July 2010
Well, better late than never. The previous post should give some hint as to why I’ve been AWOL around here. We did get the place cleaned up and had a lovely anniversary party. But in all the hoop-la I realized … Continue reading
Tag Archives: SF/F
Ummm.. No. CanLit, Can We Please All Get Along?
What the book absolutely is not, she insists, is science fiction… Science fiction takes place “somewhere in space, far, far away in a distant galaxy” – Margaret Atwood, in The Globe and Mail I’m probably going to regret disagreeing with … Continue reading
Save Realms Of Fantasy
If you’re interested in saving Realms Of Fantasy, please check out the LiveJournal community dedicated to supporting the effort, or the Facebook community doing the same.
What’s So Horrid About Fantasy?
A recent article in the Globe & Mail titled “Welcome to a novelist’s nightmare: Gothic is in” contains the following quotes that just make me want to pull my hair out at the Canadian literary establishment’s attitude towards fantasy: This … Continue reading
A Rarity
On a recent trip into the bookstore, I saw a book with: an eye-catching cover jacket copy that piqued my interest a positive front-cover blurb from a major name in the field of SF So I bought it. And boy, … Continue reading
Viable Paradise – The First Transport Is Away!
Well. I’ve either done something very smart, or very scary. Or maybe of no consequence at all if I’m not admitted. :-) I just sent off my application for Viable Paradise. Fingers crossed. Not sure I got my word count … Continue reading
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YA vs Adult SF/F
There’s a big discussion going on over at Scalzi’s blog about YA vs adult SF/F, with Scott Westerfeld being used as Exhibit A. I haven’t followed up on the comments, but I do find the whole debate interesting from both … Continue reading
Advances
I’ve heard that the average income for people who call themselves professional writers in Canada is somewhere around $7000 per year. Which doesn’t pay many of the bills. Here are a couple of surveys I got off Jennifer Jackson’s blog. … Continue reading