Just a reminder that the adult registration fees to attend Renovation, the 69th World Science Fiction Convention, go up by $20 starting October 1. So register by September 30 to save money. Here's a link to the registration page.
Back in the early 1990s, I was a member of the now-defunct GEnie online service. One of the areas I used to frequent was the Punnery, which had topics for various different types of puns. One of the topics was for Tom Swifties. (While dining with friends at NorWesCon earlier this year, I discovered that not everyone is familiar... read more »
Before going to bed tonight, I will write at least 500 words in my Codex Halloween Contest story. If I do not, then tomorrow I will have to post a blog entry praising Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
A few years back, I create a list to help with brainstorming titles. Alethea Kontis, Douglas Cohen and John Brown also contributed to the list, which got published in the SF & Fantasy Workshop newsletter. I figured I might as well post it on my blog in case it’s helpful to anyone (and so I can locate it more easily... read more »
I’ll be doing two book signings this Saturday, September 25, at the Barnes & Noble in West Jordan and the Borders in Murray. But I will not be alone: a bevy of Utah science fiction and fantasy authors will also be there for at least one of the signings, including Dave Wolverton/David Farland, Tracy Hickman, John Brown, Larry Correia,... read more »
Lately I've been using Bit.ly to shorten URLs, particularly for Twitter and Facebook updates. Before that I used Tinyurl.com, but I switched to Bit.ly because of the extra 5 characters it gave me for tweets. But I've got something better now. It's just as short as Bit.ly, but a whole lot cooler -- for me, anyway: EJS.me So now I... read more »
The two most recent books I've read were both fantasy novels published by Tor. They were two very different kinds of fantasy, but I highly recommend them both. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson has pretty much everything I want in epic fantasy: a wide range of characters from kings to commoners, magical powers, mysterious prophecies, ancient artifacts, terrifying... read more »
For my allergies, every day I take a generic form of Claritin-D 24-hour. The Costco version of the drug is very cheap relative to elsewhere, so I generally buy a pack of 15 tablets every 15 days. Unfortunately, because the pseudoephedrine in the decongestant used in the tabled can be used for making illegal drugs, federal law has set limits... read more »
Last Wednesday, I began driving down to Hollywood for the 26th annual Writers of the Future awards ceremony. I stayed overnight at Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino in Primm, Nevada, and paid the lowest amount I can ever recall paying for a hotel room: $13.60 (booked through Expedia.com). The room wasn’t fancy, but it was satisfactory. I drove the... read more »
Tangent Online has posted two reviews of the September issue of Analog. My story “That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made†takes a few hits from Carl Slaughter’s review, but ends up on the positive side, I think. A tidbit (with some spoilers, so be warned): Ah, but the plot gets refreshingly intriguing when the oldest and largest alien claims to... read more »
