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locusmag.com - 2/11/2009
Gary K. Wolfe: Reconsidering
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I have to admit I'm relieved to find others sharing my hesitation over the whole notion of year's best lists, but at the same time your comments convince me that there is value in revisiting the past year's books, lists or no lists, and part of that value comes from the very points we've all ...
locusmag.com - 2/9/2009
Paul Witcover: A Take on Revolutionary SF
— locusmag.com — In thinking about Gary's ideas of normal and revolutionary SF, it occurred to me that intent and... reception are important factors. I wonder if there can be truly revolutionary science now—even science that yields the most surprising results and forces ... (more) Paul Witcover: A Take on Revolutionary SF

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February 12, 2009 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker — ... of yesterday getting my SSS ID and at the Philippine International Writers Festival. Back at the day job today. SF Signal on The Most Difficult Part of Being a Writer. Edward Champion has various summaries on the Tools of Change panels including Smart Women Read eBooks and The Rise of eBooks. Elaine Cunningham on You're Not Paying for the Paper. Jay Lake on Learning from the Beast. Gary K. Wolfe on Reconsidering (Year's Best Lists). Check out the SF Novel Writer's Workshop in ...

Ten Things I Want From The Locus Blog
Torque Control — ... Not moderating comments. There has already been some discussion on this point, but at present the fact that every comment is moderated, and that it takes hours for said comments to be approved and appear on the blog, makes something of a mockery of the idea of actual discussion, and is thus rather a disincentive to commenting at all. ...

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