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  1. MySpace Spam or Clever Marketing?  •  August 31, 2006
    In case some of you are wondering why your MySpace Friends lists are suddenly exploding, here’s why: I’ve been going crazy with MySpace promotion over the past few weeks. Despite my misgivings about MySpace (which mainly have to do with the site’s design, functionality and usability — not its general purpose), I’m attempting to make practical [...]
  2. WorldCon Wrapup  •  August 29, 2006
    A few more tidbits, shoutouts, and callouts from the WorldCon festivities in Anaheim: I was really hoping Tobias Buckell would turn out to be an asshole, considering that he’s smart, talented, funny, and successful. But alas, my hopes were thwarted, and he happens to be a great guy. I proved conclusively that I am The World’s Worst [...]
  3. WorldCon Mid-Convention Report  •  August 25, 2006
    It’s generally a good thing to have a niche in any field. I would have loved to be the Dark, Cool Mysterious SF Writer like Neal Stephenson, or the Dapper, Quick-Witted Handsome SF Writer like Neil Gaiman. But it seems like if there’s any niche I’m destined for, it’s the SF Writer Who Does Dumb [...]
  4. Prepping for WorldCon  •  August 21, 2006
    I am busily preparing to get on a plane tomorrow and fly to Anaheim, California for the WorldCon convention. I’m going to attempt to blog from the con once or twice, but it’s certainly possible I’ll be too busy drinking in the bar to get around to it. For those who want to know where to [...]
  5. More “Infoquake” Reviews, LJ Talk Show, Coming Appearances  •  August 19, 2006
    The latest news about "Infoquake," including a rave review in Intergalactic Medicine Show, an interview on LiveJournal, and more exclusive material up on the website.
  6. Robert Charles Wilson’s “Spin”  •  August 17, 2006
    This is the absolute wrong time to be posting a review of Robert Charles Wilson’s Spin. If I wanted to be timely, I should have read the book in early 2005 when it first came out. Or I should have read it in the weeks leading up to the voting deadline for the Hugo Award (for [...]
  7. From First to Final Draft: A Case Study  •  August 14, 2006
    [Note: I generally try not to cross-post entries between this blog and the DeepGenre group blog I belong to. But in this case, I'm making an exception. Feel free to read and respond to this entry on DeepGenre instead.] This weekend, I did something that’s guaranteed to strike fear in the heart of even the most [...]
  8. Greasemonkeying with Reality  •  August 10, 2006
    Stephen Colbert had an amusing rant the other week about how the world is turning into a wiki. Everybody has the power to edit reality, said Colbert. If you don’t like the way the world works, just log in to Wikipedia and change it. He’s almost right. If you don’t like the way the world is, [...]
  9. Pyr Panel and DeepGenre Reading at WorldCon  •  August 8, 2006
    Attention, WorldCon attendees: your agenda on Friday afternoon, August 25, at 2:30 p.m. has been set. My editor, Lou Anders, will be holding a panel on the future of the Pyr imprint, and it promises to be a rollicking good time for all. Feast your eyes on this list of Pyr authors that will be making [...]
  10. Why Does MySpace Suck So Badly?  •  August 7, 2006
    In an effort to spread the word about my book "Infoquake," I've been experimenting with MySpace. MySpace is an abomination. Nothing works. The things that do work are poorly designed and shoddily implemented.

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