Graphic Novels and Novels Are Not the Same
I’m sorry to say it, but even though it hurts that a book that deserves to be on a bestseller list doesn’t get there, if it doesn’t belong in the same category as the other books on that list, then it shouldn’t belong on that list at all. Over at Suvudu this was a point […]
The Imagination Problem
It seems fiction has, for the most part, fallen to the wayside in favour of reality TV shows, biographies, ghost-written star stories and factional retellings of stories we’ve heard a million times before. The majority of TV and many of the books in the bestseller list have a compulsive fascination with the ‘real’, attempting a […]
Novel Ideas to Feed a Starving Artist
Today I received the latest issue of Sirenia Digest. I love this little journal because it’s a PDF put together by Caitlin R. Kiernan and Vince Locke. Typically it features two vignettes by Caitlin and artwork by Vince. But the real reason I like it is because by subscribing (via PayPal), I’m directly supporting the […]
Happy Happy Sci Fi
I’ve often wondered why it is that most of the serious science fiction being written today–and by this I mean SF that is taking itself seriously–takes a gloomy approach to imagining the future. I’m not the only one either; Damien Walter over at the Guardian wonders much the same thing. But Walter proposes we shouldn’t […]
What’s in a Review?
I found a rather interesting article on reviews today, and it struck me as a useful tool for any reviewer out there. Check out this link for details. I’d like to know people’s thoughts on this, personally. What criteria do you use to judge a work? Do you consider yourself a critic? What kind of […]
I’ve Been Sanderized
So, apparently William Sanders noticed my blog post about him the other day, which was partially in response to some things that Joe Sherry posted. And, in typical Sanders fashion, he’s opened up a lovely discussion about me, even though he claims to not care what I think. We all believe that.I don’t much care […]