Comments on: Up in the Air: An Open Pimp Thread http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/02/08/up-in-the-air-an-open-pimp-thread/ I FORGET WHAT EIGHT WAS FOR Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:11:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Todd Sattersten http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/02/08/up-in-the-air-an-open-pimp-thread/#comment-192836 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:01:36 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=10014#comment-192836 Very late to the party, but given all the talk at here about the future of pricing in the world of publishing, let me recommend my new ebook Fixed to Flexible. It is about cost, price, margin, and the options available in a world of infinite choice.

http://bit.ly/fixed2flexible

]]> By: Latasha Ewell http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/02/08/up-in-the-air-an-open-pimp-thread/#comment-192586 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:59:22 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=10014#comment-192586 I’d like to pimp my own blog http://www.dissectingwords.com

I just started it. Basically, I’m going to share what I learn in my attempts to get published and further my writing.

I figure it might interest other aspiring authors ☺

]]> By: Sumana Harihareswara http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/02/08/up-in-the-air-an-open-pimp-thread/#comment-192546 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:37:25 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=10014#comment-192546 If you like funny sexy addictive remix fiction, Erin Ptah and Alexandra Erin are writing stories that will eat up days of your life.

]]> By: Sumana Harihareswara http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/02/08/up-in-the-air-an-open-pimp-thread/#comment-192545 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:21:44 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=10014#comment-192545 If you’re a tech-ish sort, try the articles in the latest GNOME Journal, which discuss multimedia apps & tools for Linux.

I just read Andreas Eschbach’s The Carpet Makers (a sci-fi novel) and really liked it. Epic political scope that starts small & personal.

]]> By: Govoria http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/02/08/up-in-the-air-an-open-pimp-thread/#comment-192461 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:35:08 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=10014#comment-192461 Better late than never . . . ? I’m starting a blog! Go look at it! It’s just . . . really great. Really.

http://govoria.wordpress.com/

]]> By: Jim Henry http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/02/08/up-in-the-air-an-open-pimp-thread/#comment-192422 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:45:23 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=10014#comment-192422 I’ll second earlier posters’ recommendations for Schlock Mercenary (for the writing, not for the art) and Gunnerkrigg Court (great writing and OH MY what great art), and for the Language Creation Kit.

Andy Weir, who did the webcomics Casey and Andy and Cheshire Crossing (both recommended if you haven’t read them, though the latter was left unfinished) has been serializing his prose fiction on his LJ for the last year and a half. He just posted the seventh chapter of one of his two novels in progress; both of them are pretty good so far. If you want a stand-alone taste of his writing, look for the Moriarty short stories posted in December 2008. Look at the oldest post on the page, where he introduced himself, for links to his webcomics.

]]> By: Matt Carpenter http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/02/08/up-in-the-air-an-open-pimp-thread/#comment-192371 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:56:04 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=10014#comment-192371 Fantagraphics is publishing a 3 volume retrospective that includes all of the great Gahan Wilson’s cartoons for Playboy. This will span 50 years. I have no connection to the production but I sure cannot wait for my copy. Th e images look like a beautiful production.

Matt

http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=1629&category_id=1&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=62

]]> By: Tom http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/02/08/up-in-the-air-an-open-pimp-thread/#comment-192308 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:52:33 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=10014#comment-192308 A short story with a SciFi take on zombies:
http://pawnstorm.net/stories/drones.html

]]> By: Joyce http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/02/08/up-in-the-air-an-open-pimp-thread/#comment-192299 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:26:25 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=10014#comment-192299 Oysters, Pearls and Magic:
http://jolantru.wordpress.com

World building, Terran descendants, magic, low-technology world. Growing and changing characters.

]]> By: Other Bill http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/02/08/up-in-the-air-an-open-pimp-thread/#comment-192294 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:49:17 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=10014#comment-192294 I second rakdaddys post. Daughters are awesome. And, dude, my baby is awesome, too.

Though, I admit to some mild concerns about introducing her awesomeness to some of the interwebs on a pimpage thread.

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