How to talk to writers

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tor.com - 12/22/2008

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Writers are people, and they were people before they were writers. They change light bulbs and buy groceries just like everyone else. Really. Because they’re people, they vary. Some of them are jerks, but many of them are very interesting people to talk to. Writers will usually talk about ...

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antickmusings.blogspot.com - 12/15/2008

Things Writers Believe

— antickmusings.blogspot.com — It's Sunday again, and I'm in search of content, as usual. So here's some of my contributions to another rec.arts.sf.written thread that turned to publishing stuff, in August of 2008. Some of the things I said were: 1: Authors complaining that their ... (more) Things Writers Believe

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EmilyBlips

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Good stuff, and I love this comment: "I'd consider oral sex a good substitute for not having read my work. I mean, if you're going to gurgle anyway."

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December 22, 2008 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker — Nick Mamatas responds to an article on dystopian science fiction (among others). More Mamatas love as he gets interviewed by Nick Kauffman. Mary Robinette Kowal on Five Fantastic Movies for the Holiday Season. Cheryl Morgan on On Genre and Literature. Jeff Vandermeer is interviewed at Literary Kicks. Bookspot Central's Favorite Reads of 2008. Poets & Writers has A Q&A With Four Young Literary Agents. The Crotchety Old Fan is reviewing the book reviewers (1, 2, 3). Jo Walton on How to Talk to ...

SF Tidbits for 12/22/08
SF Signal — ... "Cold Duty" by J. Daniel Sawyer, read by Stephen Killbride. [via SFFaudio] @Beam Me Up: "Watching the Leaves" by Paul Cole and "Tis the Season" by Shaun Saunders. Nick Mamatas responds to an article Dystopia and the End of Politics we linked to a few days ago. Fantasy Book Critic's 2008 Review/2009 Preview continues with Liz Williams. At Tor.com, Jo Walton discusses how to talk to writers. It had to happen: John Scalzi's Whatever...baconized. ...

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Bluejo's Journal — Romantic Times review of Half a Crown. Recent Posts on Tor.com Spin, Why I re-read what I do, Deerskin, My perfect anthology, The Hero and the Crown, The Blue Sword, The Explosionist, Regenesis, Obit of Donald Westlake, The Sharing Knife Books, Christmas Books, How to talk to writers, Cyteen.