Michael A. Stackpole has resigned as an Emeritus Director of the Game Manufacturers Association. He published his resignation letter on his blog January 6: To the GAMA Board, It is my great pleasure to have been part of the gaming … Continue reading
(1) SPINRAD KEEPS ON DIGGING THAT HOLE. Norman Spinrad seems to have decided the solution is to start making up his own facts, judging by his latest Facebook post “Blackballed? Or Worse Still, Not? Revisited and Even Worse”. For one … Continue reading
Was anybody as shocked to learn Larry Correia lies to his fans as they were to hear about Chandler Morrison’s act at BizarroCon? Unlikely, however, the two stories coincidentally pulled about the same number of readers. Correia came unglued when … Continue reading
By Carl Slaughter: How do you sell more books than a major publisher? By going face to face with 4 million readers. So if you see Kevin J. Anderson at a con, he might be promoting one of his many … Continue reading
Today leaders of the Sad Puppies and Rabid Puppies react to a ruling by the Hugo administrator that one work from each of their slates is ineligible and has been dropped from the Hugo final ballot. David Gerrold and Connie Willis … Continue reading
Science Fiction Writers of America’s Contracts Committee, reinstated last fall, is already reporting progress. The organization has addressed contract terms in use by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. As a result of discussions with F&SF publisher Gordon Van … Continue reading
Kat Klaybourne and Michael Stackpole are leading a Fiction for a Cure event to raise funds for cancer research and Relay For Life of Second Life. Over 30 authors are participating in Fiction for a Cure, which runs July 11-18 … Continue reading
Night Shade Books, which has struggled for years, now proposes to sell its assets to Skyhorse Publishing and Start Publishing if its authors will sign off on a deal that might pay amounts currently due authors but dramatically reduces their … Continue reading
The University of Iowa has made a very nice beginning in publicizing the M. Horvat fanzine collection on its website. There’s also a page devoted to describing the way amateur press associations (apas) work. I wish its section on Contributors was less … Continue reading
(1) BROADCAST MUSIC. Rolling Stone assures us these are the 100 “Best TV Theme Songs of All Time”. WE APOLOGIZE IN advance for all the TV theme songs we are about to lodge back into your heads. Or maybe we should … Continue reading