HOLY SHITBALLS AN EARLY COMIC WAT IS HAPENING
(were doin this man, were makin this hapen)
TOPATOCOW OPEN HOURSE THIS WEEKEDNE!
see you...TOMORROWE
- Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
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questionablerss- November 9th, 23:22
- November 10, 2009 Links and Plugs
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charlesatan- November 10th, 8:52
There's never enough time!
On a side note, the Apex Book of World SF interview series continues with Aleksandar Žiljak. And I post my Best of 2009 Short List over at Jeff VanderMeer's blog. (It's just my short list! I still have other books to read before the year ends! And then the stories have to engage in Mortal Kombat before I pick a winner.)
Interviews- Diana Rowland interviews agent Lindsay Ribar.
- The Electric Playground interviews John Scalzi (video).
- Greg van Eekhout on Hard work + talent = awesome.
- Steven Harper Piziks on What Happens in Group, Stays in Group.
- Rachelle Gardner on Giving Your Characters Life.
- Diabolical Plots on The Best of Pseudopod.
- Monica Valentinelli on Do You Know How to Sell Your Sword?
- The Huffington Post on Want To Sell Books? Start Gathering Fans. (via Pablo Defendini)
- Rachel Swirsky on Self-promoting like a self-promoter.
- Jim C. Hines on Top 10 Books of 2009 (Girls Need Not Apply).
- Nicholas Kaufmann on The Genre on the Doorstep Dead Air 2.
- Cheryl K Morgan on A Specialist Market?
- Jeff VanderMeer on Book Promotion: The Value of Acknowledging Constraints.
- The Book Publicity Blog on How to save time in book publicity.
- Janice Hardy on Golden Oldies: Ten Things to Remember if You Want to Be a Published Writer.
- The Intern on zen and the art of self-publishing.
- Under in the Mere - Original Art Sale Heads-up!
- Twitfic - For All Things Twit Fiction.
- Speculative Fiction Writers of Singapore mailing list.
- Apex Magazine and options.
- Goblin Fruit is closed to submissions until January 9, 2010.
- Fantasy Magazine will be closed to short story submissions from December 1st through January 15th.
- Clarkesworld Magazine will be closed to short story submissions from December 1st through January 15th.
- Interfiction Readings (video). (via Shira Lipkin)
- New Nebula Awards Commissioner.
- Harlequin Launches Digital-Only Publishing House.
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- charlesatan
- November 10th, 8:01
- You're Never Too Young to Ride the "Crazy Train"
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- mrdankelly
- November 9th, 13:23
- TIS THE SEASON TO BE-- [Christmas Requests Post for 2009]
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- izkariote
- November 10th, 0:55
awake
- Bizarro Zone
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- questionablerss
- November 9th, 3:04
What is happening indeed!
I will be at the Topatoco Open House and Awkward Stare-Fest this weekend! You should come say hi! It will be a PARTY.
See you tomorrow.
- SAMPALATAYA exhibit opening today!
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- indigoflare
- November 9th, 3:20
Hey guys,
You're welcome and invited to drop by the opening of my group art exhibit today 7pm at the 3rd floor of the EDSA Shangri-la Mall, near Figaro.
It's one of my first exhibits and I would love to see you there :) It runs til the 17th, but of course, I'll only be sure to be there today. :)
- November 9, 2009 Links and Plugs
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- charlesatan
- November 9th, 7:39
The Apex Book of World SF interviews over at SF Signal is still moving along. Last Friday's was with the awesome Kaaron Warren.
On non-personal plugs, everyone should read this nonfiction piece by writer/rockstar Lourd de Veyra about the experience of losing books to the recent typhoons.After the long, grueling days of cleaning up after September 26, I came up with my own: Books That Are Too Important To Throw Away So You Hold On To Them Even If They Smell Like Shit, Books That You Never Even Thought You Owned, Books You Hail As Masterpieces But Can’t Even Remember A Single Passage, Books That Have Water Lilies Between Pages How The Hell Did They Get There?, Books So Unbelievably Moldy They Should Be Donated To A Bio Lab, and Books So Filthy You Get Sick Just By Looking At Them.
And from the Behance Network:
Interviews- The Agony Column has a recording of 2009 World Fantasy Convention Panel Podcast with Daniel Paul Olson (moderator), J. Kathleen Cheney, Laura Anne Gilman, Thomas S. Roche, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.
- Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs interviews J.C. Hutchins.
- The Creative Penn interviews J.C. Hutchins (podcast).
