Daily Archives: February 28, 2008
An Excellent Choice
Posted on February 28, 2008 37 Comments
Michael Moorcock will become this year’s SFWA Grand Master. See? If you ever start one of the major movements in science fiction literature, maybe you can be an SF Grand Master as well! Something to shoot for, anyway. This is a great and wholly appropriate choice for Grand Master, in my opinion. And yes, there’s […]
Sock Addiction Claims Another Victim
Posted on February 28, 2008 18 Comments
Not even Ghlaghghee is immune to the charms of a catnip-filled sock. Shortly after this picture was taken, Zeus wandered by and tried to run off with the sock. Ghlaghghee’s veto of this action was fairly robust. Yes, she is cute and fluffy, but she’s definitely no pushover. And now I’m off. Illness over the […]
Publicists/Editors/Writers: I’m Seeking Big Ideas
Posted on February 28, 2008
Hey there, all you crazy book publicists, writers and editors: As most of you know, once or twice a week I like to use this space to put a spotlight on writers with new and recently-released book, specifically in a feature I call “The Big Idea” — in which the author writes a bit about […]
Only One Can Prevail!
Posted on February 28, 2008 27 Comments
Today was sent not one but two copies of Superpowers, the upcoming super hero novel by David J. Schwartz, which immediately made me suspicious. Two copies? Of a super hero novel? Nonsense! One of them is obviously from Bizarro Earth (or the nearest non-trademarked version thereof) and sent to confuse and trouble me. Either that […]
Happy Birthday, Deven
Posted on February 28, 2008 24 Comments
Today is my pal Deven Desai’s birthday. He’s, uh, 36, I think. 37? Maybe 37. Somewhere in that area. Yes, it’s bad I can’t remember specifically, but it’s early and I’m groggy. This is my excuse for the day. For all day. What I do remember is that he’s a fan of Siouxsie and the […]
Some Stats, Post-Free eBook
Posted on February 28, 2008 63 Comments
I was curious whether releasing Old Man’s War as part of Tor’s free eBook series would have any sort of immediate impact on sales of my books, so I had a friend with access to BookScan check out if there was any sort of significant movement in the last week. So, according to BookScan, in […]
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