At least in the science fiction community, there’s a lot of false community wisdom floating around about the editorial process. Some of them may have been true once. Some were probably invented to mess with the heads of noobs. Some of them are carefully nutured lies, like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. Well, no […]
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Charlie Finlay Gives Away Books (with a catch)
Charlie Finlay is a great writer who taught me a ton about writing back when I didn’t really deserve it. He has a new fantasy book series launching, set during the Revolutionary War, and the first book is called Patriot Witch. I have really been looking forward to this. Historical fantasy set in this time […]
On the Amazon Kindle 2 Controversy
Some authors have posited that having an ebook reader able to convert words into sounds on the fly is a good thing. See Neil Gaiman. Others have argued that such technology should be covered under audiobook rights. And Wil Wheaton has created an audio comparision between a human reading a book and the Kindle. What […]
iPhones and SF
Has anyone thought about trying to build an iPhone application that is a delivery method for an e-zine? Solely distributed as an iPhone/iTouch app? What kind of fiction would work best when read solely on an iPhone/Touch? What kind of features would an app need to be an effective e-reader for short fiction? These are […]