February 21, 2011 Links and Plugs

Just a heads up that I might not be updating the blog during the week of Feb. 21 ~ Feb. 25 due to work. (If you're reading this this week, then I'm fortunate to update things today.)

Interviews

• Babel Clash interviews Kim Harrison.

Advice/Articles

• Terri Windling on Reflections on blogging...
• John Remy on Using Music to Find Your Story’s Voice.
• Ted Gioia on Fritz Leiber at 100.
• Theodora Goss on Conventions.
• Foz Meadows on Female Fantasies. 
• Laura Anne Gilman on Practical Meerkat’s 52 Bits of Useful Info for Young (and Old) Writers, week 7.
• Dale Spindel on More misperceptions about public libraries.
• Juliette Wade on The Images We See, and their cultural messages and What "Home" Means - to Your Characters and your Story.
• Janice Hardy on The Whole Story: Plotting Multibook Goals.
• Alan Rinzler on Book bloggers can help sell your book: Tips for authors. 
• Jeff VanderMeer on Nnedi Okorafor, Shared Worlds, and Akata Witch.
• Theo on The Decline and Fall of the Fantasy Novel.

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