Filipino authors can also send me fiction that they want to consider for the site (usual guidelines apply). My email is charlesatan [at] gmail [dot] com.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Plug: World SF News Blog Call for Submissions
Just want to put a shout-out for the World SF News Blogs Call for Submissions.
Plug: “Return to Mariabronn” by Gary A. Braunbeck
Tor emailed me that “Return to Mariabronn” by Gary A. Braunbeck, a short story in Haunted Legends (edited by Ellen Datlow and Nick Mamatas), was recently dramatized in Writer's Talk. You can listen to it there, or if the audio link doesn't work for you (as was in my case), you can download it from here.
Gary A. Braunbeck’s work has received the International Horror Guild Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the Best Fiction Collection Award from Cemetery Dance. “Return from Mariabronn” is an eerie, updated take on the phantom hitchhiker urban legend—a classic story that has been told around the campfire for generations.
ABOUT HAUNTED LEGENDS:
Darkly thrilling, these twenty new ghost stories have all the chills and power of traditional ghost stories, but each tale is a unique retelling of an urban legend from the world over. Multiple award winning editor Ellen Datlow and award-nominated author and editor Nick Mamatas recruited Jeffrey Ford, Ramsey Campbell, Joe R. Lansdale, Caitlin Kiernan, Catherynne M. Valente, Kit Reed, Ekaterina Sedia, and thirteen other fine writers to create stories unlike any they've written before. Tales to make readers shiver with fear, jump at noises in the night, keep the lights on.
ABOUT THE EDITORS:
ELLEN DATLOW has won eight World Fantasy Awards, two Bram Stoker Awards, the International Horror Guild Award, two Hugo Awards, and two Locus Awards for her work as an editor. In a career spanning more than twenty-five years, she has been the fiction editor of OMNI and SCIFI.COM. Datlow has edited many successful anthologies, including The Dark, The Coyote Road, and Inferno. She has also co-edited the Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror series, The Faery Reel, A Wolf at the Door, and Swan Sister. She lives in Manhattan.
NICK MAMATAS, co-editor of the groundbreaking fiction magazine Clarkesworld, lives in Northern California.
October 29, 2010 Links and Plugs
Interviews
- Matt Staggs interviews Ben Tripp.
Advice/Articles
- Paul Jessup Talks Werewolves and the Inspiration of a Geeky Dad.
- Clay and Susan Griffith on Do Goggles Block the Sun? Steampunk in Africa.
- Ursula K. Le Guin on The Absent Silence.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Business Rusch: Understanding Publishing (Changing Times Continued).
Thursday, October 28, 2010
October 28, 2010 Links and Plugs
Interviews
- Adventures in SciFi Publishing interviews Ann Vandermeer and Matthew Sturges (podcast).
- John Scalzi's The Big Idea: Aliette de Bodard.
- The Angry Robot Podcast interviews Gav Thrope and Andy Remic.
- Peter Tennant on Women in Horror Anthologies.
- Charlie Stross on The hard edge of empire.
- Nisi Shawl on Stupid Things We Say.
- Scott Taylor on Art Evolution 7: Jeff Easley.
- Marty Halpern on Reflections on the 2000 World Fantasy Convention.
- Stroppy Author on How to speak publisher - A is for Author.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
October 27, 2010 Links and Plugs
Interviews
- I Should Be Writing interviews PG Holyfield (podcast).
- From Bar to Bar interviews Mark Charan Newton.
- Angry Robot Podcast interviews Kaaron Warren.
- Angela Slatter interviews Aidan Doyle.
- All Tech Considered interviews Cory Doctorow.
- Jaymee Goh on Steampunk Abstractions: On Commodification.
- Deborah J. Ross on Queries, Synopses, Pitches and Other Uneasy Friends, Part 2.
- Juliette Wade on Similes, cliché, and added information.
- Aliette de Bodard on Outlines, plotting and novels.
- Powell’s Books to Sell 7,000 Books from Private Library of Anne Rice.
- Washington Science Fiction Association Small Press Award for Short Fiction.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
October 26, 2010 Links and Plugs
Interviews
- John Scalzi's The Big Idea: Kathe Koja.
- Ghost in the Machine interviews Terry W. Ervin.
- Chicago Speculative Fiction Community interviews Jack Campbell.
- Grinding to Valhalla interviews Janice Hardy.
- Tor interviews Peter F. Hamilton.
Advice/Articles
- Cat Rambo on E-publishing and Business Models.
