Draft Post Bingo Winners: What I’ll Be Finishing Next
A whole bunch of folks tossed out their nominations, so here’s the stuff I’m going to finish in the next, say, month: FIN A post about ideological rigidity from a teaching perspective (with a side of SF/F) FIN A post of my hopes for SF/F in 2013 (which I can just update to 2014) FIN […]
Draft Post Bingo: What should I finish? You Decide!
I’ve been sitting on over 50 draft posts for a while now. Some of these have been around for years, either because I couldn’t complete them (which explains why they are not listed below) or because I forgot about it. So here’s the deal: I’ve listed a whole bunch of these posts below, and you’re […]
Literary Fiction Does Not Exist (or, Please Shut Up About Literary Fiction)
Last month, Storyville posted a definition of literary fiction. As with all definitions of a genre, it is functionally useless, in no small part because it offers utterly subjective criteria, most of which apply to such a wide range of literary forms that the attempt to define collapses under the weight of its own uselessness. […]
That Readers vs. Writers Thing on Strange Horizons (or, Some Disconnected Nonsense From Me)
I’m sure you’ve all heard about this Strange Horizons column already. If not, go read it, then come back and read what I have to say (or don’t…up to you). As I pointed out by way of a link-laden question the other day, I really don’t understand what the frak is going on in the […]
Reviewers vs. Authors vs. Twitter vs. Strange Horizons: One Thought
WTF is wrong with you, SF/F community? I’ll have another post in the near future. . . . . . . . . . . . . P.S.: This post is not an opinion on the subject at hand (i.e. the content of the original Strange Horizons post). Rather, it’s all I have to say […]
Comment System Has Changed!
Quick note: I’m testing out a no-moderation, no-captcha commenting policy on the blog. I realize that captcha may be one of many reasons for low activity on blogs in general, so I wanted to see what would happen if I removed the barriers. So, consider yourselves my guinea pigs!