Watch, by Robert J. Sawyer The second in Sawyer’s WWW series. The ethical dilemmas surrounding the awakening of a conscious Internet entity begin to come to the fore. Believable teen main character. A touch heavy on the RIM product placement. … Continue reading
Tess of the d’Urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy My semi-random “read a classic to better myself” book :-). This one makes me glad as a woman I was born now and here, and not then and there. The Art of Racing … Continue reading
Flashforward, by Robert J. Sawyer Halting State, by Charles Stross Gets the gaming lingo right, which, now that I’ve read Stross’ bio, makes all kinds of sense. Although I need to brush up on my Scots/British slang, because I still … Continue reading
Not mine! But Darby (from kc dyer’s A Walk Through A Window), is giving away one of Robert J. Sawyer’s story anthologies later this week. Check it out. And check out Darby!
Robert J. Sawyer claims that the best way to get an agent’s attention is by writing short stories to get publication credits. He may be right, but what if I just don’t feel I have any short stories in me? … Continue reading