- Gord Sellar on Gwacheon International SF Film Festival!
- Ethan Gilsdorf on 12 Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks Who Made a Difference.
- Steven Harper Piziks on Writing Nowadays–Violating the Sacred Guidelines.
News
Monday, October 25, 2010
October 25, 2010 Links and Plugs
Interviews
- Jesse Fox interviews Amy Grech.
- The Outer Alliance interviews Kathe Koja.
- Suvudu chat transcript of R.A. Salvatore.
- BSC Review interviews Joe Abercrombie and Daniel Wallace (video).
- Editors to Within an Inch of my Life interviews Janice Hardy.
- John Ottinger III interviews Brandon Sanderson.
Advice/Articles
- Ray Bradbury & Hugh Hefner on the origins of Fahrenheit 451 (video).
- Tom Chatfield on Do Writers Need Paper?
- Peter Orullian on Fiction and Music: Lyrics/lyricsm.
- Harry Connolly on My Agent Hunt.
- Grasping for the Wind Inside the Blogosphere: Best/Most Interesting novels or short story collections since May 2010.
News
Friday, October 22, 2010
October 22, 2010 Links and Plugs
Interviews
- The Qwillery interviews Vera Nazarian.
- A Dribble of Ink interviews Brent Weeks.
- Sue Corbett interviews Kate Thompson.
- The Agony Column interviews Charles Yu (podcast).
- The Dragon Page interviews Naomi Novik (podcast).
- Jeff VanderMeer interviews S.J. Chambers.
- The Creative Penn interviews Alan Baxter (video).
- John Scalzi's The Big Idea: Helen Lowe.
- Cheryl Morgan on Pressure Tells.
- Catherynne M. Valente on New Moon.
- Jezebel on Why Would A Real Life Woman Want To Be A Second Life Slave?
- Larry Nolen on Belatedly for me, an "ethical" decision.
- Locus on Pulp Fiction: A Roundtable Discussion.
- Sue Granquist on Goth Chick News: Magical Expectations from a Tough Audience.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Business Rusch: Changing Times (Overview).
Thursday, October 21, 2010
October 21, 2010 Links and Plugs
Interviews
Advice/Articles
News
- Ghost in the Machine Podcast interviews Terry W. Ervin.
- Patricia's Vampire Notes interviews Gail Z. Martin.
- Geek's Guide to the Galaxy interviews Catherynne M. Valente (podcast).
- The Agony Column Live, October 9, 2010: Panel Discussion with Jim Jisbet, Graham Hancock and Rick Kleffel (podcast).
- Sierra Godfrey interviews Janice Hardy.
Advice/Articles
- Ay-Leen the Peacemaker on The Ao Dai and I: A Personal Essay on Cultural Identity and Steampunk.
- Rachelle Gardner on Writing Rules are Just Tools.
- Stroppy Author on How to speak publisher - A is for ARC.
News
In the Mean Time by Paul Tremblay
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
October 20, 2010 Links and Plugs
Interviews
Happy release day:
- The Functional Nerds interviews Neil Clarke (podcast).
- Night RPM translated an interview with Haruki Murakami (1, 2, 3). (via Paul Jessup)
- Angela Slatter interviews Ian Mond.
- John Scalzi's The Big Idea: Jackie Morse Kessler.
- China Mieville on Fake Facebook profiles (featuring China Miéville).
- Daniel Abraham on 100 Aspects of Genre: Learning from the Dead and the Dying.
- Paul Di Filippo on Logical Surprise.
- John Lucas on Novels don't need to be 'nice'.
- Dan Kois on Revisiting The Black Cauldron.
- Larry Nolen on Ideations, major book awards, and an apologia for non-speculative literatures.
- Scott Taylor on Art Evolution 6: Tony DiTerlizzi.
- Margaret Ronald on Workshop Paralysis.
- Angela Slatter on Authors and Books: A Public Service Announcement and Good Cop, Bad Cop: On Interrogating the Story.
- Deborah J. Ross on Queries, Synopses, Pitches and Other Uneasy Friends, Part I.
- Rachelle Gardner on The Business of Writing.
- Stroppy Author on How to speak publisher - A is for Agent.
Happy release day:
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
October 19, 2010 Links and Plugs
Interviews
- The Agony Column interviews Karen Joy Fowler (podcast).
- Mike Selinker interviews Jonathan Coulton.
- Howard Andrew Jones interviews Harry Connolly.
- The Sharp Angle interviews Janice Hardy.
