SF/F/H Link Post for 2013-07-09
Interviews & Profiles
- Nine Worlds GeekFest interviews Alex Dally MacFarlane.
- Book View Cafe Blog interviews Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff.
- SFX interviews Julie Benz.
- My Bookish Ways interviews Kevin Hearne.
- Lawrence M. Schoen interviews Chuck Wendig.
- Black Static interviews John Llewellyn Probert.
- Every Read Thing interviews Chris F. Holm.
- Small Blue Planet interviews Charles A. Tan and Dean Francis Alfar.
News
- Orson Scott Card Responds To ENDER’S GAME Boycott.
- DragonCon parts with Ed Kramer.
- Petition | The United States Postal Service Commemorative Panel and the White House: Honor 60 American Authors, Editors and Artists of SF, Fantasy and Horror. [via Chris M. Barkley]
Events & Event News
- July 9: Ottawa ChiSeries presents Tanya Huff, Hayden Trenholm, and Eric Choi.
- July 10: Vancouver ChiSeries presents Eileen Kernaghan, Linda DeMeulemeester, and Hiromi Goto.
- Terry Brooks on Tour Next week.
- LoneStarCon 3 to Celebrate Science Fiction with Wide Range of Special Exhibits.
- LoneStarCon 3 Announces At-Con Membership Rates.
Crowd Funding
- What Fates Impose: Tales of Divination. Anthology of Fiction by Steven Saus.
- Support the Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop for Science Fiction Authors.
- COFFEE: Caffeinated Tales of the Fantastic by Alex Shvartsman.
- Mythic Delirium is fully funded.
Articles
- Jim C. Hines on Reporting Sexual Harassment in SF/F, 2013 Edition.
- Juliette Wade on Professionalism, Waiting, and why it’s sometimes good to ask.
- Liz Bourke on SFF/Classics Conference, Liverpool, Part XIII of XIII.
- Heather Massey asks Does Sci-Fi Romance Need To Step Up Its Game?
- Tansy Rayner Roberts on The Eight Doctors (or: Uncle Terrance Cleans House) [WHO-50—1997].
- Elizabeth Massie on The Story Behind Desper Hollow.
- S.C. Barrus on Delaying Action to Build Tension.
- Charles Stross on Planetbuilding for Neptune’s Brood (Part 2).
- David Brin on Recent Sci Fi films — the okay and the meh.
- J. M. Mcdermott on If, if, if.
- Michael Flynn on Seamless Garments.
- D.B. Jackson on Confessions of a History Geek: Blending History and Fantasy.
- David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—A Guide to Critiquing a Story.
- Chuck Wendig on I Don’t Usually Like To Respond To Negative Reviews, But…
- B. Morris Allen on Introduction to SFF – 1 – the mysterious Ms X.
- Geoff Wakeling on Zombies – To run or not to run.
- Tor.com on Advanced Readings in D&D: Edgar Rice Burroughs.
- Open Culture on George Orwell and Douglas Adams Explain How to Make a Proper Cup of Tea.
- Pornokitsch on Why The Terminator‘s Sarah Connor is the Best Sarah Connor.
- FEARnet on Terror Before The Talkies: Horror Films Of The Silent Era. [via This Is Horror]
- The Original Fan on When The Thing Became John Carpenters’ The Thing. [via This Is Horror]
- BBC on BFI Gothic season explores ‘dark heart of film’. [via This Is Horror]
- The New Yorker on Internet Book Fetishists Versus Anti-Fetishists. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Wired UK on Think tank counters dystopian science fiction’s ‘wet blanket effect’ on innovation.
- Waylou on 10 DC Super Heroines & Villains in Hipster Mode.
- Gail Carriger on 6 Favorite Children’s Books.
Art
- Stunning Concept Art by Michel Donzé.
- Game of Throne Characters Drawn in the Style of The Simpsons.
- Gallery by Dimitar Tzvetanov.
- Superheroes – Past/Present.
- concept ships: QuanTika 2.
- 2D Art: Red Riding Mech.
- “Mastermind” by Andrzej Sykut.
More Fun Stuff
- Regan Wolfrom’s Speculative Fiction Writing Wroundup for 7/8/2013.
- Watch the trailer for Holly Black’s The Coldest Girl in Coldtown.
- 15 Star Wars Cubeecraft Paper Toy Models You Will Also Want To Make.
- Superheroes never rest.
- Chewbacca’s growl played on guitar.
- How George R.R. Martin Got the Idea for Game of Thrones.