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- Whatta Fiasco… The Book’s Got a Glossary! • April 30, 2008
Why do some people have problems with the glossaries and appendices in genre fiction books? - “Solaris Book of New SF” Reviewed on SF Signal • April 29, 2008
SF Signal today has posted a review of George Mann's anthology "The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Volume Two," which you'll recall contains my story "Mathralon," which you'll recall is available online. - More on the Campbell Nomination • March 21, 2008
As my previous coupla-sentence blog post sorta indicated, I’m hella pleased to be nominated for the Campbell Award for Best New SF/F Writer. In case you’re stumbling across my blog for the first time, um, hey there. I’m the author of Infoquake and the soon-to-be-released MultiReal. But wait! Before you click on either of those [...] - Campbell Award for Best New SF/F Writer Nomination • March 21, 2008
Lookit me! I got nominated for the Campbell Award for Best New SF/F Writer. More later. - On SF Signal: Are SF Series a Barrier to New Readers? • March 6, 2008
Today on SF Signal, I’ve got a mini-essay on their “Mind Meld” series. The question: are science fiction and fantasy series a hindrance to new readers? Do they leave the casual bookstore browser high and dry because inevitably not all of the books in a series will be available? Quick excerpt from my response: From a publishing [...] - An Introduction to "Mathralon" • February 23, 2008
This past week, I had the privilege of reading my short story “Mathralon” at the U.S. Library of Congress, as part of the “What If… Science Fiction & Fantasy Forum” run by the fabulous Colleen Cahill. Alas, my plans to videotape the event and stick it up on YouTube fell through, but those who are [...] - This Thursday: My Reading at the Library of Congress • February 19, 2008
My first science fiction short story has just been published, and if you’re in the Washington, DC area, you can see me read it at the Library of Congress this Thursday. The story is called “Mathralon,” and it’s available as part of The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Volume Two, edited by the incomparable [...] - Building the Perfect User Interface (Part 1) • January 30, 2008
When I set out to create the world for my Jump 225 Trilogy, as I’ve written elsewhere, I started with a few technological principles: Imagine that we have virtually inexhaustible sources of energy. Imagine that we have virtually unlimited computing power. Imagine that enough time has passed to allow the scientists to adequately take advantage of these things. I [...] - Robert J. Sawyer Praises “MultiReal” • January 16, 2008
I knew that attending the 2007 World Fantasy Convention would be a good idea for my career, I just didn’t know why. You always hear a lot of jabber about how networking is so important, it’s always good to have friends, blah blah blah — but you rarely get any concrete examples. Well, here’s a [...] - Who Should You Nominate for the 2008 Campbell Award? • January 6, 2008
Well, it’s that time of year again… time to make your nominations for the Hugo and Campbell Awards in preparation for this year’s WorldCon. Here’s the link to the official Hugo Award Voting site, where you can download the ballot. I’m absolutely loathe to do this, considering that I scrupulously try to avoid any hint of [...]