Awhile ago I confronted the citizen/ethical issue of what fans should do with our historical, and perhaps even relevant yet ultimately really awful works. What to do with bad fan art, embarrassing fan fiction, and so on? Hiding and never … Continue reading
I loved the article io9 did about the loss of Competence Porn (watching competent people do competent things) in SF. It noted how many SF stories had lost that element, leaving us with assorted “average” guys, non-scientists, and the like … Continue reading
Victoria Shockley, who we interviewed previously, has her new children’s novella, “The Elevator” coming out soon. You can find out more here: http://victoriashockleywrites.wordpress.com/. Here’s her blurb: “Gorb the gnome operates an elevator in an upscale hotel. When three businessmen get stuck … Continue reading
I speculated some time ago that though we needed to have more inspiring science fiction, and that we may have had some kind of “imagination gap,” that we also had to ask what the best form is to deliver it … Continue reading
We're in an age of remakes, sequels, and one-offs based on existing properties, mostly Superheroes. I hear talk of an "originless" Fantastic Four film, and if you're a fan of DC comics I've seen a lot of direct-to-video films. None … Continue reading
It appears I'm on a roll of late with "Go Farthers" for our fiction/setting writing audiences. I'm not done of course – I'm just noting. I've talked about how creating a new setting – or working with an old one … Continue reading
Last week I wrote about how I wanted to see more economics in genre stories like fantasy and science fiction, to see it be more part of good worldbuilding and plotting. Economics affects our world, so I figure why not … Continue reading
Know what I want to see more in science fiction, fantasy, and heck, a lot of geektastic stuff? I want to see more about the economy. Now don't assume this is my bizarre love of statistics and economics. I just … Continue reading
After reading this article on Michael Stackpoole's ideas about where fiction is going, my usual speculation urges came to the forefront. I began to wonder what might a viable model be for publishing internet fiction that would go around the … Continue reading