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Interview with “Hellboy” creator Mike Mignola

Numerous writers speak out about “Writer’s Block” and how to beat it

Jonathan Lethem and others to read at “Authors for Obama” event

Science fiction and fantasy that make you laugh…

Interview with John B. Rosenman

Free preview of Michael Jasper’s “A Gathering of Doorways”

Cool article on the Philippines and speculative fiction

“To write good fantasy it probably isn’t essential to read good fantasy: what is essential is that they read good writers, regardless of genre. Fantasy writers whose models are solely from within the genre are unlikely to write the kind of book which will make general readers overcome their prejudice against fantastic fiction.”

Guest blogger entry from Mario Acevedo

More on Bruce Sterling at Austin GDC

The fight continues over the estate of the late Andre Norton

One Wisconsin man’s struggle to make M.O.O.N.CON the state’s largest sci fi convention

Happy Birthday, SFsignal!

Review: “The Golden” by Lucius Shepard

Review: “Under My Roof” by Nick Mamatas

Review: “Blood and Iron” by Elizabeth Bear

Watch Cory Doctorow’s talk about privacy at the 2008 ALA conference (Via Geeky Librarian)

Comprehensive round-up of free book contests

Read the first chapter of Matthew Hughe’s “Hespira” (Via Fantasy Book Critic)

Review: “Sweet Silver Blues” by Glen Cook

Jim C. Hines on “Getting Lucky”

Review: “Halting State” by Charles Ross

Print or Electronic short fiction magazines?

“Midnight Never Come” author Marie Brennan at OMNIVORACIOUS

How to effectively phrase the premise of your novel

Sony opens up E-Book Reader to other booksellers

Stephenie Meyer site relaunched

Review: “The Undead: Headshot Quartet”

Cool vintage book cover: “The Night of the Wolf” by Frank Belknap Long

Review: “The Promise of the Wolves” by Dorothy Hearst

Eoghann needs help writing an SF knol

Help Ben Peek help his friend out with cancer treatment

Written by Matt Staggs

July 24, 2008 at 10:54 pm

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