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Lakeshore —
... on on publishing and series — More thoughtfulness. And definitely read the comments threads with care. What, did they put smart in the 'tubes today? ...
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 ...
So, what sort of series do you like?
Tor.com —
... Just as I’ve been thinking about the Vorkosigan books and the way they’re a series, Sarah Monette made a post in her livejournal in which she talks about the way her books have not had a series name or numbers attached to them, and how the reviews of the fourth book, ...
B&N Review of Castle, More Linkage
Ecstatic Days —
... lost their love for humanity; the reviewer is a guide, the critic is the mother you can never please. Then again, Nabokov compared reviewers to ‘people who move their lips when reading’. On the upside, Milan Kundera said ‘Let us consider the critic, therefore, as a discoverer of discoveries’. Thus, with my cognitive dissonance in tatters, I took my first review copy and walked to a quiet, sunny corner, armed only with a fluoro pen and a mild sense of trepidation.”
Publishing, Series, Fantasy, an Announcement of a Personal Nature, and a Big Helping of WTF ...
