Confessions of a Comics Junkie: Rooting for the Underdog (or, Characters Marvel Forgot to Love)
Readers of my personal blog will recall that I recently got back into comic books. And by “got back into” I mean “I now have almost three long boxes full of comics.”[1] It’s an obsession. So sue me. One of the things that has been most interesting to me on this journey back into comics is […]
Business Time – Mike’s 10 Rules for Getting the Most Out of a Convention as a Writer
Attending a convention as a writer can be a ton of fun, but it’s also work. You’re putting on your public face, asserting yourself as a working professional, and forging connections that could become an incredible asset in the short, medium, and/or long-term.
Here are some general pieces of advice for professional development and self-care at conventions:
Feed the Machine: Black Hole Son
Goodbye Big Bang, hello black hole? A new theory of the universe’s creation This week’s article is a doozy. It has everything a science fiction fan could want — branes, four dimensional stars, black holes, hyperspheres — and it is all completely true. That’s a bit misleading. Mathematically, the theory is plausible. There are still […]
This Katamari Feels Cleaningsish — Magical Cleaning Methods!
(That’s probably because you rolled up nothing but magical cleaning techniques.) I know that common wisdom says spring is the season for cleaning, but for me this autumn is setting off my cleaning impulse. The last week has seen me taking every spare moment to do things that are usually completely out of character, like […]
167. Worldcon Walkby Session #2: WSFS, Cross-species Romance, and Science Fiction
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode167WorldconWalkbySession2/SandF%20–%20Episode%20167%20–%20Worldcon%20Walkby%20Session%20%232.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSCross-species romance, science fiction, and WSFS followups, oh my! Rachael Acks joins us once again at Worldcon to talk about the second stage of the WSFS […]
Mining the Genre Asteroid: Ringworld
Mining the Genre Asteroid is Paul Weimer’s look at the history of the science fiction and fantasy field, bringing to light important, interesting and entertaining books from science fiction and fantasy’s past to you. Welcome to the inaugural installment of Mining the Genre Asteroid. On a recent podcast, a Campbell award winning writer admitted that […]
