April 14, 2009 Links and Plugs

Alas, this blog is not immune to bullshit. Your quote for the day is "The worst thing to happen to a writer isn't getting rejected. It's having your unedited and unpolished manuscript published in all its glory."

Interviews

• Richard Dansky interviews Alethea Kontis.
• SF Signal interviews Jonathan Maberry.
• Sarah Monette Q&A 8.
• Michelle Smith interviews Nick Mamatas.
• Some answers from Elizabeth Bear.
• Jessica Strider interviews Matthew Sturges.
  

Advice/Articles

• Sarah Brandel on Giving the Reader What They (Think They) Want.
• Jeremiah Tolbert on The New Rules of Project Awesomeness.
• Rose Fox on Pure escapism and dystopian visions appeal to consumers unhappy with the here and now.
• Graham Sleight on Reading Gene Wolfe.
• Sara Newton on 10 Surprising Librarians.
• Justine Larbalestie on A Week of Tweeting.
• Mike Brotherton on Some Modest Proposals for China.
• Janice Hardy on What a Wonderful World.
  

News

• Save 15% on any Apex order in honor of The Tax Man.
• The David Gemmell Legend nominees.
• The Interstitial Arts Foundation Needs Some People-Power!
• Sybil’s Garage No. 6 Table of Contents.
• Video on Book Binding.
  
• 2008 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced (it's a tie!).

And from Night Shade:

The Shadow Pavilion: A Detective Inspector Chen Novel by Liz Williams