(1) THE RIGHT PANTS. Sharon Lee assures Facebook readers it can be done. Repeatedly. So, the question arises on Twitter — Is it possible to pants — i.e. write outline-free — an entire novel? Er, yes, it is possible to … Continue reading
Novelettes Eligible for the 1941 Retro-Hugos contains 70 science fiction and fantasy novelettes (between 7,500 and 17,500 words long) that were published in 1940. Editor von Dimpleheimer comments on the latest volume in his series of public domain reprints: The … Continue reading
Editor von Dimpleheimer explains his latest volume: All of the short stories from Short Fiction Eligible for the 1941 Retro-Hugos Vols 1-7 are included here, along with five new stories. At the end of the book, I listed all the … Continue reading
(1) PLASTIC FANTASTIC. “That’s No Moon: The Models and Miniatures of the Original ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy” at One Perfect Shot. They were aged to perfection, they had had battle scars and blaster marks, grime and grit. Vehicles, ships, cities and … Continue reading
Short Fiction Eligible for the 1941 Retro-Hugos Vol. 5, a collection of 20 public domain short stories published in 1940 assembled by File 770 commenter von Dimpleheimer. (Earlier posts contain links to Volume One, Volume Two, Volume Three and Volume Four.) These books … Continue reading
Finalists in 25 competitive categories for the 2021 Audie Awards, including the Audiobook of the Year, were announced by the Audio Publishers Association (APA) on February 23. The Audie Awards® recognize excellence in audiobook and spoken word entertainment,. The finalists were … Continue reading
Bud Webster is about to update the list of deceased writers whose estates he’s looking for on behalf of SFWA’s Estate Project. If you can help, contact — budwebster (at) mindspring (dot) com Banks, Raymond E. Barnes, Arthur K. Bates, … Continue reading