- Realm Lovejoy interviews agent Diana Fox.
- The Sofanauts episode with Peter Watts and Paul di Filippo (podcast).
- My Favourite Books interviews Lou Anders.
- ActuSF has interviews from video interviews from Utopiales 2009 including Hal Duncan.
- The Dragon Page interviews Cherie Priest (podcast).
- Off the Hook interviews Cory Doctorow (podcast).
- Odyssey Workshop interviews Gregory Frost.
- Missions Unknown interviews Jason Limon.
- Shareable interviews Kim Stanley Robinson. (via Locus Magazine)
- Tor.Com interviews Professor Kelly Joyce (Part 2).
- Storytellers Unplugged Q&A with Sarah Monette.
- Politics Daily on Same Old Story: Best-Books Lists Snub Women Writers. Related: Matthew Cheney on Jury, Meet Peers.
- Rich Horton's Summary: Shadow Unit, 2009.
- Hal Duncan on Notes from New Sodom: On Blood, Bad Boys and Bottoms.
- Sean Wallace on Slushreading and Slushreading Systems.
- Kameron Hurley on Surviving the Book Contract that Wasn’t.
- Tobias Buckell on The finances of freelancing: some gritty systems details for the geeky. (via Matt Staggs)
- The New York Times on Field Guides to Fairies.
- Mary Robinette Kowal on The Eight Worst Anachronisms in Fantasy.
- Damien G. Walter on Serious Fantasy.
- Cory Doctorow on Teen Sex.
- Rima Abunasser on A Day in the Life of a Literature Professor, or Why I Do What I Do.
- Jim C. Hines SF/F Humor Roundup: 2009.
- Victoria Strauss on Rights and Copyright.
- T.J. McIntyre on About Writing.
- Jason Sanford on The Interzone Sampler.
- Graham Sleight on Tipping-Point.
- Shawn Speakman on Discovering the Title.
- Editorial Anonymous on Fragile: Contains Dreams. Please Do Not Bend, Fold, or Crush.
- Juno Books on Will Closing Waldenbooks, etc. Really Hurt?
- Juliette Wade on Measures of Intelligence.
- Arthur D. Hlavaty offers Personal Scholarship for PoC to Attend ICFA #31.
- Realms of Fantasy February 2010: Cover & TOC.
- Realms of Fantasy Art Department: Latest Artists.
- RIP: Karl Kroeber 1926-2009.
- Warhammer 40,000 Movie Announced.
Diving Into the Wreck by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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- charlesatan
- November 9th, 5:53
- Burn it down to the filter.
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- izkariote
- November 8th, 19:34
bouncy
- Nicole's birthday
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- ninjapeps
- November 8th, 14:49
cheerful/annoyed
Nicole celebrated her birthday last night at her place. Pia, Toyang and Char were present. it was a fun night. the food was great. many pictures were taken. many silly YouTube videos were watched.
funny thing about last night. one of Nicole's guests was a high school classmate of hers and it turned out I knew her. at first, I thought she just looked like someone I knew but when I heard her name was Athena, it clicked that she was one of Sacha's students back in 2003. small world.
the only downer happened when we were about to leave. when I got into my car, I was wondered why the side mirror was so dark. at second glance, I realized it was because the mirror wasn't there. I went up to Toyang and found her mirrors were stolen, too. the guy who was supposed to be watching the cars got viciously chewed out because of that.
- Chili Saturday
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- mrdankelly
- November 7th, 22:28
Cincinnati Five-Way Chili
A tasty if mild chili with some interesting variations on the southwestern style. First time I ever used baker's chocolate in a chili recipe, and I'm shocked I never considered barbecue sauce before. But dammit, it works. Plenty of interesting seasonings, like coriander, cardamom, and allspice; and laid on a bed of spaghetti, and covered with red beans, raw onions, and cheese. God DAMN it was good.
From Chili Nation, which I recommend for any culinary library.
Browning the meat with the onions. Always a good idea.
Adding the spice mix to the meat, onions, and barbecue sauce. What an aroma.
The final dish. Oyster crackers on the side. Went down smoothly.
- He's Very Tall In Real Life
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- questionablerss
- November 6th, 7:25
Woo latest comic ever. Next week should be less tardy, schedule-wise. See you then!
