If it's true that these rumors are flying around in Austin, I can tell you that they haven't flown over here. Yet. (Via Charlie Stross, of all people. Not that I don't expect him to find stories like this, but he lives very, very far from here.) Update: Via Particles, a very … [Read more...] about He who hath no sin
Weekend
I meant for my last post to be a weekend wrap-up, but then I started rambling about Lisa Carey, and, well. So that was Friday night. Saturday I did some errands, and watched some season 2 Buffy episodes during lunch, and talked to Lisa for a while, went to dinner, got some … [Read more...] about Weekend
Love in the Asylum
Friday night I bowed to deadlines and picked up Lisa Carey's new book, Love in the Asylum. I was reluctant. I loved her first two books, so much so that I tend to push them on unsuspecting friends at every opportunity. This one wasn't enticing me. The cover art and blurb suck … [Read more...] about Love in the Asylum
Why fee-charging agents suck, and common slush mistakes
Again at Absolute Write, an interview with Victoria Strauss: Q: Why must writers never trust agents or publishers who ask for money up front (reading fee, evaluation fee, representation fee, etc.)? A: The basis of both the author-agent and the author-publisher … [Read more...] about Why fee-charging agents suck, and common slush mistakes
American Publishers Censored
Via Making Light, we learn that the Department of the Treasury has placed a ban on editing services related to manuscripts from Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Libya, and Cuba. Jim Macdonald: So how do they get around the Bill of Rights? Answer: This isn't a law, it's a regulation. And … [Read more...] about American Publishers Censored
In case you need the links…
Find and contact your Congresscritter. Find and contact your state representative. … [Read more...] about In case you need the links…
Good music
Bought two CDs on a whim last night: Dar Williams ("Beauty of the Rain") and Kirsty MacColl ("Tropical Brainstorm"). Lovely, lovely stuff. Check out the lyrics to Kirsty's "England 2, Columbia 0." Funny even without the music. (If you're reading them, it should be noted that she … [Read more...] about Good music
The Commercial Novelist
Jim Macdonald's BB discussion has become a monthly column at Absolute Write. Daily amusement: Printer's Error, by P.G. Wodehouse (via Particles) … [Read more...] about The Commercial Novelist
Shun that book
Oh, good. My total failure to write anything last night wasn't laziness! I was unwittingly celebrating International Book Shunning Day. … [Read more...] about Shun that book
Thoughts on Angel
I actually got to see "Smile Time" more or less when everyone else did instead of a day late, but I forgot to write about it. Other than the one utterly cheesy moment with Lorne carrying the beat-up Angel Puppet, it was a great episode. So many great little moments… Harmony … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Angel
