Daily Archives: February 22, 2010

Ursula K. Le Guin Talks on PBS

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

Ursula K. Le Guin was interviewed on PBS about her stance on the Author’s Guild/Google settlement. You can listen to it or read a transcript here. As regular readers know, Ursula earlier discussed here on the BVC Blog why she … Continue reading →


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Mickey Mouse Classics: Mouse Tails: A Very Short Review

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

Every genre has its giants, upon whose shoulders we in the present stand.  In SF we have Heinlein and Bester; in Fantasy there is Tolkien.  And over here in the funny pages, we have Mickey.  Before we could read, before … Continue reading →


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Writing Nowadays: The Manuscript

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

Last week in our submission process, we talked about writing a treatment.  The next step is getting your sample manuscript ready. First of all, you have to format the thing.  I won’t go into that here because fellow BVCer Vonda … Continue reading →


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Book View Cafe Welcomes Steve Popkes!

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

The authors of Book View Cafe extend a warm welcome to our newest member: STEVE POPKES. Best known for his short stories, Popkes’s The Color Winter was a finalist for the Nebula Award. His most recent story, The Secret Lives … Continue reading →


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A Day in the Life of a Horse Farm

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

This week and next, I’ll be worldbuilding, a bit: describing the typical day of the average horse farm that I’ve known. This week’s entry features probably the most common variety in the Western world: the boarding barn or riding stable … Continue reading →


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