- Mr. Dan Kelly Presents... The End of Irish Civilization
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- mrdankelly
- November 5th, 23:49
Paying homage to Mike Sterling's Progressive Ruin Presents... The End of Civilization series (Mike reviews and roundly mocks the most fanboyish of fanboy trinkets and devices from Previews The Comic Shop Catalog), I felt obligated to create the following when the Creative Irish Gifts catalog showed up in our mailbox. Some might call this plastic Paddyism. I suggest that there may be a more fake material than plastic that better symbolizes this crap. And don't get me started on the nonsensical inclusion of several "Scottish" items. Irish, Scottish... who can tell the difference, right? Ah, you Celts all look the same.
Fresh from walking the streets of Bannockburn, Scuttish/sluttish Barbie brings all the lads to the moors with her bagpipes, wee plaid skirt, and CFM tam-o-shanter.
Bring out the tangy, smoke-flavored soul of your lamb and potatoes, just like they do in Donegal, Ireland. Yeah, sure. Some use mesquite, others use charcoal, and still others hardwood. I've always barbecued with peat myself. Mmmmm, peat-meat.
Speaking of peat. I don't really know what the stuff smells like, but I'm trying to imagine the wisdom of filling your living space with the scent of smoldering rotted and compressed vegetation. I mean, what could be stupider?
Oh.
Hang it on the wall near your Mammy cookie jar.
And somewhere in a small country village, an Irishman is shoveling dirt from his compost pile into little bags, and laughing himself sick.
Because nothing says Irish pride like a stoned hippie jam band. I guess Garcia was part-Irish, so.. Nah... I can't see it.
"It will also be a hit at parties and parades."
I think we go to different parties and parades.
I seem to remember hearing a similar phrase somewhere. Where was it...?
Oh, right...
He: "But, honey... They're smaller and quieter than a full-sized bagpipe."
She: "I want a divorce. Now."
Finally, BEHOLD THE TRUE END OF IRISH CIVILIZATION:
Then again, maybe she's a druid high priestess. A snuggly-warm druid high priestess.
- Would you like fries with that?
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- izkariote
- November 6th, 8:10
sick
- November 6, 2009 Links and Plugs
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- charlesatan
- November 6th, 8:07
Panic? No one's panicking. Everything's all swell. Really. Why would I lie to you?
Oh, and check out my interview with the awesome Melanie Fazi.
RIP Louise Cooper.
Interviews- Jonathan Moeller interviews Dave Smeds.
- The Agony Column interviews Kim Stanley Robinson (podcast).
- The Creative Penn interviews Mur Lafferty (podcast).
- Lark Neville interviews Amy Grech.
- Fantasy Magazine interviews Garth Nix (video).
- Tor.com interviews Ray Bradbury (video).
- John Scalzi profiles Jeff VanderMeer.
- Fantasy Book Critic interviews Gary A. Ballard.
- Rich Horton's Summary: Interzone, 2009.
- Lavie Tidhar on To Asimov's or not to Asimov's?
- The New Yorker on Bolano Backlash? (via Matt Staggs)
- Writer Unboxed on Old Bones, New Flesh: Building a novel from a fairy tale concept. (via Matt Staggs)
- Suvudu on Visiting Random House.
- Megan Crewe on Story Psych: A Question of Character.
- LJNDawson.com on Mythbusting the ISBN. (via Booksquare)
- Joel Friedlander on Book Design: Beauty in the Details.
- Editorial Ass on Writer Question: How Do I Cut Text from My Novel and Not Lose My Soul?!
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Success Part Five.
- Mike Brotherton on Scientists, Sagan, Sincerity.
- Alma Alexander on What do we know and when do we want to know it?
- Alan Russell on When I Wish I Wasn't a Writer.
- Juliette Wade on Layers of Language.
- Shine Anthology on Kindred Spirits Part 8.
- Guardian Book Club with Terry Pratchett.
- PS Publishing's Postscripts doubling in size.
- Realms of Fantasy: Designer Needed.
- The Clarkesworld Citizenship Drive.
- Spread the word, get a free DRAGONS shirt!
- Tor.com Buys Book-Size Webcomics to Serialize. (via Booksquare)
- Kylie signs with Angry Robot.
- Interfictions 2 Events!
- LiveJournal Major Notes: Spam counter-attack, RSS feeds again, CSI Deadly Intent contest
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news - November 5th, 13:15
The empire strikes back
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- The Webcartoonist Lifestyle
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- questionablerss
- November 5th, 3:28
Actually the "webcartoonist lifestyle" involves massive amounts of self-loathing, drinking too much, and horrible sleep habits.
