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SF Tidbits for 4/3/09
SF Signal — ... Reviewers: On Reviewing: "I scurried to the OED to assure myself that 'reviewer' does not come from any French or Latin word remotely connected with the sphincter or lower intestine." ...

Links and Things
Enter the Octopus — ... Cool article on C.G. Jung and Robert E. Howard Religion and deities in role-playing games Angela Slatter on book reviewing John Scalzi on Twitter: Banality is a feature, not a bug Borders clarifies on WaldenBook closures Stephen King finishes epic novel after 25 years JD Salinger turns away journalist at his door “Why on Earth did Fritz Lieber win the Hugo?” Bookgasm reviews Peter S. Beagle’s “We Never Talk About My Brother” “Planetary Style”: on ...

April 6, 2009 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker — It's a holiday today in the Philippines but there's much work to do (books to read and review, authors to interview, etc.). Interviews Advice/Articles Angela Slatter On Reviewing and Stray Thoughts on Long Sentences. Shawn Speakman on Finishing the First Draft. Charlie Jane Anders on What's The Difference Between Story And Plot? Sarah Monette on publishing, series, fantasy, an announcement of a personal nature, and a big helping of wtf. Aliette de Bodard on Writing in a ...

B&N Review of Castle, More Linkage
Ecstatic Days — ... my favorite new writers, and here he does a masterful job of analyzing elements of Evenson’s latest novel. I liked Last Days a lot, but am still unsure the extremes of the last chapters work (something Matt Cheney echoes in his link above)–it’s something to think about. The only other problem I had was I didn’t believe in the way the police behaved in the second half of the novel. Otherwise, it’s a rather remarkable accomplishment. On Reviewing by Angela Slatter [and, relatedly in my view, vampires] ...