The Tom Swift Jr. Series
The Tom Swift Jr. books had great, evocative covers, quite pulp-like, and were quick reads.
Review: The Given Sacrifice by S.M. Stirling
A review of the tenth novel in S. M. Striling’s Emberverse series
Review: Kiss of the Damned
Many films grow out of, and succeed due to, their strong, closely observed characters. By making Paolo, Juno, and Mimi stock figures from central Transylvanian casting, Cassavetes leaves her audience sharing too keenly the emptiness of her characters’ lives.
Animanga: Surprisingly Not A Man’s World
I am glad that I’ve never had to defend myself and what I love because of something so trivial as my gender expression. I can only hope that the entirety of fandom can grow to this point and further as dialogues surrounding hobbies and sexism continue to spring forth.
Epic Fantasy Analysis September 09, 2013
Time once again to take a closer look at the Amazon’s Epic Fantasy Bestseller list for the Kindle.
Writing on Paper
When you write, capturing the urgency of the moment, your own voice and style, happens in the first contact of pen to paper, fingers to keyboard, and with each re-working of the text,
J.JAVIER ARNAU – PLANETAS PROHIBIDOS por M.C.CARPER
M. C. Carper interviews author and editor of Planetes Prohibidas (Forbidden Planets) J. Javier Arnau
Farm Animals, Singing, Time and the Excellence in SF Denialism Award
A new award for special kinds of (non) science fiction.
Tonight’s Program Will Not Be Seen So That We Can Bring You…
This week’s IAAA gallery, AMAZING News and ABSOLUTE ZERO, will not be seen today so that I can put my house in order following a week away from the office. I had hopes that I […]
Marketing 101: Strategies for Growing your Email List
Sending emails without one’s permission is what is commonly know as spam and you don’t want to get a reputation for being a “spammy author.”
The Apollo Program, A Personal Journal: The Command Module Training Simulator
The Apollo astronauts had more than a dozen really cool simulators to train them for a flight to the Moon. I had to learn how to fly one.
Top Post de Agosto
En todo caso más vale tarde que nunca, aquí algunos de los más interesantes artículos que fueron populares en las últimas semanas.
An Elegy to Pohl
This homage to Frederik Pohl is by no means a reflection on the author’s complete body of work enjoyed by his fans over the years. It just can’t be done in this small of a space. This is but a tiny glimpse at the work of a man many of us looked up to. This is a look at his first publication – his first of many.
Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 30)
I finish off the discussion I began in part 29 on some of the paths a writer might choose to take for their short fiction career, this week focusing on publishing a collection of your short fiction.
The Artful Collector: State of the Art at the 71st Worldcon
Fans, publishers, art directors, and collectors expected Worldcon art shows to display the best-of-the-best art being created in the field, and top artists looked forward to meeting their expections. NO MORE.
The Man in the Torn Shirt
This post is about powerful images and the way that they can become stuck in the public consciousness.
A Farewell To My Caped Crusader: An Ode to Batwoman
Saying goodbye to good friends is one of the hardest things to go through – and sometimes it can be even harder when they’re not even real.
Anime roundup 9/6/2013: Always Look On the Bright Side of Life
In this week’s viewing: Gatchaman Crowds continues to go to unexpected places, the Shimogamo family tree contains surprises, and more!
The Language of Scandal: Why Do Speculative Fiction Writers Love Disgusting Scatological Insults?
Why has this man been labelled “a poo-flinging chimp,” among other, less printable things? I have an idea or two (a rare occurrence, I know, I know).
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