- David Steffen interviews Tony C. Smith.
- Online Degrees on 10 Sci-Fi Movies That Don’t Totally Screw Up the Science.
- Laura Miller reviews Running the Books.
- David Millians on Gaming & Writing.
- Cory Doctorow on With a Little Twitter Help.
- Juliette Wade on Body language: are there clichés?
- The Ignotus Awards.
- Realms of Fantasy Shutting Down (and for Sale for $1.00 to Responsible Parties).
- VIZ Media is looking for a Magazine Sales & Marketing Associate to join their Magazines team.
- Scooby Doo Goes All Cthuhlu, With Harlan Ellison And HP Lovecraft.
- RIP Donald H. Tuck, 1922-2010.
Monday, October 18, 2010
October 18, 2010 Links and Plugs
Interviews
- Adventures in SciFi Publishing interviews Diana Rowland (podcast).
- The Agony Column interviews Amelia Beamer (podcast).
- The Tome Show interviews R.A. Salvatore (podcast).
- Jonathan Strahan chats with Gary K. Wolfe (podcast).
- Funky Bookstop interviews Janice Hardy.
- John Scalzi's The Big Idea: Graham Hancock.
- Mihir Wanchoo interviews Jennifer Estep.
- WC Roberts interviews Rose Lemberg.
- Jeff VanderMeer on Our Kind of Traitor by John le Carre: Chance Encounters, International Corruption, and Tennis.
- Sherwood Smith on Writers on Writing: Cutting Edge and Outside the Box.
- Juliette Wade on Who they are, and how to get them there at the right time...
- Jason Sanford on When is social media a bad thing for authors?
- Z.S. Adani on My two cents on SF ToC balance.
Friday, October 15, 2010
October 15, 2010 Links and Plugs
Interviews
- The Agony Column SF in SF panel from September 11, 2010, with Amelia Beamer, Terry Bisson, Mark L. Van Name and Gary K. Wolfe (podcast).
- From Bar to Bar interviews Roberto de Sousa Causo. (via Locus)
- Suvudu NYCC Video Interview: David Wellington.
- Katharine Eliska Kimbriel interviews Don Dixon (part 2).
- Marieke's Musings interviews Janice Hardy.
- Killer Chicks interviews The Rejectionist.
- Jeff VanderMeer on John le Carre: Our Kind of Traitor.
- Jo Walton on Future Classics: Best science fiction by women written 2001-2010.
- Nancy Jane Moore on Reading for Fun: Short Stories.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Business Rusch: Responsibility.
- John Scalzi on Shorts and Singles.
- Hannah Moskowitz on Professionalism (It's not what you think it is).
- Pimp My Novel on You And Technology: Mega Bros.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
October 14, 2010 Links and Plugs
Interviews
Advice/Articles
News
- Alethea Kontis interviews Barry Lyga.
- Bookyurt interviews Gail Carriger.
- Islam SciFi Interview of Pamela Taylor.
- Michael Parsons interviews William Gibson.
- Locus interviews Barry N. Malzberg.
Advice/Articles
- Coeur de Lion Publishing on some Australian Spec Fic.
- Kim Falconer on Spec Fic.
News
- 2010 Gulliver Travel Research Grant has been awarded to author Joel Arnold.
- World Fantasy Life Achievement Winners.
- Bacigalupi’s Ship Breaker Nominated for National Book Award.
- Who Fears Death Optioned for a Film.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
October 13, 2010 Links and Plugs
Shout-out to the Strange Horizons Fund Drive. And Lavie's Apex Book of World SF (see first news item below) or else he'll send his ninja-nazi-vampires to hunt me.
Interviews
Interviews
- Psychology Today interviews Jeff VanderMeer.
- Suvudu video of David Weber.
- Matt London interviews Marc Laidlaw.
- Angela Slatter interviews Z.S. Adani.
- Blah, Blah, Blah Q&A with Janice Hardy.
- John Scalzi's The Big Idea: Matthew J. Kirby.
- Hellnotes interviews Paul Tremblay.
- The Functional Nerds interviews Fred Kiesche and Mike Ferrante (podcast).
- Hal Duncan on Notes from New Sodom: The Booker and the Bistro de Critique.
- Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff on Islamic Science, Literacy, and the Renaissance, Part 2.
- Rachelle Gardner on How to Fire Your Agent.
- Stroppy Author on How to speak publisher - A is for Advance.
- Juliette Wade on Greetings as an opportunity for worldbuilding.
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