Shaun’s Rambles 004: Interviewing the Fans — Paul Weimer
…in which I continue this podcast thing on my new website by talking to Paul Weimer about how he became an sf/f fan. In this episode:
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On Unofficial Blacklists: Why I Keep a Mental List of Authors I Won’t Read
In April of this year, I posted a list of five reasons I won’t read someone’s work. Whether it’s because you don’t write what I read or you’re a giant turd nozzle on the Internet, there are a variety of reasons for why I skip on someone’s work. By implication, that means I keep a constantly changing list of authors I won’t read — a list I have begun calling my Do Not Read list.
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Shaun’s Rambles 003: On Negative Reviews and Their Value
…in which I talk about things some people don’t want to write. In this edition:
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Shaun’s Rambles 002: The Value of Book Reviews and Dark Orbit by Carolyn Ives Gilman
…in which I continue a podcast of random thoughts had while driving home from work. In this edition:
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Shaun’s Rambles 001: The Gallo Conspiracy and Trial By Fire
…in which I begin a podcast of random thoughts had while driving home from work. In this edition: Some thoughts on the controversy over Irene Gallo’s statements about the Sad / Rabid Puppies Some thoughts on Trial By Fire by Charles Gannon and the absence of sf/f awards for adventure fiction Enjoy the rambles. You can download the mp3 directly from this link or stream the episode below.
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On the SF/F Novel: What Happened to Short Novels?
Later tonight, I’m recording an episode of The Incomparable with Jason Snell, Scott McNulty, Paul Weimer, and Fred Kiesche. We’ll be discussing the Nebula Awards novel finalists, and among the topics I intend to bring up is the fact that I have been bouncing off of novels hard lately.