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My Genre Grapevine Worldcon report is out, covering all the news related to the Glasgow convention including more than 200 people catching Covid, the Hugo Awards, what happened at the business meeting, and Dave McCarty circling the con but not allowed to attend. www.patreon.com/posts/110281...
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August 17, 2024 at 3:30 PM
My Genre Grapevine Worldcon report is out, covering all the news related to the Glasgow convention including more than 200 people catching Covid, the Hugo Awards, what happened at the business meeting, and Dave McCarty circling the con but not allowed to attend. www.patreon.com/posts/110281...
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Does anyone else find it crazy that you can walk into a bookshop and be charged £7.99 for a paperback novel that took the author a year to complete, but £16.99 for a completely blank notebook?
August 17, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Does anyone else find it crazy that you can walk into a bookshop and be charged £7.99 for a paperback novel that took the author a year to complete, but £16.99 for a completely blank notebook?
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Although I of course, was elsewhere at the time, I am told a woman wearing a really great hat encountered Dave McCarty in a hotel lobby and called him everything but a child of God. At quite high volume. Possibly with some profanity.
I am also told the woman with the hat had quite a turn of phrase.
I am also told the woman with the hat had quite a turn of phrase.
August 10, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Although I of course, was elsewhere at the time, I am told a woman wearing a really great hat encountered Dave McCarty in a hotel lobby and called him everything but a child of God. At quite high volume. Possibly with some profanity.
I am also told the woman with the hat had quite a turn of phrase.
I am also told the woman with the hat had quite a turn of phrase.
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My book 'Far from the Light of Heaven' is mentioned here.
The short version, if you can't read the book, is read 'The Murder in the Rue Morgue' by Edgar Allan Poe.
But in space.
And there's robots.
The short version, if you can't read the book, is read 'The Murder in the Rue Morgue' by Edgar Allan Poe.
But in space.
And there's robots.
Six Closed Circle Mysteries To Ensnare Your Brain - Reactor
A close quarters SF setting plus a whodunnit murder equals a tense and delicious mystery...
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July 31, 2024 at 8:27 AM
My book 'Far from the Light of Heaven' is mentioned here.
The short version, if you can't read the book, is read 'The Murder in the Rue Morgue' by Edgar Allan Poe.
But in space.
And there's robots.
The short version, if you can't read the book, is read 'The Murder in the Rue Morgue' by Edgar Allan Poe.
But in space.
And there's robots.
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There is an inordinately flattering piece on... just about my entire writing career, over on Reactor. reactormag.com/reimagining-...
Reimagining What It Means to be Human: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Alien Ecologist - Reactor
From his brilliant worldbuilding to the ecological perspective that drives his work, Tchaikovsky's fiction cultivates radical empathy, asking fascinating questions along the way.
reactormag.com
July 24, 2024 at 10:43 PM
There is an inordinately flattering piece on... just about my entire writing career, over on Reactor. reactormag.com/reimagining-...
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✨Winner 2024!✨
We are delighted to announce that IN ASCENSION by Martin MacInnes is the winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction book of the year!
We are delighted to announce that IN ASCENSION by Martin MacInnes is the winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction book of the year!
July 24, 2024 at 6:57 PM
✨Winner 2024!✨
We are delighted to announce that IN ASCENSION by Martin MacInnes is the winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction book of the year!
We are delighted to announce that IN ASCENSION by Martin MacInnes is the winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction book of the year!
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Sorry guys. I published a SciFi short story last week and apparently killed the genre.
This piece is rather bewildering. I may have thoughts later...
classicsofsciencefiction.com/2024/07/20/i...
classicsofsciencefiction.com/2024/07/20/i...
Is Science Fiction Dead?
The April 8, 1966, cover of Time Magazine asked in large letters: Is God Dead? I would have answered yes, because starting in late 1963, when I turned twelve, I began to struggle with the idea of beli...
classicsofsciencefiction.com
July 20, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Sorry guys. I published a SciFi short story last week and apparently killed the genre.
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Charles Payseur Reviews Short Fiction: Diabolical Plots, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and Kaleidotrope locusmag.com/2024/07...
Charles Payseur Reviews Short Fiction: Diabolical Plots, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and Kaleidotrope
Diabolical Plots 4/24 Beneath Ceaseless Skies 4/4/24, 4/18/24 Kaleidotrope 4/24 Anne Liberton’s “Six-Month Assessment on Miracle Fresh” anchors the April Diabolical Plots, and for marketing fans (o…
locusmag.com
July 20, 2024 at 12:04 AM
Charles Payseur Reviews Short Fiction: Diabolical Plots, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and Kaleidotrope locusmag.com/2024/07...
