Fantasy Clichés: The Good, the Bad, and the Published (Part One)
Recently over at Dragon Federation (the quite awesome new site for SF/F blog reviewers and their fans can hang out and tip back a few imaginary beers) SparklingBlue brought up an interesting topic that I have discussed before, but haven’t really delved into: I was wondering your opinion on the subject of clichés in fantasy–are […]
Interview w/ Chris Howard
I recently reviewed Chris Howard’s Seaborn and asked him for an interview, which he graciously agreed to. Here is the result: First, thank you for doing this interview. Could you tell us a little about yourself (a bio, if you will)? I write science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories, and I also paint […]
GRRM: Tired of Your Crap
…and for good reason. This was brought to my attention by a friend (whose blog I would mention here, except I’m not sure he or she would like me to for very complicated reasons):Apparently GRRM is pretty much sick and tired of all of you out there yelling at him about the lateness of his […]
Royalties: Should Used Bookstores Pay Them?
I’m sure this is a subject that has been discussed over and over in the past, but it seems to have been mildly revitalized in the last few months by the blogosphere (such as at Teleread). What has probably driven it out of the wood works, if it was ever there in the first place, […]
Rejection: Nobody Gives a Crap About Compsagnathus
Well, another one rejected! Yippee. It will be off elsewhere today. Anywho. I have nothing else to say.
Inside the Blogosphere: Book Marketing Favorites
John recently asked if anyone would like to host the “Inside the Blogosphere” series on their blogs and I volunteered. Of course, I’m later than I expected on this, but in any case, here is this round’s question: What is your favorite form of book marketing? And what form of book marketing do you find […]