freesciencefantasy.blogspot.com - 12/19/2008
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Just three more items, but they're three good items. E-Fiction Anthony G. Williams' novel Scales is available as a free e-book (in PDF and MS Reader formats). "Englishman Matthew Johnson suffers massive burns in a mysterious explosion and fire at his home. Recovering after months in ...
41 Free Fantastic Fictions
sfsignal.com 4/8/2009 — Here's another batch of free fiction coming to you from the ever-vigilant site Free Speculative Fiction Online , an increasingly indispensable resource for fiction of a free-ish nature. Be sure to check them out for alternate versions and a whole lot ...
Reading Update
walkerofworlds.blogspot.com 6/14/2009 — So, time for a little reading update. First off, I need to mention the fact that although I had started A Fire Upon the Deep after this post but I never really managed to get into it and despite a good few attempts I've put it back on the shelf for the moment. The time will come when I'll read ...
Reading Aloud
sfwa.org 8/16/2009 — There are few things that can destroy a good story faster than a bad reading. At the same time, a really good reading can make an audience excited and drive sales. Short of a background in theater, how can authors improve their reading skills? Let’s ...
2008, A Year in Reading: Best Short Stories of the Year
wrongquestions.blogspot.com 1/4/2009 — I made a startling discovery when I sat down to put together this list: at a very rough estimate, I've read in excess of 200 short stories this year. And, with a very small group of exceptions, they were all genre stories. And, with a slightly larger ...
The Reading Paolini
suvudu.com 9/9/2008 —
Last week, Random House released an excerpt from Brisingr , Book Three in the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini. Today, they have released a video of Paolini reading from that same excerpt.
It is the first public reading of Brisingr for ...
Article: 21 Blogs Writers Should Be Reading
johnjosephadams.com 10/15/2008 — Speech Sounds by Octavia E. Butler The People of Sand and Slag by Paolo Bacigalupi When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth by Cory Doctorow The End of the Whole Mess by Stephen King The End of the World as We Know It by Dale Bailey Mute by Gene Wolfe Episode ...
Are You Reading Too Fast?
sfsignal.com 2/24/2009 — Over at the Pyr blog, Ian McDonald talks about reading speed vs. quality of enjoyment when he asks How Soon is Now?
To me reading isn't a progession of events, it's a senory wash; every part of the imagination is engaged, verbal, visual, ...
Celebrate Black History Month by Reading SF
otter.covblogs.com 2/12/2009 — My latest post at Tor.com points out some reading material that will help you celebrate Black history month in a unique way, by reading science fiction, fantasy, and horror .
'Battlestar' items to be auctioned off
upi.com 4/11/2009 — UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., April 10 (UPI) -- More than 900 items from the recently wrapped TV show "Battlestar Galactica" are set to hit the auction block at California's Pasadena Convention Center. NBC Universal Television, DVD, Music and Consumer ...
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Review)
revolutionsf.com 4/10/2009 — "The zombies let forth a most unpleasant roar as they came within biting distance, and Elizabeth returned it in kind as she began her counterattack."