Moderating the Community and the Cost of Respect

In a recent blog post, Alastair Reynolds took on what he perceives to be the instantaneous vitriol that peppers (or, perhaps, consumes) the SF/F community on a regular basis.  Hence the title:  “Does it have to be this way?”  It’s essentially an argument for moderation by way of a questioning of the current state of […]

Worldcon Fundraiser: Send the #WorldSFTour to London!

Folks on Twitter will have seen this already.  Over at The Skiffy and Fanty Show blog, I’m hosting a fundraiser to help bring the World SF Tour to Worldcon in London.  At last year’s Worldcon, we interviewed quite a bunch of folks and released those episodes throughout 2013.  This year, we want to do the […]

Link of the Week: @chuckwendig on Self-Publishing (or, Heh, Yeah)

The link…in which Chuck Wendig says things I’ve been saying for a long long time about self-publishing, but with a lot more funny terms and a billion more readers. As a sorta-reviewer, I’ve had to shut out almost all self-publishers and indie authors for precisely the reasons Wendig cites in his post.  And it’s frustrating, […]

Why I Haven’t Babbled About the Hugo Awards…Yet

You’ll notice that I haven’t joined in on the discussion about the Hugos this year.  Granted, there hasn’t been nearly the level of intense debate as there was last year, though some folks have waded into the categories discussion, which has been going on for a while.  There’s a pretty good reason why I’ve been […]

Top 10 Blog Posts for January 2014

And here they are: The Vigilante in American Mythology (Brief Thoughts) #monthofjoy Movie Review: Riddick (2013) (or, I’m Going to Mega Rant Now) Guest Post: The Polarization of Genre Fiction by David Chandler Movie Review Rant : Catching Fire (2013) Silly Reader Questions: Super Powers, Magic, Bathrooms, and Poetry Top 10 Most Ridiculous Moments in […]