SF/F Links: the Sorta-Bimonthly May Batch
Well, I’ve got quite a lot of links to share with you all. So here goes: Here is some excellent advice on how to take criticism from Copy Write. Great article from Larry Niven on making up words in SF/F. This is a bit old, but I like it: 11 literary references people make without […]
Lit Rant: A Few Thousand People Does Not a Movement Make (Or Why Podcasting Ain’t That Great)
One thing that irks me about all these online movements is the people of these movements–particularly the folks who hold some sort of fame–assume that their “successes” have had a legitimate affect on the publishing industry (or whatever industry they are a part of). This is especially so with the podcasting world. Those of us […]
Five Oft-Repeated, But Invaluable Writing Tips
I’m not making this list with the intention to simply repeat what everyone else has said, but to offer some notes of advice that I know personally to have worked. Perhaps you can take something from my personal experiences with these tips that you wouldn’t have been able to get from the myriad of repeated […]
Story Wordle: “Irlgem”
This Story Wordle is for one of my fantasy short stories (which was an honorable mention in WOTF last year). Feel free to let me know about your Story Wordles if you have any!
SF/F Links: More Early May Stuff
Well, I have many more links. Not much more needs be said. Here goes: From a Sci-Fi Standpoint has an interesting post about why science fiction shouldn’t be seen as an avenue to teach us science. I don’t know if I entirely agree, but it’s still interesting. This is by far one of the coolest […]
Video Found: Online Community Building w/ Buckell, Scalzi, and Hayden
Tobias Buckell recently posted this and I thought it might be interesting to all of you out there that haven’t seen it yet. Enjoy: