May 27, 2011 Links and Plugs

Interviews

• The Tribune (Chris Casey) profiles Connie Willis.
• Rocket Kapre (Paolo Chikiamco) interviews Kate Aton-Osias and Nikki Alfar.
• Doctor Who Confidential (Charlie McDonnell) interviews Neil Gaiman (video).
• Omnivoracious (Jeff VanderMeer) interviews Jesse Bullington.
• Tor.com (Brit Mandelo) interviews Bill Willingham.

Advice/Articles

• Paul Jessup on House of Discarded Dreams Blog Carnival.
• Book View Cafe (Nancy Jane Moore) on Is the “Real” Truth Always Grim?
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Business Rusch: Publishers (Surviving the Transition Part 2).
• Robin D. Laws on Against Creative Paralysis (Advanced Edition).
• Ann Meier on How I Analyzed the Differences Between My First Chapter and My Favorite Best-Selling Author’s.
• John Scalzi on The Pros & Cons of Book Touring.
• Clarion Blog (Chris Doty) on Spec Tech: Conlanging 1 – Introductions.
• Alan Rickman’s Good-Bye Letter To Harry Potter.
• A Dribble of Ink (Stina Leicht) on ‘Writing Urban Fantasy without Vampires, detectives and tramp-stamped chicks’.
• The Guardian on The best science fiction books.
• Suvudu (Nick Mamatas) on The Writer’s Life: Actually, It’s Awesome!
• Tor.com (Ryan Britt) on John Scalzi, Carrie Vaughn, and Vernor Vinge Tell it Like it Is at BEA.
• Book View Cafe Blog (Brenda W. Clough, Sue Lange, Amy Sterling, and Judith Tarr) on Getting Your Backlist Up: A Report from the 2011 Nebulas.

News

• 2011 Mythopoeic Awards Finalists.
• 2000 Ancient Tombs - Fantasy/Horror Tributes 1 (music).
• Scott Edelman's videos of the Nebula Awards.

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