SF/F Links: April April April
Nothing like a few more links to make you grin with joy, right? This time I have quite a few really interesting ones, which isn’t to say that the ones I had put up in previous posts weren’t interesting. I’m just trying to make you more excited about these particular links. Here goes: Vandonovan presents […]
Quick Movie Reviews (2009): Volume Four
And here are some more quick reviews from GeorgeMichael. Okay, so only the first four are from him, but still. He’s apparently seen a lot of movies this year. As have I! Anywho, enjoy: Bride WarsPros: Both Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson are great actors who do their very best with the mediocre script that […]
Reader Question: Current Events and Reader Preferences and Experience
TruGenius recently left a comment asking me the following: How do current social events shape readers preferences? I’m going to start this off by saying that I am in no way a genius on this subject. I haven’t spent years studying book sales, trends, etc. So everything I am going to say on this subject […]
Quick Movie Reviews (2009): Volume Three
Well, my good friend GeorgeMichael has seen quite a few movies this year and he was kind enough to write up these quickie reviews. And with that, here they are: AdventurelandPros: A quirky, charming coming-of-age film about a college grad who has to take a summer job to be able to pay for his New York […]
Nine Reasons Why Airports Should Offer Free Wireless
…or at least dirt-freaking-cheap wireless that doesn’t require you to pay for twenty-four hours of service when you’re only going to use, at most, a few hours… With all my airport problems over the weekend, I figure this is a most fitting list to place here. I wrote it while in the airport (or in […]
Top Five Tools For Writers (in today’s writing environment)
Every writer has tools. Back in the old days they had a dictionary and/or a thesaurus—typewriters too, of course. When computers came around, it changed things, making it easier for folks to type up manuscripts and print them. Now that we’re easily over two decades past the invention of the personal computer (and I’m guessing […]