September 10, 2009 Links and Plugs

You may not get much updates from me in the next few days. The computer monitor at home suddenly died and in its death throes made large static noises as well as the smell of burnt plastic.

In the meantime, readers might want to check out Apex Vol. III, Issue III.

In other news, Flash Fiction Online rejects Crossed Genre's LGBTQ ad.

And in case you happen to be in the area: An Evening of readings from Poe: 19 New Tales Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe at the Montauk Club.

Interviews

• Off the Shelf interviews Tobias Buckell (podcast).
• Q&A at World with the Writing Excuses gang and Mary Robinette Kowal (podcast).
• Rick Kleffel interviews Elizabeth Lynn (podcast).
• Blog Critics interviews PN Elrod.
• The Willpower Engine interviews Nancy Fulda.
  

Advice/Articles

• SF Signal Mind Meld on Bad Guys We Love to Hate: The Best Literary Villains in SF/F/H.
• Tola Onanuga on Why District 9 isn't racist against Nigerians.
• Larry Nolen on Trying to grasp a muddled understanding of a review.
• Betsy Tobin on Fantasy: Violation of the Possible?
• Rachelle Gardner on More on Advances.
• Juliette Wade on Designing an Alphabet or Writing System.
• The Book Publicity Blog on Embargoed books, or why book publicists have white hairs.
  

News

• Angry Robot Books signs Ian Whates.
• Microsoft Entertainment looking for a writer.
• SMOFCon Scholarship Offered by SFSFC.

Got to read this book before my monitor died:

The Language of Dying by Sarah Pinborough