Hickman (podcast).
- Mourning Goats interviews Paul Tremblay.
- The Agony Column recording of SF in SF, October 16, 2010 : Terry Bisson, Karen Joy Fowler and Claude Lalumière (podcast).
- Suvudu Take Five with Ari Marmell.
- Angela Slatter interviews Liz Argyll.
- Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy interviews Ron Gilbert (podcast).
News
- Baen Books gets a facelift.
- San Antonio’s Official Bid Presentation for WorldCon 2013.
- From a press release: New Digital Publisher H&H Books will publish an flash fiction anthology ebook entitled Voices from the Past
edited by Scott Harrison & Lee Harris, with proceeds going to
charity. Authors who have pledged support include Alastair Reynolds,
Paul Magrs, Jasper Fforde and Paul Cornell.
Articles
- Jeremy L.C. Jones on What You Know… or Don’t Know… Or Want to Know… Know What I Mean?
- Laura Miller on Why We Love Bad Writing.
- Hillary Kelly on Bad Expectations.
- The Self Publishing Revolution on Amazon in the Book Banning Business.
- Kenneth Hite on Taking Risks in Writing.
- Brian Evenson on Writing Advice.
- Rachelle Gardner on Who Decides Titles and Cover Design?
- Janice Hardy on Re-Write Wednesday: Do You Think He Likes Me? Conveying Emotions.
- Jason Sanford on The Difference Between an Author and a Writer.
- Pimp My Novel on Let’s Say I Wrote a Book.
- Vincent McCaffrey on Bibliomania.
- Tor/Forge on Steampunk Shopping Guide.
- N. K. Jemisin on Worldbuilding Fantasy, Using Reality.
- N.K. Jemisin’s Top 10 Books Read in 2010.
- John Scalzi on Sequels, Remakes, and Transformers in 3-D.
- James Knapp on The Art of Getting Noticed.
- L. Jagi Lamplighter on What Makes A Book Great?
- Neal Asher on The Drake Equation.
- Peter Enfantino on The Health Knowledge Genre Magazines Part Three: Magazine of Horror.
- Freerik Pohl on Judith Merril, Part 8: Spymaster in the Custody Wars.
- Andrew Liptak on 21 great sci-fi movies and TV workplaces for a geek to get a job.
- Mike Brotherton on The Ten
Best Modern Monster Movies and Why SyFy Movies Suck
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Art
- Blake Charlton’s Spellwright gets French & UK Covers.
- @CoolVibe: “Nuclear Dawn” by TJ Wright.
More Fun Stuff
- @Space Dog Podcast: Ben
Bova’s WorldCon Speech
. - Harry Stardust T-Shirt. [via Lou Anders and Kat Howard]
- Star Trek Style Air-Powered Sliding Door.
- Christian Bale sings the Powerpuff Girls theme. No, really..