Daily Archives: April 8, 2009
Artists: Go Down in Hugo History
Posted on April 8, 2009 52 Comments
How? By designing a Hugo Award Logo. Here are the details, courtesy of the press release I got just this second: HUGO AWARD LOGO DESIGN CONTEST ANNOUNCED The World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) has announced a contest for a design for an official logo for the Hugo Awards. The Hugo Awards honor the best in […]
Just a Reminder Re: Contacting Me via Phone
Posted on April 8, 2009 59 Comments
And the reminder is: I don’t really like it and I’m very likely to be annoyed with you if you do it, and when I’m annoyed, I have a pronounced tendency to be rude. Which I’m pretty sure you won’t like. Who is exempt from this “don’t call me on the phone” rule? Personal friends […]
Ghlaghghee and Zeus Prepare to Send for the Restaurant Manager
Posted on April 8, 2009 19 Comments
They’ve been in those seats for hours and the bartender never came to take their drink order! But there are reasons: 1. Cats don’t carry cash and rarely have working credit cards; 2. Their idea of a tip is a disembowled vole; 3. Zeus is underage anyway. And anyway, everyone knows cats can’t handle their […]
The Big Idea: Kaza Kingsley
Posted on April 8, 2009 16 Comments
One of the nice things about going to a science fiction convention is that sometimes you meet new authors with interesting stories about their path to publication. When I was at Millennicon this year, I met Kaza Kingsley, whose story of her Erec Rex series of young adult books was interesting indeed: Kingsley built her […]
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