Warrior Wisewoman 3 got its Publishers' Weekly Review. I didn't get mentioned as a 'standout' this year, but that doesn't surprise me as I rather think 'Working The High Steel' is better than 'The Race'.
No. I don't have a formal release date yet, but here's the review...and assuming Roby doesn't tell me next week when I'm out of town again, you'll know as soon as I do.
Thank you, Roby, for your wonderful job.
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/reviews/fiction.html?page=6
Also, 'Walking Through Fire' has been accepted for the Library of the Living Dead's 'Zombiality' anthology. Not sure when that will be published (I'm hoping Zombist will show up here soon), but it's likely to be an awesome collection...because Bill Tucker rocks.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Random and coincidental awesomeness
It was incredibly of the awesome to randomly bump into Beth Waters of the Library of the Living Dead Press at Origins...where I thought there wasn't going to be a writing track this year.
They're giving incredible support to their authors for what's basically a micropress that prints digitally...far more than most small presses. Far more, in fact, than most large houses give to people they aren't convinced are going to sell tons of copies.
Now I really can't wait to get 'Zombist' into my grubby little fingers.
They're giving incredible support to their authors for what's basically a micropress that prints digitally...far more than most small presses. Far more, in fact, than most large houses give to people they aren't convinced are going to sell tons of copies.
Now I really can't wait to get 'Zombist' into my grubby little fingers.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Heading out...
Going to be at the Origins gaming convention from tomorrow until Sunday. Hoping for better writing stuff than last year, but not really expecting it. So, calling it a vacation. Not like I don't need one.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Nostalgia trips
So. I am about to make a rather large confession here.
I love 70s and early 80s American TV shows. You know the kind of thing...formulaic episodes, ridiculous tropes, overacting and overkill. Things happening that no reasonable suspension of disbelief would allow, yet somehow, in their own context working. Stuff like Knight Rider. The Six Billion Dollar Man. The old Wonder Woman live action series.
I adore that stuff. It's crazy, and it has, arguably, no literary value whatsoever...pure, raw, check your brain at the door entertainment.
However, I have rather mixed feelings about the current trend towards remaking these old 'gems'. Take the new Battlestar Galactica. Is it good television? Yes. Is it Battlestar Galactica? Umm. Not really.
So, I approached the idea of an A Team movie with trepidation. Would they take it too seriously? Would they rack up the body count? Would they, like many of the original fans, miss the point that it is not supposed to be realistic? More than anything else...
could ANYONE other than Mr. T be BA?
But when I saw the trailer, I was halfway convinced. Today I saw the movie.
Yes. Somebody other than Mr. T can be BA. It's not quite the same BA. For once, casting a wrestler worked...the guy can actually act and he looked right.
Yes, somebody other than Dirk Benedict can most definitely be Face. Bradley Cooper rocked. Sharlto Copley was delightfully unrecognizable as Murdoch (He looked quite, quite different in District 9).
Oddly, Liam Neeson was the weak link.
I only have one complaint.
NOT ENOUGH VAN.
I love 70s and early 80s American TV shows. You know the kind of thing...formulaic episodes, ridiculous tropes, overacting and overkill. Things happening that no reasonable suspension of disbelief would allow, yet somehow, in their own context working. Stuff like Knight Rider. The Six Billion Dollar Man. The old Wonder Woman live action series.
I adore that stuff. It's crazy, and it has, arguably, no literary value whatsoever...pure, raw, check your brain at the door entertainment.
However, I have rather mixed feelings about the current trend towards remaking these old 'gems'. Take the new Battlestar Galactica. Is it good television? Yes. Is it Battlestar Galactica? Umm. Not really.
So, I approached the idea of an A Team movie with trepidation. Would they take it too seriously? Would they rack up the body count? Would they, like many of the original fans, miss the point that it is not supposed to be realistic? More than anything else...
could ANYONE other than Mr. T be BA?
But when I saw the trailer, I was halfway convinced. Today I saw the movie.
Yes. Somebody other than Mr. T can be BA. It's not quite the same BA. For once, casting a wrestler worked...the guy can actually act and he looked right.
Yes, somebody other than Dirk Benedict can most definitely be Face. Bradley Cooper rocked. Sharlto Copley was delightfully unrecognizable as Murdoch (He looked quite, quite different in District 9).
Oddly, Liam Neeson was the weak link.
I only have one complaint.
NOT ENOUGH VAN.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
So, opinions...
I'm fiddling with my layout. Does anyone have any thoughts on this current one? Would a blue background be better?
I'm not the best person at graphic design...tend to leave it to people who are actually good at it, so am honestly seeking some opinions and criticism here. I do much prefer the sidebar on the right, though.
I'm not the best person at graphic design...tend to leave it to people who are actually good at it, so am honestly seeking some opinions and criticism here. I do much prefer the sidebar on the right, though.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Why I don't talk about WIPs much...
I'm going to be honest here and admit that I have an aversion to blogging about the novels I'm working on.
Why? Because they might never be published. I have a feeling that it is unfair to get people excited about something that could easily never see the light of day.
In all honesty? Am I right to feel this way? I realize people might be interested in the writing process, but I want to enthuse. I want to gush. I want to get people all excited...and then I'd be letting them down.
I dunno. It's something I feel quite strongly about...that only something that's going to be released for sure should be enthused about in public. I do have some stuff coming out, but I'll talk more when I have release dates.
Or maybe I'm just afraid I'm going to jinx myself.
Why? Because they might never be published. I have a feeling that it is unfair to get people excited about something that could easily never see the light of day.
In all honesty? Am I right to feel this way? I realize people might be interested in the writing process, but I want to enthuse. I want to gush. I want to get people all excited...and then I'd be letting them down.
I dunno. It's something I feel quite strongly about...that only something that's going to be released for sure should be enthused about in public. I do have some stuff coming out, but I'll talk more when I have release dates.
Or maybe I'm just afraid I'm going to jinx myself.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
A couple of news bytes...
Sci fi people might be interested in these two.
First of all, we have the god particle. No we don't. We have the gods particles? Apparently cosmology may be more polytheistic than we thought.
Don't try to understand this unless you're the kind of geek who can get your mind around the full intricacies of modern physics. But it might be time to rewrite all the laws. Again.
The second one makes moon colonization more feasible. There's a little bit of water on the moon, right?
No, actually, there could be...quite a lot.
Not sure how much direct use either of these are, but they're definitely interesting. Now, excuse me while I go get some chocolate to deal with my cosmology headache.
First of all, we have the god particle. No we don't. We have the gods particles? Apparently cosmology may be more polytheistic than we thought.
Don't try to understand this unless you're the kind of geek who can get your mind around the full intricacies of modern physics. But it might be time to rewrite all the laws. Again.
The second one makes moon colonization more feasible. There's a little bit of water on the moon, right?
No, actually, there could be...quite a lot.
Not sure how much direct use either of these are, but they're definitely interesting. Now, excuse me while I go get some chocolate to deal with my cosmology headache.
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