Daily Archives: October 31, 2013
Ender’s Game, Profit Participation, Box Office
Posted on October 31, 2013 371 Comments
Folks are asking me whether I think this report that Orson Scott Card will see nothing from the box office gross of Ender’s Game is accurate, some of them, I suspect, hoping that his not making additional monies from the film means they can go see it without feeling guilty about tangentially supporting Mr. Card […]
Ladies and Gentlemen, We Have Achieved Maximum Autumn
Posted on October 31, 2013 17 Comments
It’s downhill into Winter from here. Dress accordingly.
Halloween, 2013
Posted on October 31, 2013 35 Comments
The costume is derived from this manga/anime character. I think Athena pulls it off pretty well; she’s got the brooding thing down. Also, this looks like the cover to a steampunk fantasy novel, if you ask me.
The Big Idea: Max Gladstone
Posted on October 31, 2013 14 Comments
Sometimes reality reads like fiction. And then that reality can inspire fiction. Just ask Max Gladstone about this, and how recent yet almost unbelievable events gave him the the impetus for at least two books, including his newest, Two Serpents Rise. MAX GLADSTONE: Do you remember the day the gods died? You must. I mean, […]
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