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On That Which Is Borked, and That Which Is Not BorkedSo… turns...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:45:32 -0500

On That Which Is Borked, and That Which Is Not Borked

So… turns out that the SQL database that the Fiction Store page is tied into is… kaput. Corrupt.…

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THE EXILE - Bribe to Live, Live to Bribe - By Yasha Levine and Mark Ames with Jake Rudnitsky - Feature Story

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:00:09 -0500

THE EXILE - Bribe to Live, Live to Bribe - By Yasha Levine and Mark Ames with Jake Rudnitsky - Feature Story:

(via Instapaper)

The Opportunity

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:06:34 -0500

Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man’s power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened.
- Madame de Stael

Science fiction is often credited with being the forerunner of invention. We were…

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Domino’s Pizza testing pizza-delivering drones | Fox News

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:00:45 -0500

Domino’s Pizza testing pizza-delivering drones | Fox News:

First they came for our bank tellers… and now robots are aiming for our pizza delivery personnel!

tastefullyoffensive: [cyanide&happiness] Sadly enough,...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:07:50 -0500

tastefullyoffensive:

[cyanide&happiness]

Sadly enough, even then it wound up in the spam filters.

I can't be right.

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:24:32 -0500

The thing about the most recent kerfuffle (and yeah, I’m using that word on purpose) in the SFWA writing community is, there’s no good answer here. People on both sides have interesting points, I care about and respect people on both sides.

And if you…

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The Undead Hordes of Kan-Gul by Jon F. Merz - Baen Ebooks

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:20:00 -0500

The Undead Hordes of Kan-Gul by Jon F. Merz - Baen Ebooks:

Welp, THAT’S getting wishlisted.

merlin: (via First Image Of Live-Action ‘Kiki’s Delivery...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:59:28 -0500

merlin:

(via First Image Of Live-Action ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’ - The Hollywood News - The Hollywood News)

Oh God, please, please, please let this be good.

I’d love to see this directed by Terry Gilliam. Really. Just think about it for a second.

I know, right?

The Other Side of the Coin

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:01:53 -0500

Today, I want to talk a little about language. I happened onto a twitter fight (one of the few things I find twitter is still good for is watching people talk past each other at 140 characters) yesterday where one of my twitter friends – someone I respect…

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Goals, Motivation, Confusion.

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:46:22 -0500

[categories Blo, 40days]

There’s a lot of talk out there about goals. I keep hearing people talk about them, and the advice is sometimes a little contradictory.

You should tell __everyone_ about your goals so that you build up some accountability!_

You…

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Who needs a weekend project?

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:38:20 -0500

With the day job, I find myself around a lot of very interesting characters – some crazy smart people. Which is always good.

I mean, don’t get me wrong, I hang out with crazy smart people every time I’m with my wife. I read crazy smart people on the…

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Shakeups

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:23:32 -0500

I have just made the official announcement on the Galley Table podcast, which will be up on Youtube later, but I should mention it here also.

Effective a week ago, I stepped down as managing editor of FlagShip and Flying Island Press. Reasons are many,…

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Photo

Fri, 03 May 2013 06:58:13 -0500

Dig In. Pull.Lately, the news has been nothing but doom and...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:46:02 -0500

Dig In. Pull.

Lately, the news has been nothing but doom and gloom.

Doom and Gloom.

Doom and Gloom.

DOOM AND…

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What We’ve Failed To Do | According To Hoyt

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:13:05 -0500

What We’ve Failed To Do | According To Hoyt:

Is it too late to get out in front of the train and yell “DAGNABIT, STOP!”

"Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in..."

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:46:14 -0500

“Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.
- Calvin Coolidge”

- http://quotationsbook.com/quote/32664/

FlagShip - Captain’s Review – A Few Good Men

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:43:09 -0500

FlagShip - Captain’s Review – A Few Good Men:

tl;dr version of the review – A Few Good Men is a good read for older teens, but I felt it was a little… disconnected from the struggle going on. Also, the protagonist is gay. Some people are going to be put off by that, which I understand, but I would encourage parents who might be worried about that to read the book and discuss the issues involved with their families. And not just that issue – there’s a lot in here about freedom, responsibility, and some parallels to the American Revolution. 4 out of 5 stars.

Click through for a spoiler-laden review of this spinoff from Sarah A. Hoyt’s Darkship series.

Wow. For all his world building, Tolkien had his moments of...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:04:00 -0500

Wow. For all his world building, Tolkien had his moments of pantsing also.

Market Devolution, and Brie

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:00:57 -0500

The other day, as I was tootling around the internets, I happened upon a very quick exchange between one of my favorite authors and some random dude. They were talking about Kickstarter.

Kickstarter, said the author, isn’t charity. It’s an open market.…

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When I sit down to write a book | The Passive Voice | Writers, Writing, Self-Publishing, Disruptive Innovation and the Universe

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:09:48 -0500

When I sit down to write a book | The Passive Voice | Writers, Writing, Self-Publishing, Disruptive Innovation and the Universe:

It’s a short enough quote to post here, but you really should be reading Passive Voice.

“When I sit down to write a book, I do not say to myself, ‘I am going to produce a work of art.’ I write it because there is some lie that I want to expose, some fact to which I want to draw attention, and my initial concern is to get a hearing.”

- George Orwell