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- My Readercon 19 Schedule • July 17, 2008
Here's my Readercon 19 schedule, for anybody who will be in Burlington, Massachusetts this weekend and wants to catch up with me. - In What Order Should You Read the Series? • June 12, 2008
In what order should you read an SF/F series, and why? It's an especially pertinent question to genre fiction, because serial storytelling is so much a part of what we do. It matters deeply whether the Empire struck back before or after the clones attacked. - Plunderers of Dune • June 4, 2008
Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson have sold another quartet of "Dune" novels to Simon & Schuster. Should Herbert and Anderson be lauded or scorned for extending the already very long tail on this dog? - Balticon 42 Wrapup • May 27, 2008
Chaos and science fiction conventions go together like rum and Coke. Which makes Balticon 42 about 180 proof. But hey, just because Balticon was chaotic and organizationally challenged in places doesn't mean it wasn't fun. - On SF Signal: Scientific Accuracy in Stories • May 22, 2008
SF Signal's excellent Mind Meld column today asks a variety of science fiction authors whether we have an obligation to be scientifically accurate in our stories. My response is a qualified "no." - “MultiReal” Podcast Chapters 1-5 Now Available • May 11, 2008
This weekend, I've posted the audio podcast of "MultiReal" chapters 2-5, as read by yours truly. Now the entire first section of the book (titled "Lessons Learned") is available for free download in MP3, Windows Media, and Ogg Vorbis formats. - Pat on “Infoquake”: “One of the Very Best SF Debuts I Have Ever Read” • May 7, 2008
Pat of Pat's Fantasy Hotlist (and of the aforeblogged giveaway contest) has given my novel "Infoquake" the kind of rave review that every author wants to get, calling it "one of the very best science fiction debuts I have ever read." - 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 [...]