Daily Archives: August 6, 2015
Tour Prepping and Notes
Posted on August 6, 2015 13 Comments
We’re just a few days out from the beginning of the tour for The End of All Things, so a few things about what will be going on here and other places whilst I am out and about. 1. First, the site won’t be going hiatus — I have seven Big Ideas scheduled while I’m […]
GamerGate Adds to Its Vast Warehouse of Stupid
Posted on August 6, 2015 128 Comments
So, this popped up in the “KotakuInAction” subreddit, i.e., “the place where GamerGaters who don’t realize GamerGate is sooooo 2014 hang out”: Naturally, I had some thoughts. Look at these complete assholes. https://t.co/idbxZnMlbG — John Scalzi (@scalzi) August 7, 2015 I DO NOT KNOW OF THIS CARY DOCTARAMOW OF WHICH YOU SPEAK https://t.co/O6sHX4Sg6V — John […]
The Big Idea: N.K. Jemisin
Posted on August 6, 2015 33 Comments
If you’ve ever wondered how much thought goes into worldbuilding in science fiction and fantasy, you’re going to love this Big Idea, in which N.K. Jemisin goes into detail about what it took to make the world of The Fifth Season real and believable. But worldbuilding is not enough to build a novel. Jemisin goes […]
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