Archive for August, 2006
Isles, ‘Pericles’ Win Sidewises
Brief Worldcon Update
Yeah, so in case you missed it, Worldcon is happening this weekend. I’m here in Anaheim, at the Anaheim Marriott, which is 400 feet or so from the convention center. Just taking a break to file a story for SCI FI Wire, and to email some of the interviews I did to myself, for backup reasons. So far, I interviewed Artist Guest of Honor James Gurney (about his new art portfolio, Home Planet), and Mike Resnick (about his new anthology, Space Cadets, which is a Worldcon publication). Details? You’ll have to wait for the SCI FI Wire stories, I’m afraid.
As for the con itself, it’s going quite well. Having a lot of fun chatting with all kinds of talented and important people. But enough blogging for now. Hey, I’m at Worldcon, I’m going to go do con stuff!
Jordan’s Condition Good, But Mixed
Hellstrom Reborn In Satan
SCI FI Wire published a piece I wrote about Alex Irvine’s new Marvel Comics miniseries, Son of Satan, a revivial of the Daimon Hellstrom character.
Dzur Is A Savory Meal
SCI FI Wire just published a piece I wrote about Steven Brust’s new novel, Dzur, which is the August SCI FI Essential title.
Slush Bomb
This is the devastation caused by the slush bomb. I haven’t counted them or anything, but this is what I have to work with (this is Saturday through Tuesday’s slush).
Gah! And I’m off to Worldcon tomorrow, so there might be a slight increase in response times…
A Study in Smoking
Went to visit my grandfather today, and while I was there, I experimented with the “burst” function on my digital camera, which allows you to take a rapid series of photos. To test it out, I took a series of pictures to capture him taking a drag on his cigarette. This is the result.
Boot Camps for Writers
Waiting for me when I got home from work yesterday was my contributor copy of the 2007 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market. In it is my article “Boot Camps for Writers: Whip Your Speculative Fiction Into Shape.” It is, as the title implies, an overview of the various SF writing workshops (Clarion and its ilk). In my humble opinion, I think it’s a good piece, and will serve the NSSWM audience well. It’s pretty comprehensive, and lists all the logistical information (price, length of workshop, starting dates, etc.) for each workshop, which I think would make it easy to compare and contrast them to see which would work best for you.
So, go to your local bookstore and check it out. Hell, buy a copy if you want to (though I don’t get royalties or anything, so I’m not going to beg).
Conviser Foresees Echelon
SCI FI Wire just published a piece I wrote about Josh Conviser’s first novel Echelon, which speculates on the future of government domestic spying.