Monthly Archives: March 2006

Another meme. This one is the 10 things I know about writing. As a non-writer, this is what I’ve learned while compiling magazines, working on anthologies etc: There are no rules. Be sure to follow them. It looks easy. It’s not. Given #2, why waste all that effort if you’re not doing your best? Love … Continue reading »

About five minutes ago I fired up the email software and sent the final manuscripts for Science Fiction: The Very Best of 2005 and Fantasy: The Very Best of 2005, to CHARLES at Locus Press. Assuming that he finds everything acceptable, these two books should be published in the next few months. When I’ve had … Continue reading »

Described by Publishers Weekly as “an evenhanded, scrupulously documented, objective yet sympathetic portrait of a deliberately elusive personality”, Julie Philips forthcoming biography of James Tiptree, James Tiptree, Jr. : The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon, is both one of the books I’ve been most looking forward to this year. It’s only a handful of … Continue reading »

Genuine certified Hugo Award nominee Cheryl Morgan has posted the latest issue of Emerald City. You can read about things and win stuff. What’s not to like? A mixed start to the day, otherwise, with news that Stanislaw Lem has died. So has Pro Hart.

Gary K. Wolfe has been the senior reviewer at Locus for over a decade, and one of the leading critics working in the science fiction field for longer than that. His reviews are intelligent, well-informed, well-argued and provocative. Arguably, he is the only real challenger to John Clute for the title of best critic working … Continue reading »