On Legitimacy, Academia, and the Hugos (or, Someone Needs to Take a Class)

If you’ve been following the Hugo Awards fiasco, you might have come across Philip Sandifer’s fascinating analysis of Theodore Beale / Vox Day, his followers, and the Hugos.  Sandifer has since become a minor target within the Sad / Rabid Puppies discussion, but not so much for what he actually said as for who he […]

Why I Don’t Shop at Chain Bookstores (Often)

I live in a town which has very little in the way of independent bookstores.  There’s one very tiny feminist bookshop, which is nifty, and a handful of comic shops, but there’s little else.  If I want to shop somewhere that isn’t a chain, department store, or Internet store, I have to wait for one […]

Non-US SF/F Fandom Survey: Perspectives on the Hugo Awards

As you might have heard, I’ve been working on a survey for non-US sf/f fans to get their perspective on the Hugo Awards (as the title suggests).  That survey went live yesterday.  If you are a non-US sf/f fan, please consider taking the survey to give your thoughts! Thanks!

The Future Blogging Game Plan Thing: Opinions Welcome

As I mentioned on Twitter the other day, I’ve started putting together a new structure for my online writing.  Today, I offer up one possible restructuring effort.  Your opinions are always welcome, even if you fundamentally disagree with the whole endeavor. On a side note:  I do plan to move this blog to its own […]

Shaun’s Terrible Book Covers: With Great Power by @_terri_jones

In case you missed it on Twitter, I playfully suggested that I would draw the cover art for someone’s book if they sent me a description for a scene.  And I promised the art would be bad, because I’m no artist. One brave victim responded to my call:  Terri Jones. And this is what I […]

A Long List of Writing/Blogging Projects I Want to Do

As you may recall, I mentioned that I had started to reconsider the future of this blog and my various blogging/podcasting/writing projects.  The conversation preceding and surrounding that post have led me here:  a post about the things I would like to do. Obviously, I cannot do all of these things, but I know these are projects […]