Archive for July, 2010

Links to Things

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

I haven’t done many of these links posts lately, so I have a bunch of links saved up. I’ll try to get caught up over the next few weeks. First, Aaron Diaz of Dresden Codak has started a new blog on which he writes perceptively about the craft of comics. It’s very new, but he’s [...]

Cherie Priest, Boneshaker

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Last year, the SF blogosphere was so excited about Cherie Priest’s Boneshaker you would have thought it had caused actual bones to be shaken. I suspect massive name recognition was a major reason this novel ended up on both the Hugo and Nebula shortlists, because Boneshaker does not aspire or pretend to be anything more [...]

Note to Self, Upon Scrolling Through My Last Few Posts

Monday, July 5th, 2010

I really ought to stop beginning posts with apologies for not posting more. It’s getting old.

Christopher Barzak, The Love We Share Without Knowing

Monday, July 5th, 2010

I’ve been letting my blog slide again. This is mostly due to general tiredness. I get the impression that the periods when I don’t write much are also the periods when I don’t think as deeply or concentrate as well, so I’m trying to restart my brain. I think it could use the exercise. A [...]