Academic Goodies: The Science Fiction of My New Year
Well, I said I would post the proposal abstracts for the various academic conferences I will be attending. All three of them deal with science fiction on some level, as indicated here. It should be interesting to present all of these papers and field questions from the audience. I don’t get many opportunities to talk […]
Homesick 2010: Where I’ll Be All Next Year
2010 is shaping up to be a busy year for me. A few big things have happened, and with the next semester of school coming up I’m sure I’ll be a busy little bee. The sad thing (or cool thing, depending on how you look at it) is that I’ll be away from home for […]
Random News For 12/11/09 (Peter Watts, Interviews, and Randomness)
Some interesting things have happened today. First, there is an interview with me up on the Outer Alliance blog that you all might want to check out. They asked me some questions about dealing with anti-gay hatred and Survival By Storytelling Magazine, among other things. It’s fairly brief, but well worth checking out. Probably the […]
A Taste of “The Head” (Tentative Title)
I thought I’d let folks read a little of what I’ve been working on lately. I’ve mentioned this story on Twitter a few times, particularly by its first line, but it’d be interested to hear what folks think. The only thing I have to say before taking you to it is that you shouldn’t read […]
Funny Things About Grandfathers
I’ve never talked about some of my grandfather’s exploits on this blog, but one of the things you learn as a writer (or a wannabe writer, for that matter) is that your family, friends, and random acquaintances can act as fantastic inspiration. My grandfather has acted as quite the little inspiration bee in the last […]
The Green Literature Proposal
I think I mentioned this on my Twitter a few times, but if you don’t follow me there, then this may be new to you. I recently sent out an abstract for a paper to a conference about green literature (specifically in science fiction). I haven’t heard back yet, but regardless, I wanted everyone to […]