Daily Archives: January 3, 2013
Killing My Voice Mail
Posted on January 3, 2013 124 Comments
Well, I finally did what I should have done about four years ago, which is to change my cell phone voice mail message to this: Hi, this is John Scalzi. I will never ever ever ever listen to the voice mail you’re about to leave, because voice mail is a pain in the ass. So […]
You Have Never Truly Heard Me Until You Have Heard Me Through Mary Robinette Kowal and Google Voice
Posted on January 3, 2013 23 Comments
Mary Robinette Kowal does a dramatic reading of three Google Voice transcripts of my voice. All of the human experience is in there. All in one minute and eight seconds. It. Is. Magic.
Andrew Sullivan Goes Indie (Again)
Posted on January 3, 2013 37 Comments
There’s some excitement and/or consternation on the Internets in the last day or so regarding writer and blogger Andrew Sullivan’s decision to go indie with his blog, taking it from the confines of The Daily Beast, where it had resided for the last couple of years (with The Atlantic’s site being its home prior to […]
SF Trends for 2013
Posted on January 3, 2013 12 Comments
In the Guardian today, Damien Walter makes predictions for what he sees are big trends in science fiction for 2013, including the mainstreaming of SF, a new interest in space, and the emergence of serialization, of which The Human Division is held up as the prime example. Well, I’m not going to complain about that. […]
The 2013 Award Consideration Post
Posted on January 3, 2013 27 Comments
January 1st was the start of Hugo Award nominations, and for members of SFWA, the Nebula Award nominations are already underway. So for those of you nominating or thinking about nominating for these or other science fiction/fantasy-related awards, here are the works I have for you to consider for the 2013 nomination season: Best Novel: […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying