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An SF Podcast and a Mystery Interview
Okay, the interview is not a mystery as in whodunnit. It’s an interview about mysteries, specifically mine. The interview mostly focuses on the use of setting in mystery fiction, which is one of my favorite topics. You can find the interview on the Scene of the Crime blog. The podcast is a discussion between me and the guys at SF Signal. Patrick Hester, John Patterson, and John DeNardo did not gang up on me; they asked wonderful questions and we had a lot of fun. You can download or listen to the podcast on the SF Signal Podcast site. Tweet This Post … Read entire article »
Filed under: Current News, free nonfiction, On Writing, Tidbits
Why We Write
Tracy Hickman told this moving story earlier in the month at the Superstars Writing Seminar. My buddy and the sponsor of the seminar, Kevin J. Anderson, e-mailed me and said I had to listen to this. I was at Chattacon and didn’t have time, so I finally listened this morning, and was moved beyond words. If you write, if you want to write, if you publish books, or sell books as a bookseller, you must listen to this true story. Click here and scroll down to “Tracy Hickman Story.” Tweet This Post … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business Rusch, featured, On Writing, Tidbits
New Non-fiction and interviews
Brad Torgersen conducted an interview with me on the Writers of the Future website, all about writing. Check it out here. Once again, I’m a participant in the MindMeld column, this time about what’s on my to-be-read stack. Fortunately, John DeNardo only asked me about the science fiction, fantasy & horror, skipping all the other genres. Otherwise, I’d still be writing my answer. You’ll find the column here. The Grantville Gazette has published my bi-monthly column, “Notes From the Buffer Zone.” This one is about sf and is entitled, “The Walls Are Falling Down.” Give it a look here. Also, if you read Italian, Giuseppe Granieri has a very good article on the changes in publishing on La Stampa’s website. The article references my Business Rusch Publishing series, and looks at Dean’s short story experiment, … Read entire article »
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2010 Reading Stats
I love first day of the new year. I open all of my calendars and I have a lot of calendars. I have a wall calendar (Vintage SF magazine art), two day-to-day calendars—one for my office (Get Fuzzy) and one for the kitchen (Pearls Before Swine), a leather-bound desk calendar for my office (The New Yorker Calendar), two small desk calendars for my closet—one for my exercise (The Runner’s Day-to-Day Log) and one for my reading (The New Yorker Cat Calendar). I also keep track of what I watch—movies, TV, plays, etc. Am I anal? You betcha. I don’t find the review of exercise (and all of its excuses) or television/movies very interesting. But I am fascinated by my reading calendar. I keep track of everything I read completely. That includes things … Read entire article »
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Contest!
Okay, here’s something I’ve never tried before. The good folks at BenBella Books gave me the opportunity to give away two copies of Filled With Glee, their upcoming unauthorized book on the TV series Glee. I have an essay in the volume. You can read the beginning of the essay–which is actually about the music of Glee (although you can’t tell from the excerpt)–on their website here. The table of contents is here, and includes such Gleeks as A.M. Dellamonica and Jennifer Crusie. Since I’ve never done a contest before, this is an experiment for me too. And here’s what some of my more successful contest-blogging friends have advised me to do. Please comment below on what you like about Glee. I’ll pick two names from the comments, one for the … Read entire article »
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All Things Considered, I’d Rather Be In Philadephia.
Oh, wait! I am. I have a 4-hour layover because my flight was early. Have changed currency, eaten the obligatory cheese steak, and will soon board the 8+ hour flight to Frankfurt. From there, I take a 1 hour flight to Leipzig. I don’t have much interesting travel stuff to report, except that so far, the flying has been easier than expected. However, did want to talk about reading for a moment. The flight from Portland to Philly was 5+ hours, with no TV, no nothing. People read. And they read everything. The guy next to me was reading a baseball book that I hadn’t heard of, Field of Screams. A number of people were reading Stieg Larsson’s trilogy. Four people reading various Lee Child books. One person reading Michael Connolley’s 9 Dragons. Everyone … Read entire article »
Janis Ian’s Welcome Home Deconstructed–by Janis
Janis Ian posted this as a comment, but I’m reposting here in case you didn’t look through the comments section. If you want to know the references in her marvelous song, check below. From Janis: Here’s a breakdown of the references. Anyone wanting to download it can go to my site http://www.janisian.com , and head for the Music – Free Downloads page. You’re welcome to disseminate/reprint it; all I ask is that the copyright info and writer credit be used. And thanks for enjoying it! I love when music goes where it’s supposed to go. Janis Ian I learned the truth at seventeen That Asimov and Bradbury — Isaac Asimov & Ray Bradbury and Clarke were alphabetically — Arthur C. Clarke my very perfect ABC’s While Algernon ran every maze — Daniel Keyes’ short story “Flowers for Algernon” and slow … Read entire article »
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