walterjonwilliams.blogspot.com - 1/22/2009
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So here's my latest literary complaint.
I've just finished a book that was written by, let's face it, a geek. And the geekness was, alas, there for all to see.
And let me state loudly and clearly that I have nothing against geeks. Geeks know cool stuff--- which is sort of the definition of a ...
youngadultsciencefiction.blogspot.com - 1/18/2009
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Good morning, Blog Buds. I thought you all
might want to know that the blog, Dear Author,...
usually has an article on eBooks and the gadgets required for them every Sunday. Here is today's article- ...
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Reading News for Techno-Geeks
notesfromthegeekshow.blogspot.com - 1/18/2009
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So, imagine for a second that you're a
gay writer of strange fiction, with stories published here...
and there. We'll call you, for the sake of argument, Kevin W. Reardon. Now, you're kind of precious about it all, adopting the posture of the ...
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How Not to be a Writer
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Club Jade —
... Oh, not overtly - Other than Walter Jon Williams having been a actual Star Wars author - but here’s two interesting reads that I urge you to compare and contrast: Williams on writer geeks and the TFN Lit forum’s ...
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Enter the Octopus —
... Fabulous Kingdoms and Supernatural Dimensions (SF/F)
Interview with R. Scott Bakker
Adventures in Reading: Review of Fathom by Cherie Priest
William H. Macy’s “Best Books” list
Rescuing Poe from banal lit commentary
Does the “insta-f*ck” challenge your sense of believability?
IFC films has acquired distribution rights for DEAD SNOW
Walter Jon Williams on writer geeks
Meet the Murderfrog
This is what ...
January 26, 2009 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker —
It's the Year of the Ox! The talented Robert Freeman Wexler now has a blog. Author Elaine Cunningham spots Drow Porn novels in the wild. Congrats to the Aurealis Awards Winners. Walter Jon Williams on Writer Geeks. Here's a short interview with Steve Berman on Lethe Press. Sign up for PS Publishing's mailing list and win some awesome books! Jay Lake asks How Many Rejections Have You Had? Larry "Novel" Nolen on Why I Blog. Jeff Vandermeer on ...
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