October 9, 2009 Links and Plugs

It's the 80's all over again with scheduled brownouts and bombings (and Cory Aquino was in the limelight a few months back). And for some sense of magic-realism, a few years ago, a power outage was caused by jellyfish. Now it's a snake.

On more positive news, the local FHM has an interview with writer Yvette Tan.

And there's a new issue of The Internet Review of Science Fiction, and check out Angela Slatter's multi-interview of various Australian authors on dark fantasy.

P.S. Check out Nancy Fulda's story ideas on the recent discovery of a fountain-of-youth for women.

Interview

• Dario Ciriello interviews Aliette de Bodard.
• Michigan Literary Network interviews Jim C. Hines (podcast).
• Mihir Wanchoo interviews Stuart Neville.
• Keith Rawson interviews James Sallis (video).
• BSC Review interviews Mark Chadbourn.
• Seattle Geekly interviews P. Stephens, Rob Rogers, Mark Henry and Cherie Priest (podcast).
  

Advice/Articles

• Nicholas Kauffman on At the Mountains of Misperception Dead Air 1.
• Melanie Nelson on The New FTC Guidelines and What They Mean to You. Related: Janet Reid on Bought and paid for, yessirreee bubba. Jack Shafer on The FTC's Mad Power Grab. FTC Publishes Final Guides Governing Endorsements, Testimonials.
  
• Nick Mamatas on Yet more evidence of bias against science fiction!!!
• Jeff VanderMeer on Thought for a Thursday: Is It Really “Entertainment” That Needs Defending?
• Ditchwalk on GeoCities, Scribd and Your Content.
• Required Field on What Readers Want (from Ebooks).
• James Enge on SF/F: Field, or Dangerfield?
• NK Jemisin on Self-Promotion Methods That Actually Work.
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Success Part One.
• Mike Brotherton on Women Hate Talking about Science and Science Fiction?! Argh!
• Heather Goodman on Finding Your Voice A Musician Looks at Writing.
• Juliette Wade on Why do pirates always say "Arrr"?
• Janice Hardy on You Spin Me Round.
• Pimp My Novel on Co-Opportunities.
• Mike Allen on Speculative poetry and the art of savaging.
  

News

• Call for Papers - International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts.
• SF in SF fundraiser for the Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship.
• Herta Mueller wins 2009 Nobel literature prize.
• Octocon Settlement.
• Watch NASA bomb the moon online.
• Fantasy & Science Fiction Dec. 2009 giveaway promotion for bloggers.
• Help Support Innsmouth Free Press.
• Book Sales Are Down, Despite Push.
  

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Blanket of White by Amy Grech