Dr. Shaun Duke, Professional Nerd

Editor. Writer. Professor. Host.

Publishing: Your Options and the Pros and Cons

I don’t think I’ve done a post like this before and it occurred to me that many of my readers and folks out in the blogosphere might like a post that looks into the various options for publishing and whether they are worth it. So, for this post I’m going to put together a short […]

Frederick Pohl, the Blogger

It’s unfortunate that I forgot to blog about this, but SF great Frederick Pohl has started blogging. If you don’t know who that is, you should. He’s one of those classic authors who filled the early-ish days of SF and the years following with wonderful books on all sorts of nifty SF topics. I suppose […]

Giveaways and Announcements

First things first, some giveaways: Enroute to Life has a giveaway for The Terror by Dan Simmons. Drey’s Library has a whole collection of Kitty Norville books (that’s six books). Stephanie’s Confessions of a Book-a-holic also has a giveaway for The Terror by Dan Simmons. The Discriminating Fangirl also has a whole collection of Kitty […]

Courage Campaign Against Prop 8: Sign the Petition

I recently came across a petition against the Kenneth Starr case that, if successful, will legally divorce 18,000 gay and lesbian couples in the state of California. That’s right, the state will legally strip them over those marriages. We’re not talking choice. They have no choice if Starr wins. Think about it. I’m not going […]