September 28, 2009 Links and Plugs

To those who've emailed inquiring about my status (and those who will), I'm fine. I'm one of the lucky ones. Unfortunately, the rest of the Philippines isn't faring so well, even two days after the storm, so read up on Manuel Quezon III's How to Help and here's info on how to donate from abroad (and exactly three years ago, typhoon Milenyo hit us as well).

Interviews

• Rick Kleffel interviews Kirsten Imani Kasai (podcast).
• Jonathan Moeller interviews Michael Payne.
• Off the Page interviews Doreen Alsen, Jennifer Bokal, Joshua Palmatier and others (podcast).
• Suvudu interviews Lynn Flewelling.
  

Advice/Articles

• Gustavo Bondoni on Science fiction literature is screwed.
• The Wall Street Journal on Guiding a Young Science-Fiction Fan.
• TJ McIntyre on Criticism vs. Snobbery.
• Matthew Cheney on Hybrid Books and the Marketplace of Literary Respectability and Ghost Stories.
• Dean Wesley Smith on Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing: Workshops.
• Monica Valentinelli on Thinking About Your Writer’s Platform? Consider Your Online Reputation First.
• The View from LL2 on The Economic Agendas of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Authors, Vol. 1 — Jack London and The Economic Agendas of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Authors, Vol. 2 — Terry Goodkind.
• Adam Roberts on Why hasn't there been a science fiction Booker winner? Related: Cheryl Morgan on The Booker Question.
• CL Anderson on The Writing Life - The Rollercoaster.
• Soyka on Short Fiction Beat: Long Live the Short Story.
• Rachel Aaron on “If the people aren’t doing anything cool the book is dumb.”
• Editorial Ass on Quick! Someone call an emergency copy editor! I just can't look at it anymore!!
• PJ Nunn on What does a publicist go for these days?
• Alison Janssen on But Does the Reader Have to *Like* Him?
• Justine Larbalestier on What’s Age Got to Do with It? and Damned if You Do, Damned if You Don’t.
• Juliette Wade on Banjo Patterson and Meter.
• Andrew Wheeler on Linking, Demands, and Bookselling.
• Nicola Morgan on Networks and Platforms - Must I?
• Kirsten Valentine Cadieux on Forgetting the point: why do we write things?
• Jeff VanderMeer on My Complicated Relationship with Facebook.
  

News

• RIP Barbara Bova.
• Amazon: Cartoonists aren’t authors.
• Fantasy Magazine's Halloween Flash Fiction Contest.
• Obama Appoints Scholar as New Copyright Czar.
• Exquisite Corpse Adventure.
• Give Us Links Or We Won't Sell Your Books: Really?

And from Lethe Press:

Icarus Issue 2