Category Archives: Writers

Architecture of the Mind

Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 by Keith

Over at BLDBLOG, Geoff Manaugh interviews China Mieville about the role of architecture and urban space in science fiction and fantasy. I’d quote a bit but there’s so many great ideas being discussed, I’d end up pasting in the whole … Continue reading →

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The Word That Shall Not Be Named

Posted on Friday, January 7, 2011 by Keith

when it comes to the matter of censoring the word “nigger” form Huck Finn, I’m with the Rude Pundit: You can’t take the word “nigger”? Then, sorry, you don’t get to enjoy the rest of Twain’s satire of human degradation … Continue reading →

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Upping the Resolution

Posted on Sunday, January 2, 2011 by Keith

It’s a brand new year and so time to make resolutions! But let’s be honest, most resolutions frankly suck. They’re something vague about loosing weight or being a better person or goodwill towards humanity.  You can easily ignore these resolutions … Continue reading →

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Dickens in a Dirigible

Posted on Thursday, December 16, 2010 by Keith

A few weeks back, Charlie Stross opened a can of virtual worms in this post about the weekpoints of Steampunk as a genre. I observed the hubub from a safe distance (those zeppelin jockies have explosives, man, even if they … Continue reading →

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The New Cacophony is Old Again

Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 by Keith

Dumping this here for later reference.Because I seem to have wandered into that haunted house and want to think more about why the mirror turn the way they do, what flavor of smoke is being used. (Link via Bruce Sterling) … Continue reading →

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A Message From Our Sponsor

Posted on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 by Keith

Over at Locus, Cory  Doctorow has a column in which he praises the expertise of the professional sales force: Hardly a day goes by that I don’t get an e-mail from someone who’s ready to reinvent publishing using the Internet, … Continue reading →

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Author’s Guild vs. The Kindle 2 in a Race to See Who is Least Relavant

Posted on Thursday, February 26, 2009 by Keith

So, the Author’s Guild* has decided that the new Kindle’s text-to-speech thingy is a threat to author’s rights, audio book sales and maybe even the book industry’s very existence. Where they were when Paris Hilton’s biography came out, I don’t … Continue reading →

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The Cutting Edge of Respectable

Posted on Thursday, February 19, 2009 by Keith

POD self-publishing has had a bit of a spotty reputation, what with crappy production values in the early days and most of the content proving Sturgeon’s Law pretty handily. A lot has changed in the last few years though, most … Continue reading →

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Nanowrimo 2008

Posted on Sunday, November 2, 2008 by Keith

It’s National Novel Writing Month again! And like last year, I’m unable to participate. Last year, I was hip deep in my second novel (more on that shortly) and didn’t want to stop that one to write another.* This year, … Continue reading →

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Jane Espenson Is: The 5th Beetle

Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 by Keith

Just a reminder that real Life is still stranger than fiction: Remember how I was just in Vancouver? Well, instead of checking luggage, I had a box of clothes FedExed up there and then back down here when I left. … Continue reading →

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