November 16, 2012 Writing, Publishing, and Speculative Fiction Links and Plugs

Interviews and Profiles

• Suvudu (Matt Staggs) interviews Kelley Armstrong.
• Servicesphere interviews Cory Doctorow (podcast).
• My Bookish Ways interviews Andrew Nette.
• Ginger Nuts of Horror interviews Peter Mark May.

Advice/Articles

• Stroppy Author on Working Premises. 
• Inkpunks (Mercedes Yardley) on Working With An Agent: Personality Counts.
• Adrienne Kress on Reluctant Reader.
• Rose Lemberg on Languages in contact: Pidgins and Creoles.
• Black Gate (Sarah Avery) on Teaching and Fantasy Literature: Sometimes the Magic Works.
• OUP Blog (Jason Haslam) on Tarzan of the planet earth.
• Tor.com (Steve Padnick) on Superman vs. the Myth of Aristocracy.
• Kirkus Reviews (Andrew Liptak) on J.R.R. Tolkien and the Great War.
• Suvudu (Kevin Hearne) on Dear Readers.
• Smart Pop Books (Keith R. A. Decandido) on Superman vs. the Amazing Spiderman.
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Business Rusch: Agents and Money.
• Bryan Thomas Schmidt on Advice From The Slushpile-8 Common Mistakes To Avoid In Submitting Manuscripts.

Reviews

• The Washington Post (Michael Dirda) reviews Kurt Vonnegut: Letters. [via Paul Di Filippo] 

Art

• Iracnory – Last Female Dragon by Remko Troost.
• Sing by Bianca Draghici.
• Gamaji the Noodle Master by Alexey Zaryuta.
• Gangsta Chimp by Matt Cioffi.
• Revenge of the Sith spaceship art by Ryan Church.

News

• Alexander Wins National Book Award.
• Trafalgar’s chaste light.
• SFWA Middle Grade and Young Adult Writers Membership Now Open.
• Jeff Carlson sells new thriller novel to 47North. 
• Joe Haldeman's Scifi Novella Seasons Headed to the Big Screen.
• Science Fiction Hall of Fame Inductee Gardner Dozois Fiction and Select Anthologies Now Available in Ebook Format from Baen Book.
• Rick Baker gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• National Book Award Winners Announced, Elmore Leonard Receives Special Award.
• Contest: Design a New Cover for Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451.
• Game of Thrones Season 3 on March 31.
• First 9 Minutes of Star Trek Into Darkness to Screen With IMAX Hobbit.

Events

• African Science Fiction Symposium.

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