Link of the Week x2: “World SF is the Diversity Our Community Needs” at The Book Smugglers
In case you missed it, I also have a post up at The Book Smugglers today. It is also on world sf, though on a slightly different aspect of it. Do take a read, if you get a chance. Thanks to the fine folks over at The Book Smugglers for allowing me to suck up some space for my thoughts! And if you want to help me get to Worldcon, please consider supporting my fundraiser.
Link of the Week: “World SF and the Global Archipelago of Worlds”
As part of my efforts to spread the word about the World SF Tour, I’ve got a guest post up at SF Signal on world sf! That’s pretty much it. Go read it! You might also consider checking out the World SF Tour fundraiser page and donating $10.
Link of the Week: “Me, as a useful representative example” by Mary Robinette Kowal
If you want to know the background for all of this, start with this post (mine) and all the links listed there, then go here (The Daily Dot) and here (Silvia Moreno-Garcia). These will provide you with the necessary details to really understand why Mary Robinette Kowal has become a target by…certain individuals. In short, her post provides an example of precisely the sort of treatment many women receive in the SF/F community and the publishing industry. It’s worth reading. It’s worth thinking about. That is all. (For the record: Mary once donated an hour of her time to The Skiffy and Fanty Show — cause she’s awesome.)
Link of the Week: @chuckwendig on Self-Publishing (or, Heh, Yeah)
The link…in which Chuck Wendig says things I’ve been saying for a long long time about self-publishing, but with a lot more funny terms and a billion more readers. As a sorta-reviewer, I’ve had to shut out almost all self-publishers and indie authors for precisely the reasons Wendig cites in his post. And it’s frustrating, because I know there are some lovely authors in that sea, but you can’t honestly expect me to give up my time and energy reading mountains of legitimately crap books just to find the gems. A while back, I got crapped on for suggesting this. Now, I’m sure all the poop goodness is hanging out in Mr. Wendig’s backyard. Oh, and I seriously mean there are good SPed books out there. I’ve read some of them. I’ve even bought some in recent memory. I just don’t buy most of the SPed books out there for the same reason I don’t subscribe to every blog I come across. Anywhoodles.
Top 10 Blog Posts for November 2013
November was obviously a fairly light week in terms of new posts, so this list is a reflection of all the stuff people were still reading from the months prior. And if you missed any of this stuff, you’ll have to catch up… Here it is: 10. Conventions: the Simple, Step-by-Step Approach for Handling Disability at Cons 9. Draft Post Bingo Winners: What I’ll Be Finishing Next (some of these have been finished!) 8. Crowdfunding Links of the Week: Kaleidoscope (a Diverse YA Antho) & War Stories (a MilSF Antho) 7. The Rubric of Apologies: Demanded Apologies 6. Link of the Week: “Conventions and Authors” by Tobias S. Buckell 5. Draft Post Bingo: What should I finish? You Decide! 4. Top 10 Blog Posts for August 2013 (this is a hilarious one…) 3. Oh, John Ringo and Your Silly Fantasies About People (or, I Now Like Redshirts) 2. Star Trek: a Worf TV Show? (Some Thoughts) 1. Movie Review: Riddick (2013)(or, I’m Going to Mega Rant Now)
Top 10 Posts for October 2013
Here you go: 10. Crowfunding Links of the Week: Kaleidoscope (a Diverse YA Antho) & War Stories (a MilSF Antho) 9. Draft Post Bingo: What should I finish? You Decide! 8. Top 10 Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies Since 2010 (Thus Far) 7. Ideological Rigidity (With a Side of Genre)(Adventures in Teaching) 6. Top 10 Cats in Science Fiction and Fantasy 5. Top 10 Blog Posts for September 2013 (ha!) 4. Pixar Feature Films (from the worst to the best) — A List That Will Get Me Killed 3. Top 10 Overused Fantasy Cliches 2. Movie Review: Riddick (2013) (or, I’m Going to Mega Rant Now) 1. Link of the Week: Judith Butler Explained with Cats!