Relevant to my New Stability setting.
Originally shared by Laston Kirkland
Good article tying IOT, 3d printing, and collaborative commons together
http://whartonmagazine.com/issues/summer-2015/welcome-to-the-third-industrial-revolution/
“Interactions with others that challenge your ego are opportunities for personal growth. In this regard, submitting short stories creates an opportunity-rich environment.”
Yes, I’ve started writing The Craft and Commerce of Short Story Writing in odd moments here and there. That’s from the chapter “Rejections, Editors, Critique and You”.
I’ve been meaning to read Herland for a while, and when I found it on Project Gutenberg I decided the time had come.
It’s a well-written feminist utopia, not too preachy or infodumpy, and with some excellent sociological observation (as you’d expect, given that the author was a sociologist).
The publishing industry really has no idea what its audience will and won’t relate to.
Originally shared by Steve Turnbull
Very interesting article…
Seeing someone you think of as “like you” represented in media as a person with agency helps you believe in yourself.
But seeing someone you think of as “unlike you” portrayed sympathetically in media can help reduce prejudice.
Both good reasons for increasing diversity in media.
Ehhhhhhh.
I’ve never heard of the author concerned, but I’ve read several of the authors in the anthology he’s knocking, and they write well.
Look for the misplaced apostrophes in his review, which essentially says, “I get to define what SF and space opera are, and this isn’t it. Good try, ladies.”
Originally shared by The Mary Sue
Wow. All the cringes. Just all of them.
In pursuit of my goal to read a dozen books on craft this year, I picked up this one, which I’ve seen recommended in a few places. It’s very well done, clear and helpful, and I got a lot out of it.
My short story “Lock and Key” is up at The Sockdolager.
An alchemist in an Arabian-Nights setting must find out who is attempting to assassinate the Sultan, while avoiding being arrested for it herself.
I’m not a big fan of hard SF. It needs character and plot as well as setting for it to work for me.
The Martian worked for me, really well.
“Will appeal to fans of The Dresden Files” is, in my experience, usually a marketing lie. Not in this case, though. The main character is even a PI in Chicago, though it’s the Chicago of Al Capone – with the difference that the Fae are around, and the detective is one of them.
Simultaneously good noir and good urban fantasy.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18339939-hot-lead-cold-iron