Archive for August, 2008
- Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist Interview • August 27, 2008
Patrick St-Denis has just posted an interview with me on his popular Pat's Fantasy Hotlist blog. Subjects covered include "Infoquake," "MultiReal," Lou Anders and Pyr, my strengths as a storyteller, the John W. Campbell Award, cover art, websites and interactivity with readers, the trend of high-quality British SF, and whether SF will ever get proper literary recognition by snooty academics cowering up in their white towers.
- Ten Things Computers Should All Do Flawlessly, But Generally Don’t • August 25, 2008
Sometimes I wonder if the computing industry -- all of it, from software to hardware to web services -- really has the right priorities in mind. So here's my list of the things that I hope to hell are working flawlessly in computing technology by 2018.
- What Do Authors Want from Reviewers? • August 14, 2008
What do authors want from reviews of their work anyway? I can't speak for anybody other than myself on this one, but what I want is very simple.
- Denvention Recapitulation • August 11, 2008
Highlights of my experiences at WorldCon 2008, aka Denvention 3.
- Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dave • August 5, 2008
My schedule for this week's WorldCon science fiction convention in Denver, CO.
- “MultiReal”: The First Drafts • August 2, 2008
I've published online the first drafts of "MultiReal" chapter 1, along with footnotes and commentary about each draft. Instead of posting all thirty-five drafts up on my website, I've chosen to simply post the best or most representative samples of the eight different directions I tried.
