14 Nov 2011 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta
Since I mentioned Piers Anthony in a recent post, I thought I should point out that The Power Base has an interview with Piers Anthony over on their site. If you are a fan or just interested in his work, go check it out.
07 Nov 2011 » 2 min read about Blog & Site Meta
Over the last 6-9 months, I’ve received a few reports that the crowd-sourced service Web Of Trust (WOT) reports my site as having poor reputation. I was pretty surprised, as regulars to the site might imagine. I was trying to figure out why it has a poor reputation. According to what I could find on…
01 Nov 2011 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta
For those who are following along, my latest column is up at SF Signal. This week, I continue to report my journey back in time, courtesy of SF Signal’s time machine. Go check out “A Correspondent to the Past, Part 2: 1957 – How I Met Isaac Asimov“. And if you missed part 1, you…
25 Oct 2011 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta
In this recent frenzy of guest-posting, I’ve got two more posts up today of possible interest to folks: Over at The Parking Lot Confessional, I’ve my post, “Taking a Swing at Those Writing Slumps” is now online. I was asked to write something that fit in with their theme this week, which centers around when…
20 Oct 2011 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta
I had the pleasure of interviewing Barry N. Malzberg1 for SF Signal last week. We talked about the science fiction of the 1950s and his involvement with The Galaxy Project, an effort to bring back some of those classic novelettes and novellas that appeared in Galaxy during that decade. Head on over there to check it out. This…
19 Oct 2011 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta
So in case you’ve missed it, I’ve been a busy boy the last few days with various guest posts and things seemingly all over the place. Here is a recap in case there’s anything you missed: Over at John Mierau’s Serving Worlds, I have a guest post on my interpretation of a famous science fiction…
18 Oct 2011 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta
Not long ago John invited me to write a guest post on a quote from science fiction and interpret the quote any way I chose. Today, you can find out both the quote I chose and my interpretation by heading on over to John’s site and checking out my guest post. I think it’s an…
18 Oct 2011 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta
Over at SF Signal, my latest Wayward Time Traveler column, “A Correspondent to the Past, Part 1: 1939” has been posted. This is the first of 4 parts and it’s a little different from what I usually post in the column. But I had a lot of fun writing it and its 3 companions.
18 Oct 2011 » 10 min read about Blog & Site Meta
Bryan Thomas Schmidt is in the midst of a month-long blog tour promoting his debut novel, The Worker Prince. Bryan and I had a fascinating discussion about his book, writing, and the Golden Age of science fiction. You can read our discussion below. Bryan Thomas Schmidt:Â Well, Jamie, thanks for inviting me to your blog. I…
17 Oct 2011 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta
Just a reminder that tomorrow, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, author of The Worker Prince and host of the weekly #sffwrtcht will be here on this blog talking about the Golden Age of science fiction and its influence on his book and on his writing. I think it is a good discussion and if you have a chance,…
13 Oct 2011 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta, Personal & Family
Things I accomplished today: Finished the next installment in my Wayward Time Traveler column. This is the first of a 4-part series that should be a lot of fun. Stay tuned. Wrote a guest post for another blog that will be appearing in the near future. Wrote half of a response to an upcoming Mind…
06 Oct 2011 » 2 min read about Blog & Site Meta
Several items of note today worth sharing with you on the science fiction/writing front: Since the word is now out, my Vacation in the Golden Age posts will be reprinted at the new Amazing Stories website beginning with Episode #1 on Monday, October 10. I believe they will continue every other week thereafter, putting them…