Monthly Archives: October 2009

Rocket Boy and the Geek Girls

Posted on October 31, 2009 by

…And now!  The authors of Book View Cafe are proud to announce the premier title of the new Book View Press: ROCKET BOY AND THE GEEK GIRLS! And I want you all to know the title was NOT my idea.  … Continue reading →


Share
Posted in Announcements | Tagged , | 2 Comments

More from NYC: The Green Market vs. The Chelsea Market

Posted on October 31, 2009 by

The idea of a farmer’s market in the middle of New York City seems a little counter-intuitive. But the country is awfully close to the borders of the city and that country contains some of the oldest cultivated land in … Continue reading →


Share
Posted in Writers on Writing, Writing life | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Editor Update – we ran away from home.

Posted on October 31, 2009 by

Thursday, October 29, 2009, is the opening of the World Fantasy Convention in San Jose, California. Representing the BVC are Laura Anne and I along with Nancy Jane Moore, Madeleine Robins, Deborah J. Ross, Seanan McGuire, and Maya Kaathyrn Bohnhoff. … Continue reading →


Share
Posted in Book View Cafe, Writing life | 1 Comment

About that marketing plan….

Posted on October 30, 2009 by

In the last week or so, an essay from The New Yorker has made the rounds of various writers’ lists.  Entitled Subject: Our Marketing Plan by Ellis Weiner, it is meant to be humorous, and indeed, there is a lot … Continue reading →


Share
Posted in Publishing | 2 Comments

The Way of the Warrior: A Monument to Incompetence

Posted on October 29, 2009 by

I just got back from a short cruise to Nassau, where I spent my time on land exploring the fort built by the British to protect the island. It’s an interesting set of buildings and walls, dating back to the … Continue reading →


Share
Posted in History | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

The Voice That Killed Sci Fi As We Knew It

Posted on October 27, 2009 by

Don’t get me wrong.  Science fiction isn’t dead.  It’s alive and well, and Michael Bay, J.J. Abrams, and many others not quite in their stratosphere are entertaining hundreds of thousands, and often, hundreds of millions worldwide. Written science fiction as … Continue reading →


Share
Posted in science fiction | Tagged , , , , | 80 Comments

The Origin of Species: A Very Short Review

Posted on October 26, 2009 by

This is actually due to hit the stores tomorrow.  2009 is the bicentennial year of Charles Darwin’s birth, and also the 150th anniversary year of the publication of his famous The Origin of Species.  So what better way to celebrate … Continue reading →


Share
Posted in Announcements | 3 Comments

A Brief Break for Love

Posted on October 26, 2009 by

Today we offer a brief break from the writers group blogs for some humor. I was looking for a music file and I came across this.  I’d written it years ago, probably when I started teaching mythology, and completely forgotten … Continue reading →


Share
Posted in Humor | 3 Comments

The Horseman’s Mind II: Shoshin Inside Out

Posted on October 26, 2009 by

This past week was rather interesting from the writer-rider-teacher point of view. I had opportunity to watch a beginning rider discover an entire new world of kinesthesia, and there just happened to be a discussion of the “Beginner’s Mind” in … Continue reading →


Share
Posted in Blogs, horses, Writers on Writing | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Casting Starfarers — Update

Posted on October 25, 2009 by

Technology has improved a great deal from the olden days of videotape. I spoke to the director of the Starfarers trailer, Ryan K. Johnson, and he said that if I still had the tape, he could digitize it. Of course … Continue reading →


Share
Posted in Book View Cafe | 3 Comments