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May 14, 2009
A link from amysisson: at Strange Horizons Let's Stop Co...
A link from
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amysisson: at Strange Horizons Let's Stop Conning Ourselves by Patience Wieland. This is a look at JumpCon and FedConUSA, a couple of the recent media cons that turned into big disasters for the guests and attendees, and goes into ways to protect yourself from fan-based scams.
amysisson: at Strange Horizons Let's Stop Conning Ourselves by Patience Wieland. This is a look at JumpCon and FedConUSA, a couple of the recent media cons that turned into big disasters for the guests and attendees, and goes into ways to protect yourself from fan-based scams.
May 13, 2009
The Brenda Novak Online Auction for Diabetes Research is ...
The Brenda Novak Online Auction for Diabetes Research is going on all month. There are an unbelievable number of items for readers, for writers (including agent and editor evaluations and author critiques), and people who like to buy stuff (artwork! jewelry! cheeses of the world!). There's a fabulous prize for the person who makes the most bids, even if you don't win any auctions.
And here are my three auctions: An autographed hardcover of The Wizard Hunters (actual cover)
An autographed hardcov
And here are my three auctions: An autographed hardcover of The Wizard Hunters (actual cover)
An autographed hardcov
May 12, 2009
Some links:bg_editor (Howard Andrew Jones, the editor of ...
Some links:
bg_editor (Howard Andrew Jones, the editor of Black Gate) posts about a new SF/F anthology by Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad and Ahmed A. Khan with Moslem protagonists, including one of Howard's Dabir and Asim stories.
lisamantchev is doing a Fairy-style Cake-wrecking contest for the release of her new YA novel Eyes Like Stars. "You must have tea and cake with the vicar, or you die." —Eddie Izzard
swan_tower (Marie Brennan) is releasing a new novella online. Deeds of Men is a free Onyx Cour
bg_editor (Howard Andrew Jones, the editor of Black Gate) posts about a new SF/F anthology by Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad and Ahmed A. Khan with Moslem protagonists, including one of Howard's Dabir and Asim stories.
lisamantchev is doing a Fairy-style Cake-wrecking contest for the release of her new YA novel Eyes Like Stars. "You must have tea and cake with the vicar, or you die." —Eddie Izzard
swan_tower (Marie Brennan) is releasing a new novella online. Deeds of Men is a free Onyx Cour
May 10, 2009
Various things:Saw Star Trek on Friday and really loved i...
Various things:
Saw Star Trek on Friday and really loved it. I'd like to see it again and if there was an IMAX close enough I'd go see it there.
Our weather is starting to get warm and muggy, and with all the rain we've had recently, the magnolia tree is about ready to bust out in giant blossoms. When it does, I'll post a picture.
Happy mother's day to everybody! This morning
morfin gave me a mother's day card from the cats, in lieu of the dead lizard bits they usually leave for me.
For Buy Ind
Saw Star Trek on Friday and really loved it. I'd like to see it again and if there was an IMAX close enough I'd go see it there.
Our weather is starting to get warm and muggy, and with all the rain we've had recently, the magnolia tree is about ready to bust out in giant blossoms. When it does, I'll post a picture.
Happy mother's day to everybody! This morning
morfin gave me a mother's day card from the cats, in lieu of the dead lizard bits they usually leave for me. For Buy Ind
May 7, 2009
Link from wedgeofspite: a four-minute musical at Universi...
Link from
wedgeofspite: a four-minute musical at University of Texas at Austin: Finals Week on YouTube.
wedgeofspite: a four-minute musical at University of Texas at Austin: Finals Week on YouTube.
May 6, 2009
Dreamhost (or Nightmarehost as the people who are trapped...
Dreamhost (or Nightmarehost as the people who are trapped there like to call it) has screwed up email service again, so if you're trying to email me through my charisat.com address, I'm not going to get it. I don't know when it'll be fixed. Probably never. I've given up on it, personally, and am in the process of emotionally disengaging myself from my email. ETA: it seems to be back for the moment, but we'll see how long that lasts.
On my post about ebooks that are available I forgot to menti
On my post about ebooks that are available I forgot to menti
May 5, 2009
Just noticed that my first SGA book, Stargate Atlantis: R...
Just noticed that my first SGA book, Stargate Atlantis: Reliquary is now available on Kindle.
Other Kindle editions of my books are listed here.
The Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy is also available at Fictionwise, in Secure eReader/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe.
Other Kindle editions of my books are listed here.
The Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy is also available at Fictionwise, in Secure eReader/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe.
redplasticglass asked: So you're reading a story and it's...
redplasticglass asked: So you're reading a story and it's trotting along great - what irritating thing, either content or style (or both), will throw you out of the story and either ruin things for you or just makes it really difficult to immerse yourself again?There's a lot of things, actually. In fantasy (unless it's comedic fantasy) anachronisms will really throw me off. People who are at the swords and spears level who tell each other, "I'll meet you in fifteen minutes." Basically anythin
May 4, 2009
May 3, 2009
Just got back from Galveston, and we had a great time. T...
Just got back from Galveston, and we had a great time.
There's still a lot of visible damage from hurricane Ike. Most of the old oak trees down Broadway are dead or dying, from being saturated with salt water during the flooding, and there are dead trees and crepe myrtles everywhere. Lots of stores and restaurants and clubs are still closed, and this was especially obvious in the Strand. (Hendley Market, my favorite store, was still closed.) You could see houses with missing walls or roof s
There's still a lot of visible damage from hurricane Ike. Most of the old oak trees down Broadway are dead or dying, from being saturated with salt water during the flooding, and there are dead trees and crepe myrtles everywhere. Lots of stores and restaurants and clubs are still closed, and this was especially obvious in the Strand. (Hendley Market, my favorite store, was still closed.) You could see houses with missing walls or roof s
