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ASIM #47 2

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Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine (ASIM) #47, edited by the fabulous  , has been released and is now up for sale over at their website. My story "Acid" appears in it, as well as fiction by Patrick S. Tomlinson, Stephen Watts, Felicity Pulman, Charlotte Nash, John Phillips, Ferrett Steinmetz, Gary Cuba, and Tam McDonald. I’ve met Gary Cuba on Baen’s Bar but don’t have an acquaintance with any of the others. (I don’t think.) Both print and PDF versions are available; I haven’t received my contributor copy yet so I can’t comment on them, but once I do I’ll post a […]

Milestones to Adulthood 1

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In response to this unbelievable NYT article about why 20-somethings "aren’t growing up",  writes this open letter. "Why are so many people in their 20s taking so long to grow up?" asks the article. Here’s one jewel of a sentence: Others reach the milestones completely out of order, advancing professionally before committing to a monogamous relationship, having children young and marrying later, leaving school to go to work and returning to school long after becoming financially secure.  responds: Perhaps the article (or, rather, its author) is attempting to be progressive and hip by just glossing over the horrendous state of […]

Sideshow Fables, Issue #2 1

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I guess I should mention that my story "Charmer" is up at Sideshow Fables. Sideshow Fables is a fledgling print/e-book magazine of circus and carnival fiction; you can get the e-book for $2 and both for $6 over at their store. My contributor copy is quite gorgeous, more so than what I would have expected from the PDF, although all the artwork and interior design is quite elegant. Here’s a review of some of the stories inside–I skipped a few but I’ll come back and add them later.

Suvudu Cage Match 2010

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So Suvudu’s Cage Match 2010 has finally concluded. (Suvudu is the Del Rey and Spectra site; the cage matches are between a series of fantasy character pairings.) Rand al’Thor (of Jordan’s Wheel of Time) has emerged as the ultimate champion. A lot of authors have been rooting for their characters throughout the progress of the cage matches, but what I enjoyed the most was Brandon Sanderson’s breakdown of how the battle should have ended. In his narrative, balefire erases Suvudu and all the defeated characters come back. My favorite quote, out of the ensuing chaos: Harry Dresden decides this is […]

Amazon/Macmillan

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Unless you’ve been off the internet, you’ve probably heard about the Amazon-Macmillan drama over the weekend. Recap: Macmillan offers new ebook terms to Amazon. Amazon responds by pulling all Macmillan titles from its e-shelves, print as well as ebook. Amazon also yanks preview chapters remotely from Kindles (I’ve seen the term 1984 come up several times about this part). Many brilliant people have weighed in on the unfolding events (most of the authors you can see on my friendslist), so here I just thought I’d post a few primary sources: the open letters from Amazon and Macmillan. When juxtaposed, I […]