So I guess it's still pretty much like liberal arts college.
See you tomorrow!
- I Buildered This
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- mrdankelly
- November 4th, 21:03
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- charlesatan
- November 5th, 7:35
When it rains, it pours: continuing the Apex Book of World SF interviews, the latest one is with Jetse de Vries. My BSC Review essay is up, Gender, Minorities, and International SF. And there's my guest post over at Jeff VanderMeer's blog, A Pre-Summation of Philippine Speculative Fiction 2009.
And Golden Gryphon Press (an excellent publisher) currently has a two-for-one sale.
Also should have plugged this sooner. Odyssey 2009 graduate Lisa Poh is looking for other Singaporean writers. Anyone want to help her out?
Interviews- SF Signal Mind Meld: Speculative Fiction Books That Should Be Assigned in School.
- A Writer Goes on a Journey interviews Alan Baxter. (via Aurealis Xpess)
- The Agony Column interviews Eric Simons (podcast).
- Marshall Payne interviews Angela Slatter.
- Odyssey Workshop has a recording of Patricia Bray's lecture.
- San Antonio Current interviews Jeff VanderMeer. (via Locus Online)
- Tor.Com interviews Professor Kelly Joyce (Part 1).
- Dead Robots Society interviews Philippa Ballantine and Dan Sawyer (podcast).
- Will Hindmarch on Eldritch Visions of Cthalloween.
- Mark C Newton on Thoughts on the Dying Earth genre.
- Caren Gussoff on The next big punking.
- Stomping on Yeti on The Next Big Thing? The FuturePast.
- Jennifer Jackson on unsolicited manuscripts.
- Guy Hasson on Making His Feature Film Debut (part two).
- Cory Doctorow on Radical Presentism. (via Locus Online)
- GeekDad on 2009 Holiday Gift Guide #1: Books. (via Locus Online)
- Jason Denzel on The Duel, part 1: Help Me Defeat Brandon Sanderson.
- Lou Anders on The First Lady of Fantasy.
- Megan Crewe on The Sequel Question.
- Margaret Ronald on The Book as an Object.
- Emma Newman on The Savvy Author’s Guide to Podcasting.
- Aprilynne Pike on Firsts. (via Editorial Ass)
- Lynne Patrick on Ten reasons publishers don't offer feedback on submissions.
- Justine Larbalestier on NaNo Tip no. 4: Word Count is Not Everything.
- Dean Wesley Smith on Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing: Self Promotion. (via Kristine Kathryn Rusch)
- Mike Brotherton on Smarts, Sponteniety, Science, and Science Fiction.
- Rachelle Gardner on How To Avoid Getting an Agent.
- Janice Hardy on What I Learned at World Fantasy Week: Double Jeopardy.
- The Intern on NaNoReVisMo #2: two flavors of facts.
- Barnes and Noble Review reviews Finch.
- Warren Ellis releases Shivering Sands. (via David J. Schwartz)
- Borders offers free shipping on out-of-stock items. (via Booksquare)
- Barnes & Noble Sued Over Nook Design. (via Booksquare)
- Amazon.com's Twitter Program Generates Controversy.
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- questionablerss — Two Steps Forward, One Step Back — 4 comments
- charlesatan — November 10, 2009 Links and Plugs
- charlesatan — (no subject)
- mrdankelly — You're Never Too Young to Ride the "Crazy Train" — 2 comments
- izkariote — TIS THE SEASON TO BE-- [Christmas Requests Post for 2009] — 98 comments
- questionablerss — Bizarro Zone — 19 comments
- indigoflare — SAMPALATAYA exhibit opening today!
- charlesatan — November 9, 2009 Links and Plugs
- charlesatan — (no subject)
- izkariote — Burn it down to the filter. — 9 comments
- ninjapeps — Nicole's birthday
- mrdankelly — Chili Saturday
- questionablerss — He's Very Tall In Real Life — 10 comments
- mrdankelly — Mr. Dan Kelly Presents... The End of Irish Civilization — 1 comment
- izkariote — Would you like fries with that? — 40 comments
- charlesatan — November 6, 2009 Links and Plugs
- news — LiveJournal Major Notes: Spam counter-attack, RSS feeds again, CSI Deadly Intent contest — 215 comments
- questionablerss — The Webcartoonist Lifestyle — 6 comments
- mrdankelly — I Buildered This — 2 comments
- charlesatan — November 5, 2009 Links and Plugs — 4 comments
