Daily Archives: October 12, 2018
New Books and ARCs, 10/12/18
Posted on October 12, 2018 15 Comments
As we head into an increasingly autumn-like weekend here at the Scalzi Compound, here’s a slightly-larger-than-usual stack of new books and ARCs for you to peruse and contemplate. And if there’s anything here that rings your bell, tell us about it in the comments!
Father-Daughter Voting
Posted on October 12, 2018 43 Comments
It pleases me immensely that today I took Athena to the local board of elections office so that she could vote in her very first election ever. She was a couple of months too young to vote in 2016, so this was the first time she could do it. We both voted early because on […]
A Decade of WordPress Hosting (Or, This Year’s Annual Unsolicited Endorsement)
Posted on October 12, 2018 9 Comments
A decade ago this very week (on 10/10/08, in fact), Whatever moved from being self-hosted to being hosted on WordPress, and on its very fine VIP service. Lots of things have happened in the world and in my personal life since that switchover, but you know what hasn’t happened? Whatever being down or inaccessible for […]
The Big Idea: Jennifer Estep
Posted on October 12, 2018 3 Comments
Football, cooking smells and names — how do they all come together to be inspirations for an epic fantasy novel? Jennifer Estep knows how, and today she’s here to tell you how they combined for Kill the Queen. JENNIFER ESTEP: I tried to write epic fantasy for years—years! In fact, the very first (unpublished) book […]
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