Brahmanto Anindito's Blog, page 22
April 16, 2011
A Speculative Fiction is Worth up to 35 Bucks
The Three-lobed Burning Eye (3LBE) is a magazine of speculative fiction published online two or three times per year since 1999. Every other year, we publish an annual anthology in trade paperback. Each issue features six stories. Terms are one-time electronic rights, with non-exclusive archival rights, and one-time print rights. Beginning with issue #20, we [...]
April 8, 2011
Self Publishing Facilitator, Worth to Try
What is terrible in writing is not to get a refusal letter. It's to be published, but then get such fraudulent manner from the publisher. Audit them? Sue them? Go ahead. But when you're not so rich writer, I tell you, it will be exhausting and emptying your wallet. So get realistic. Think before you [...]
April 1, 2011
Seafood a la Madura in Between Mountain and Shore
About one kilometer to the west from Bangkalan city, East Java province, a food stall stands on the edge of the shore. It is Madurasa. This stall is located near the mangrove forest spread out along the west side of Madura island. Following the instinct to eat, I visited here. Soon, the ambiance of mountain [...]
March 24, 2011
Tarzan Pronoun
I think, this is Malayan language family typical. One speaks his own name, instead of "I". Like Tarzan when he said, "Tarzan sees Jane in danger." It's real people dialog! Especially in Malayan culture like in Indonesia, Malaysia, or Singapore. However, very few people practice this weird style. What kind of people are they? One [...]
March 18, 2011
Dungeon Caves, Deep in the Wood
Many heritages spread on regions of Indonesia. Two of them are caves in North Bandung, West Java province. It's a legacy from the colonial era, which is located in Ir. H. Juanda Forest Park (Tahura a.k.a Taman Hutan Rakyat). The ticket for entering Tahura area is only IDR 8,000. Arrived in front of Goa Jepang [...]
March 10, 2011
How to Write for Teenagers
The teenager is a broad market pie. It's worth to fight for. But they are tough audience. To write a story for teenagers, you have to be an expert not only in writing, but also in teen culture. This is how to do: It's not a compulsory, but it would be good if your main [...]
March 2, 2011
Travel around Bandung by Angkot
Seriously, it's fun! When I go to Bandung, I always take public transportation such as bus and train. And also angkot (angkutan kota), a car which is modified to pick about 12 passengers up. There are so many angkots in this city. Bandung must be has other nickname after Flower City and Parijs van Java: [...]
February 23, 2011
How to Choose the Book when You Have No Plan
Look at the books in a bookstore or library shelves sometimes make us confusing. All seem more interesting than others. Unless you hold a book list since the beginning, how do you choose the book spontaneously? The commonly done is by observing the cover. Forget the wise words "don't judge a book by its cover". [...]
February 16, 2011
Festival Film Solo Begins
Berita baik bagi para kreator film. Solo punya gawe! Namanya Festival Film Solo 2011. Ini festival film tahunan yang diadakan di Kota Surakarta, Jawa Tengah. Fokusnya pada film fiksi pendek Indonesia. Setahu saya memang jarang sekali ada festival yang memfokuskan diri pada film-film pendek di Indonesia. Padahal karya dan kerja kreatif para pembuat film pendek [...]
February 3, 2011
Kenjeran is Now More Chinese
Kenjeran Park. Kenpark. A beach whose water has never been crystal tidy. A Surabaya prideful tourist sites, nevertheless. Also, one of the sets of Pemuja Oksigen novel. After five years, I finally visited it again. This time with Rie and Iksan. So, what's new? It's Tian Ti (Sky World) Pagoda. Thus far, people were amazed [...]
