Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 1/23/13
Interviews & Profiles
- Tor Books interviews Cherie Priest.
- Geeky Pleasures interviews Pamela Sargent.
- Adventures in SciFi Publishing interviews Kelley Armstrong.
- Entertainment Weekly interviews Julie Cross.
- My Bookish Ways interviews James P. Blaylock.
- Amazing Stories interviews Kevin J. Anderson.
- SFX interviews Hugh Howey.
News
- 2012 Bram Stoker Award Preliminary Ballot
- New books collect Damien Broderick radio and film scripts.
- C.J. Cherryh has started writing the new (final Foreigner?) book.
- All Eleven Time Lords to feature in 50th anniversary Doctor Who episode.
- BBC America bringing classic Doctor Who to America.
- Amazon Developing Zombieland TV Show.
- SPECTRUM 20: Deadline for Entries is January 25.
- Batmobile Sold!
Events
Articles
- Strange Horizons (Eleanor Arnason) on Me and Science Fiction: Writing What You Don’t Know.
- Cat Valente on The End of Omikuji.
- Jim C. Hines on Cover Art – So Where’s The Problem?
- Locus Roundtable (Andy Duncan) on Teachable Science Fiction and Fantasy.
- Mightygodking on World building v. narrative necessity.
- Giant Freakin Robot on Read H.R. Giger’s Angry Letter To 20th Century Fox About An Alien: Resurrection Snub.
- Bradley P. Beaulieu on Lest Our Passage Be Forgotten Update – Artwork & Story Progress.
- Cathy Yardley on Do’s and don’ts for a holiday party at Fiendish Enterprises.
- Mike Allen on Picking the Clockwork Phoenix 4 stories: The Process (part 1) and Part 2.
- Amazing Stories (Chris Gerwel) on Crossroads: Where Genres Meet in the Night.
- Amazing Stories (Chris Gerwel) on Crossroads: What is Noir, Anyway?
- John Wiswell asks Too Many Humans in Fantasy Novels?
- Travis Heerman on Kickstarter Funded! Stretch Goals Open.
- Missions Unknown on Forgotten Film: The Vengeance of She (1968).
- PopMatters on Obituary Writing from the Desk of a 'Daytripper'.
- Yahoo on Cloning Neanderthals Has Hang-Ups. [Thanks, Greg L.!]
- The Wertzone (Adam Whitehead) on Deep Space Nine at 20.
- Space.com on Scientists See Big Rewards (and Risk) in Private Spaceflight.
- Neal Asher on Necropath by Eric Brown.
Art
- Conceptual Illustrations by Ben Andrews.
- Wizard's Apprentice.
- Daily Inspiration #686.
- CTHULHU versus DINOSAURS by =DeevElliott. [via Not Pulp Covers]
- Desert hunters by ~sketchboook.
More Fun Stuff
- Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier (Excerpt) by Myke Cole
- George Takei teams up with Dick Tracy in latest storyline.
- Remember when Brooke Shields played Wonder Woman?</a
- Star Wars Cantina Song (Accordion version)!
- Skull ice cube maker.
- TARDIS Dress.
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Really enjoyed Adam Whitehead’s article on the 20th anniversary of DS9.
And that TARDIS dress is clever.
Check the comments under the “Yahoo on Cloning Neanderthals” story. They will depress you, but they are utterly fascinating.