Angela Slatter's Blog, page 175
June 13, 2011
Bluegrass Symphony's first review – Snoopy Dancing is in order!
Publishers Weekly, no less, has reviewed Lisa L. Hannett's first collection, the beautiful Bluegrass Symphony, out via the good graces of Ticonderoga Publications:
Australian author Hannett's first collection shows off her fondness for lush imagery, unsettling concepts, indirect prose, and multilayered plots. "Carousel" features a girl trapped
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Mid-season break and we all feel a little bit like this
From the lovely Bob over at Liff.
June 8, 2011
Selling Fiction is Not For Wimps – Jay Lake's advice for newbies
Great guest post from Jay Lake over at Shimmer:
Jay Lake here, happily guest-blogging for Shimmer on the subject of selling fiction for new writers. This post recaps a number things I've said before along the way, with a focus on the basics of aspiration and breaking in. I hope it proves helpful to you.
The Internet is
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Some lovely info …
… about the making of the Sourdough cover lives here. 
June 7, 2011
The Two Pearls Drive-by: Alison Goodman
Voted by her peers as girl most likely to be the first female doctor – or a meerkat impersonator – Alison Goodman is also, as luck would have it, an extraordinarily talented writer. She taught me one of the most valuable writing techniques ever, that of reverse engineering
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June 6, 2011
World Fantasy Con 2013
I just got my early bird membership.
So now I have to go.
To Brighton.
In winter.
June 2, 2011
Sofa Ratings
We've spent a fair bit of time at furniture stores in the last few months … okay, we've done it twice, but it feeeeeeels like it's happened over and over again, like being trapped in a nasty temporal loop … and anyway, everything's got a sticker with a rating on it.
Softness rating. Bounce-back-ability of foam rating. Stain-resistant rating. Chance of
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Charlie McDonnell, Video-Blogger, musician, and nerd
June 1, 2011
Ikea + Whirlpool = a gigantic blackhole of customer service
When we bought the Whirlpool fridge on Saturday from Ikea, it seemed too good to be true. A 3.5 star energy rated fridge for $499.00.
The sticker on the fridge did indeed say 3.5 stars.
The one that was just delivered has 1.5 stars.
So, I rang Ikea and spoke to Sri, who insisted "Yes, it's a 3.5 star" and then told me
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