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I love this list.
We all thought the NYT missed some stuff (the perils of cautious consensus, amirite) so the Lit Hub gang got together and threw another 71 titles into the mix. I daresay this list is weirder and more interesting than the NYT list, but I'm biased.
lithub.com/what-the-new...
lithub.com/what-the-new...
What the New York Times Missed: 71 More of the Best Books of the 21st Century
Last week, The New York Times Book Review published a list of the “100 Best Books of the 21st Century.” (Well, so far, obviously. Why not just call it the best books of the last 25 year…
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July 16, 2024 at 12:28 PM
I love this list.
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Submissions are open!!! Kill us with laughter!!!
dielaughingmag.com/about-2/
#Horror #Comedy #HorrorComedy #OpenCall #SubmissionCall
dielaughingmag.com/about-2/
#Horror #Comedy #HorrorComedy #OpenCall #SubmissionCall
Submission Guidelines
Submission Guidelines What we want: That sweet spot of horror comedy that is genuinely funny but also genuinely scary. Can be as goofy, gory, or smutty as you like! Work that punches up, not down. (“I...
dielaughingmag.com
July 15, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Submissions are open!!! Kill us with laughter!!!
dielaughingmag.com/about-2/
#Horror #Comedy #HorrorComedy #OpenCall #SubmissionCall
dielaughingmag.com/about-2/
#Horror #Comedy #HorrorComedy #OpenCall #SubmissionCall
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Okay I think I have *finally* managed to get a stable solution for my newsletter? At last? Anyway I'm writing an update as a test message and if you would like to join my newsletter, here is the link:
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C. L. POLK NEWSLETTER I HAVE WORKED MY BUTT OFF MAKING THIS NEWSLETTER STABLE SO I CAN WRITE TO YOU. Hello, Friend! Here's where you can join my email list and get letters from me where I apologize ...
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July 16, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Okay I think I have *finally* managed to get a stable solution for my newsletter? At last? Anyway I'm writing an update as a test message and if you would like to join my newsletter, here is the link:
(alt text for img: a photo of my books. Even Though I Knew The End is open to page 58-59.)
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Hexagon’s Year Four Anthology has just been released to all subscribers!
It features everything we published in our fourth year and brand new cover art courtesy of the wonderful @lizardbrain-art.bsky.social! 🧡
Get it here: Patreon.com/hexagonmagazine
It features everything we published in our fourth year and brand new cover art courtesy of the wonderful @lizardbrain-art.bsky.social! 🧡
Get it here: Patreon.com/hexagonmagazine
July 15, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Hexagon’s Year Four Anthology has just been released to all subscribers!
It features everything we published in our fourth year and brand new cover art courtesy of the wonderful @lizardbrain-art.bsky.social! 🧡
Get it here: Patreon.com/hexagonmagazine
It features everything we published in our fourth year and brand new cover art courtesy of the wonderful @lizardbrain-art.bsky.social! 🧡
Get it here: Patreon.com/hexagonmagazine
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July 15, 2024 at 1:36 PM
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in 2013 I saw a man get a 100,000 hour probation on the SomethingAwful forums and today I saw him come off probation and immediately pick up the same argument, quoting a reply from 2013, absolute next-level hater, I can't even imagine, my man is the Count of Monte Posters
July 14, 2024 at 10:42 PM
in 2013 I saw a man get a 100,000 hour probation on the SomethingAwful forums and today I saw him come off probation and immediately pick up the same argument, quoting a reply from 2013, absolute next-level hater, I can't even imagine, my man is the Count of Monte Posters
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-PATION!
Tune in tomorrow for the final reveal, fun surprise, and SUBMISSIONS OPENING AAAAAH!!!
Are you ready to Die Laughing?
#Horror #Comedy #HorrorComedy #ComingSoon #SubmissionCalls
Tune in tomorrow for the final reveal, fun surprise, and SUBMISSIONS OPENING AAAAAH!!!
Are you ready to Die Laughing?
#Horror #Comedy #HorrorComedy #ComingSoon #SubmissionCalls
July 14, 2024 at 2:23 PM
-PATION!
Tune in tomorrow for the final reveal, fun surprise, and SUBMISSIONS OPENING AAAAAH!!!
Are you ready to Die Laughing?
#Horror #Comedy #HorrorComedy #ComingSoon #SubmissionCalls
Tune in tomorrow for the final reveal, fun surprise, and SUBMISSIONS OPENING AAAAAH!!!
