On Writing: Cold and Dead

I don’t believe in literary trend tracking. I never have. Largely, the reason why is I’m a contrarian. If hordes of people are headed one direction, I’m very likely to push against the flow — particularly if the flow is overwhelming. More often than not, I’ve found that doing so has been helpful. It keeps […]

170. Nick Mamatas at Worldcon — A Discussion of Sorts

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode170NickMamatasAtWorldcon/SandF%20–%20Episode%20170%20–%20Nick%20Mamatas%20at%20Worldcon.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSCrowley, interview etiquette, and noir, oh my!  Author Nick Mamatas joins Shaun (at Worldcon) to talk about his upcoming book, Love is the Law, science fiction, noir […]

Mining The Genre Asteroid: Stars In My Pocket Like Grains of Sand

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. Runaway technological singularities destroy worlds with no warning. A convict, with the status of a serf, is an unlikely survivor of […]