Monthly Archives: December 2009
Ethan Ellenberg Agency Looking For New Clients
Posted on December 14, 2009 72 Comments
Hey there, folks. Most of you know that my fiction is represented by the Ethan Ellenberg Agency, and has been since I’ve been selling fiction. To say that I’m happy with the work Ethan and his team do for me is understating the case — they’ve been both aggressive and savvy in getting my work […]
Addressing Your Nerd Holiday Needs
Posted on December 14, 2009 11 Comments
Nerd musicians and all around sexy-sexy men Paul and Storm are celebrating the 2009 holidays the only way they know how: By writing Chirstmas songs in the manner of other nerd-beloved musicians. Thus: It Might Be Xmas: This season, we’re once again giving the gift of approximately-rendered stylings of our musical heroes. Every Monday, Wednesday […]
Some Nice News To Wake Up To
Posted on December 14, 2009 77 Comments
Stargate: Universe has been renewed for a second season. This is not unexpected news, to be sure; the series has done well in the ratings department, here in the domestic market and internationally. But it’s always nice to have the deed done. At the link above there’s also some discussion about what viewers can expect […]
And Because They’ve Been Patient and Haven’t Threatened to Burn Down the House Because I Haven’t Put One of These Up Lately
Posted on December 13, 2009 36 Comments
Here’s Ghlaghghee, passionately interested in something on the other side of the window. Probably a bird. Or a truck with an open flatbed filled with raw tuna. I don’t really suppose there are other options that make sense.
Various & Sundry, 12/13/09
Posted on December 13, 2009 50 Comments
Some things and stuff: * For those of you keeping up with the Peter Watts border thing, David Nickle has some additional information, plus how to contribute to Peter’s legal fund even if you don’t cotton to the whole “send money electronically” thing. The Toronto Star, incidentally, has the most complete story on the incident […]
Realms of Fantasy New Web Site and Sample Issue
Posted on December 12, 2009 11 Comments
Realms of Fantasy magazine has a revamped Web site up and at those new and improved digs is also offering folks a free pdf version of its February issue, as a way of getting you to try it, perchance to get a subscription or suchlike. I’ll note (because it’s all about me me me) that […]
My Version of A Holiday Classic
Posted on December 12, 2009 6 Comments
As I’m being asked for the link in e-mail yet again — hey, there’s a search function right there in the sidebar, man — here’s a link to The 10 Least Successful Holiday Specials of All Time. Enjoy. Again.
Helping Out Peter Watts
Posted on December 11, 2009 232 Comments
Peter Watts, the Hugo-nominated author of Blindsight, is in an interesting (and by “interesting” I mean “bad”) predicament thanks to an incident at the US/Canada border, and may need some help. Here are the details, from Watts’ friend, writer David Nickle: Hugo-award-nominated science fiction author Dr. Peter Watts is in serious legal trouble after he […]
Well, AM I?!?
Posted on December 11, 2009 35 Comments
Someone just opened a profile for me on AmIAnnoying.com. You can go vote if you want. I did. I voted “yes.” Because, damn. Sometimes, if I didn’t have to live with me every day, I’d just slap the crap out of myself. The only thing I object to is the person submitting me has me […]
Fanzines, Semiprozines, Best Related Work, Whatever
Posted on December 11, 2009 16 Comments
Over at File 770 Vincent Docherty, Hugo Award Administrator for AussieCon 4, discusses in some detail as to whether blogs and Website are eligible for consideration in the Best Fanzine and Best Semiprozine categories (if they meet the general criteria of either category). The short answer appears to be yes, although I really do suggest […]
Watermelon Is Not Supposed to Look Like Marbled Beef
Posted on December 10, 2009 88 Comments
Which is why we ended up not eating this particular watermelon after we sliced it open. It also smelled a bit off, which added confirmation to our decision, but, really: Creepy animal flesh-looking watermelon was a “do not consume” item as soon as we cut it open. We all feel good about this decision.
Toys, Comics, Sequels, Remakes
Posted on December 10, 2009
Over at AMC this week, I look at the top 20 highest-grossing science fiction films of the decade to see what they might have in common. The title suggests what I may have found, and what I suggest based on the data might be the most successful science fiction film ever, if they ever made […]
Addendum
Posted on December 10, 2009
Newbie writer complains about how rude I am to Black Matrix and presumably other non-pro markets over at SFSignal; I respond rather in length at comment twelve. Turning off comments on it here so if you want to comment, do it over there.
A Seasonal Note of Some Relevance For Parents of Children Ages Two Through Five
Posted on December 9, 2009 59 Comments
You know that thing where your kid sings “Jingle BELLS, Jingle BELLS, Jingle BELLS, Jingle BELLS, Jingle BELLS, Jingle BELLS, Jingle BELLS, Jingle BELLS,” in an overexuberant yet tuneless manner for six hours straight? Yes, well, in the future it will seem more adorable in retrospect than it is right at the moment. So at […]
Judge Sn in the Flesh; TGE Review in Realms of Fantasy
Posted on December 9, 2009 12 Comments
Subterranean Press zipped over to me a couple of early copies of the “Judge Sn Goes Golfing” chapbook so I could pet them and love them and rub my scent all over them (okay, that last bit was more than you needed to know), and I have to say I am delighted with how they’ve […]
Here’s Your Five Minute Ration of Sunshine For A Stormy Day
Posted on December 9, 2009 20 Comments
And it was going before I got up the stairs to upload the pictures. Meanwhile, 30 mile an hour wind gusts and other various delights. But no snow! So that’s something. I may not have to eat one of the pets after all. Unless one of them annoys me.
But He Still Has to Get Rid of Those Stupid Garden Gnomes
Posted on December 8, 2009 26 Comments
Col. Van Barfoot, 90-year-old Medal of Honor winner, gets to keep his flagpole after all. It’s a Christmas miracle, it is!
Guys:
Posted on December 8, 2009 32 Comments
Yes, I’ve seen the head-shaped cremation urn, in which the face looks vaguely like me. It’s been around for months. Please stop sending me links to it. It creeps the shit out of me. Thank you.
Gone to the Dark Side, Have I
Posted on December 8, 2009 93 Comments
No, it’s not an iPhone. AT&T’s coverage where I live sucks. It’s an iPod touch. Why did I buy it? 1. It was time to get an eBook reader of some sort or another, and this can handle all the major formats and retailers; 2. Athena likes playing handheld games, and this I figure this […]
Presumably Final Notes on Rates, Markets and Blah Blah Blah
Posted on December 8, 2009 64 Comments
The discussion of speculative fiction writers, their markets and what the latter should be paying the former is now getting around in the SF/F geekosphere, which I think is all to the good; it’s one of those things we should talk about and often don’t, so I’m glad to have helped instigate the recent round. […]
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