Written by Doug Irvin How To Write Message Fiction (the Right way) One of the greatest hurdles those known as Social Justice Warriors fail to recognize, is the innate power of a well crafted tale. A good story can raise the spirits high to achieve great goals, it can cause soul-wracking grief when readers… Read More How to Write message Fiction: Guest Post
The fiasco that was the Hugo Awards last night made a deep impression on me. I’ve never been of the establishment, although I had friends and acquaintances in it. As a fan, I naively thought the Hugo Awards were worth saving. There was a story on the news not too long ago about a dog… Read More This Puppy has been Muzzled
Sad Puppies, hush. Sad Puppies, don’t you cry. Sad Puppies, we’ll tell you a story, and there will be heroes to cheer for, and damsels who can’t be bothered to be distressed, and worlds to wonder and amaze. Sad Puppies, don’t hang your heads and cry. Hush Puppies For snacking while reading the latest adventure… Read More Hush, Puppies, Hush
I am on the road this week. I have to pick up my kids, get married, and go to a convention. We’ll fit in some camping and hiking around those little things, too. There will be photos. Loads of them. But I wanted to make a public-service announcement before I forget about it, and a… Read More Get out and Vote!
#hugoaward #sadpuppies R K Modena, a wonderful woman I am proud to call a friend, speaks out on the Hugo controversy, and why it is so much more than a tiny teacup tempest over an award. I’m quoting some of her post here, but really, you should go read the whole thing. It is an amazing memoir… Read More Accusations and Consequences
Tom Doherty has issued a statement from Tor regarding the subject I have discussed here over the last couple of days, namely, the unprofessional behaviour of one of their employees. Tor employees, including Ms. Gallo, have been reminded that they are required to clarify when they are speaking for Tor and when they are speaking… Read More Tor Clarification
Almost since the advent of the internet, there have been warnings about what to say – or not – on it. The internet is a vast and mostly public arena. Imagine, if you can, standing in Grand Central Station and screaming slurs at the top of your lungs, while the sane people standing near you… Read More Fear and Loathing at TOR
My dear First Reader is at his curmudgeonly best today over at the Otherwhere Gazette. He felt the need to thank some people in the annual hugohaha since it spun up into a hurricane from it’s usual dust devil sized impact. The Sad Puppies really do need to thank some people who are not of… Read More A Fine and Piquant Snark
I’m looking at my list of things that must be done before we leave later this month to do things, like: get married, see friends and family, travel for a week… It will be a good time. But at the moment, there is a lot of work to be done that will help it all… Read More Monday Morning Links of Interest
#hugoawards #sadpuppies The guy who is just too damn obstinate, brave, hell maybe even stupid to accept he’s beaten. Who takes on odds fifty or fifty thousand to one and… Probably gets knocked flat. And gets up again and tries again. It’s a frontier thing, I think. Kowtowing to authority (no matter who that… Read More A Little Circus
“And that is why the Sad Puppies campaign is important. In recent years, my rate of “discovery” of new cool authors has slowed to a crawl – and I’m not the only one. Scifi/fantasy literature sales are trending in the wrong direction at a meteoric rate. When I was 15, award-winning meant great fiction. Now… Read More Under a Big Tent
As readers of this blog already know, I was nominated for the Hugo Awards as a fan writer. Firstly, the eligibility for this is defined: The Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer is the Hugo Award given each year for writers of works related to science fiction or fantasy which appeared in low- or non-paying publications… Read More Fan Writers