NY Times on Arthur C. Clark
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008This must be my fifteen minutes of fame. I'm quoted along with Charles Stross, Walter Jon Williams, and Ian McDonald. Nifty.
Archive for the ‘science fiction’ Category
This must be my fifteen minutes of fame. I'm quoted along with Charles Stross, Walter Jon Williams, and Ian McDonald. Nifty.
Optimistic CO2 Sci-Fi
Monday, March 10th, 2008Here's my take on writing optimistic SF-- just don't make it consolatory pap. That's what advertising, TV and suburban sprawl are supposed to sell. As an example, here's the latest on the global warming front. (note: the link is changed to point directly to the Washington Post article as ...
Scalzi on SFWA
Monday, February 18th, 2008John Scalzi has a wonderful rant about SFWA and Andrew Burt's candidacy for president posted on his site. I also like what Charlie Finlay adds in the comments, by describing some of the problems SFWA faces beyond certain candidates themselves. I myself let my SFWA membership lapse this year. ...
One step closer to Cheshires…
Thursday, December 13th, 2007Tip of the hat to Lou Anders who passed me this link; they've made glow-in-the-dark cats in Korea. When I wrote "The Calorie Man" this questionable little trick had been performed on rabbits. It provided the creative spark for Cheshires, and also formed the basis for the grain-sniffing IP ...
The only good thing about George Lucas…
Sunday, March 25th, 2007... is that by creating "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith" he gave Anthony Lane at The New Yorker the opportunity to write a review. I know this is an old piece, I know that Star Wars is a roadside accident fast receding in our rear view mirrors, and ...
Futurizing
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007I'm reading a book right now. SF. And I'm struck by how much world building the author is engaged in. He's putting all this labor into describing future technologies, future cultural developments, future living structures... he's working really hard to create a highly realistic and also highly disposable ...
