Walter Jon Williams's Blog, page 235
October 23, 2009
Michael Palin Responds
Don't we all wish we could respond this way to our critics? Well, now I think about it, we can, can't we?
A Fine Phrenzy
I am preparing to leave this coming Sunday for Utopiales, Europe's largest SF con, where I am one of the guests of honor. After which I will spent a couple weeks wandering around France, basically kicking the tires and looking for cool stuff to write about. (A previous trip to France produced a Nebula-winning novella, so there's hope.) While in France, I will eat about a pound of butter every
Net Neutrality is a Commie Conspiracy!
War hero John "a google" McCain is standing up for America yet again! He's trying to keep the government's evil hands off our tubes--- I mean, our Internets!Yes, children--- John McCain has introduced a bill to ban Net Neutrality! In this he has support from brave weeping patriot Glenn Beck, who has publically called net neutrality a "Marxist plot" aimed at controlling content on the
October 21, 2009
Left Fab 4 Dead
The huge success of Rock Band: the Beatles has produced yet another Fab Four crossover game!What's more fun than blasting hordes of zombies in Left 4 Dead? Blasting zombies with John, Paul, George, and Ringo, that's what!
A Writer's Life
It turns out that F. Scott Fitzgerald's tax returns were never thrown out. An analysis by William J Quirk shows that Fitzgerald was not the irresponsible spendthrift of legend, but a very careful and reliable earner, who carefully documented his income and expenses. (Though, like all of us, he did sometimes wonder where the money went.)Because our profession is, essentially, a gamble, success
October 20, 2009
Wizard Rap
Harry Potter vs. Voldemort in a Wizard Rap Battle!
October 18, 2009
This Just In: Solar System Tied Up With Ribbon!
For years, researchers have known that the solar system is surrounded by a vast bubble of magnetism. Called the "heliosphere," it springs from the sun and extends far beyond the orbit of Pluto, providing a first line of defense against cosmic rays and interstellar clouds that try to enter our local space. Although the heliosphere is huge and literally fills the sky, it emits no light and no one
October 17, 2009
New Trends in Fiction
Since I know you have all spent countless hours worrying about the next trend in paranormal romance, I thought I'd let author Mary Stiefvater tell you:
October 15, 2009
Re View
I revisited my teen years recently by viewing Ken Russell's Women in Love (1969) and Bernardo Bertolucci's The Conformist (1970). In my youth I saw both of these movies multiple times, which might just possibly have to do with the fact that both these films have a lot to do with sex. Both these films were clearly of their time, created in a period in which barriers were not merely falling, but
October 13, 2009
Marketing for Publishers
It's marketing for publishers in the age of cutbacks. [Thanks to Janice Gelb:]Let me introduce myself. My name is Gineen Klein, and I've been brought on as an intern to replace the promotion department here at Propensity Books. First, let me say that I absolutely love "Clancy the Doofus Beagle: A Love Story" and have some excellent ideas for promotion. . . .'I've attached a list of celebrities we