Are you ready to Die Laughing?
#Horror #Comedy #HorrorComedy #ComingSoon #SubmissionCalls
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The heck? Both Esquire and the NYT have put out "best books" lists, and THE FIFTH SEASON is on both! Is there a holiday coming up or something? Anyway, yay! Esquire's is SFF-specific (#4) and the NYT's is this-century specific (#44). www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The 75 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time
See if your favorites made our expanded list.
www.esquire.com
July 12, 2024 at 11:13 PM
The heck? Both Esquire and the NYT have put out "best books" lists, and THE FIFTH SEASON is on both! Is there a holiday coming up or something? Anyway, yay! Esquire's is SFF-specific (#4) and the NYT's is this-century specific (#44). www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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A truly meaty update on both of my books (don't miss the sale if you're in the UK! Runs through this weekend) including some wonderful deep dives into RAKESFALL. I'm posting this from the Boston Red Line as I head into Readercon lol vajra.me/2024/07/12/s...
Sowing the Whirlwind
Many people engage—meatily!—with RAKESFALL and THE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORS! Plus AFTERLIVES at Readercon + SAINT UK ebook on sale.
vajra.me
July 12, 2024 at 2:01 PM
A truly meaty update on both of my books (don't miss the sale if you're in the UK! Runs through this weekend) including some wonderful deep dives into RAKESFALL. I'm posting this from the Boston Red Line as I head into Readercon lol vajra.me/2024/07/12/s...
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Metaphorosis' next issue will be our 100th - and last.
Metaphorosis magazine closes at the end of 2024 after a nine year run.
magazine.metaphorosis.com/editorial/20...
Metaphorosis magazine closes at the end of 2024 after a nine year run.
magazine.metaphorosis.com/editorial/20...
Metaphorosis’ next issue will be our 100th – and last
The end of the story – Metaphorosis closes after issue #100.
magazine.metaphorosis.com
July 12, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Metaphorosis' next issue will be our 100th - and last.
Metaphorosis magazine closes at the end of 2024 after a nine year run.
magazine.metaphorosis.com/editorial/20...
Metaphorosis magazine closes at the end of 2024 after a nine year run.
magazine.metaphorosis.com/editorial/20...
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He's not here, so as his editor I'm going to hype him up: Yigit Turhan's upcoming horror novel, Their Monstrous Hearts, got a cover reveal today! You can preorder it everywhere (B&N sale code is PREORDER25). I have had a wonderful time working with Yigit, and I can't wait for you all to read it!
July 12, 2024 at 9:33 PM
He's not here, so as his editor I'm going to hype him up: Yigit Turhan's upcoming horror novel, Their Monstrous Hearts, got a cover reveal today! You can preorder it everywhere (B&N sale code is PREORDER25). I have had a wonderful time working with Yigit, and I can't wait for you all to read it!
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Last *TWO* days of the Strange Horizons fund-drive! We’re looking to meet our stretch goal of raising pay for our artists.
To help us get there:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/str...
To help us get there:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/str...
July 12, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Last *TWO* days of the Strange Horizons fund-drive! We’re looking to meet our stretch goal of raising pay for our artists.
To help us get there:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/str...
To help us get there:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/str...
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WHAT'S ALL THIS THEN?? Follow @dielaughingmag.bsky.social and keep up with our shenanigans. Or else. 🫀
The countdown continues! Only three more days til we all Die Laughing! 👻
#Horror #Comedy #HorrorComedy #ComingSoon
#Horror #Comedy #HorrorComedy #ComingSoon
July 12, 2024 at 3:31 PM
WHAT'S ALL THIS THEN?? Follow @dielaughingmag.bsky.social and keep up with our shenanigans. Or else. 🫀
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New Issue: BCS #411 out today, featuring stories of life and loss and trying to reclaim it by returning BCS author @eskaftun.bsky.social (“Only the Messenger” in BCS #299 – Science-Fantasy Month 5) and new one @mruthrobinson.bsky.social, behind cover art by Philipp A. Urlich.
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Issue #411 by Scott Andrews
The Wicks Whisper by Emily C. Skaftun. Linden Honey, Blackcurrant Wine by M.R. Robinson. BCS 334: The Wicks Whisper by Emily C. Skaftun.
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com
July 11, 2024 at 12:38 PM
New Issue: BCS #411 out today, featuring stories of life and loss and trying to reclaim it by returning BCS author @eskaftun.bsky.social (“Only the Messenger” in BCS #299 – Science-Fantasy Month 5) and new one @mruthrobinson.bsky.social, behind cover art by Philipp A. Urlich.