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November 9, 2009
Page Proofs + Rewrite + Bathroom Remodel = No Blog Post For You
Overwhelmed with work and such so blogging will be intermittent for November while I scramble to get stuff done. I may blog a bit before Thanksgiving, if time permits, but no promises.
November 5, 2009
November 4, 2009
So what are they trying to say?
Short little theory about recent electoral history that no one in the establishment is willing to entertain because it is just too scary. We have the trouncing of democratic governors and it's announced as a fundamental shift in the electorate, away from the fundamental shift in the electorate back in 2008. I might posit the following: neither election represented any fundamental shifts, and ideologically, the nation is pretty much in the same place it was in 2004. What's at issue is a...
November 3, 2009
More Reviews and Blog updatery
First off, got a brand new Wolfbreed review on sffworld.com.
Second off, speaking of Wolfbreed, I've put up a sample chapter for your perusal.
Third off, speaking of sample chapters, I've done likewise for Prophets.
Fourth off, I've added pages for upcoming 2010 titles, Wolf's Cross and Heretics.
November 2, 2009
Spectra Pimps Wolfbreed
The Fall 2009 issue of the Spectra Pulse Newsletter features Wolfbreed. I get a nice writeup and they put up a chapter from Wolf's Cross.
If you can think of a book where three more disparate authors all loved it, then I'd say buy that book, too. But the fact that it appeals to Martin (fantasy), Balogh (romance/women's fiction), and Masello (thriller) is amazing to me.
Especially as Wolfbreed doesn't really fit in any of those genres. It defies genre.
October 30, 2009
October 29, 2009
October 28, 2009
Only one thing sadder than lame corprate attempts to be hip
It's when the corporate stuffed shirts suddenly figure out what "hip" entails and backpedal like crazy. Short version: Microsoft attempts a advertising coup by sponsoring a sellout very special episode of Family Guy, then someone at Microsoft watches the episode, are they are shocked at the presence of (gasp) risque and off-color humor. Perhaps someone should have watched a few minutes of the series beforehand? The stupidity is so epic that I'm still wondering if this is some balloon-boy h...
October 27, 2009
Random thought about suspension of disbelief
I think the general audience for fiction, judging by current pop culture, is developing a more resilient suspension of disbelief. This occurred to me as I watched the last episode of Flashforward. Now several years ago, a series like that would place the universe changing event at some (probably indeterminate) point in the future. Major disaster movies avoided explicit references to dates because of the fear, probably justified, that if someone saw last month's newspaper on the set of...
