Daily Archives: December 2, 2005
Christmas Reruns
Posted on December 2, 2005 19 Comments
Just as an FYI, I’ve posted two of the three Christmas stories I wrote a couple of years up on a "miscellaneous" blog here at Scalzi.com. The first of these is a poem called "Jackie Jones and Melrose Mandy," in which a spoiled little girl learns there’s more to life than getting everything you want, […]
How To Tell SF from F
Posted on December 2, 2005 56 Comments
Uh-oh. Just when we least expected it, a seminar on genre theory broke out online! It’s about what the difference between science fiction and fantasy really is. Call me unbearably shallow, but here’s how you know the difference. You walk up to the main character of the story in question and say: "Hey! Main character! […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying