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SF Signal: SF Tidbits for 11/19/09
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Thoughts on the reaction to the new cover art - http://bit.ly/SA7Pa 11/18/2009 |
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New blog post - http://bit.ly/SA7Pa - yes, you've guessed it. "On Artwork" 11/18/2009 |
SF Tidbits for 11/19/09
SF Signal —
... Ulman) Jonathan Strahan on Becoming a better editor, or me and the Best of the Year. J.C. Hutchins on Why SF fans (and authors) can benefit from reading other genres. Megan Crewe on Young Adult Fantasy: A Reading Guide. Robert Freeman Wexler on Fountain Pens. Rachelle Gardner on Finances of Publishing. Stroppy Author on Why books are not videos or music. Mark Charan Newton On Artwork. Charles Tan on Hardcover Madness.
Mark Charan Newton on SFF artwork
Pat's Fantasy Hotlist —
... of you didn't have a problem with this new cover. On the other hand, elsewhere the comments have been flying, especially on A Dribble of Ink. Not surprisingly, as Aidan has spent the last year or so either bitching about or singing the praise of this or that SFF cover. What's interesting is the editior such as Simon "Doctor Evil" Spanton, Julie Crisp, and Lou Anders all gave their two cents. Taking all that into account, Newton offers his own two cents in this blog post. Here's an excerpt: I thought I’d clear a few things up about cover art, ...
Some Odds and Ends
Fantasy Book Critic —
... books from Tad Williams to be available on the Kindle. Since this is a cause dear to me also and since on general principles I request any book of interest to me on the Kindle also, I think it is a good idea to participate. Unfortunately this is possible only from people based in the US since as opposed to print books, ebooks have geographical restrictions. ************************************* Recently there have been some heated discussion (here, here, here just for a start with lots of comments from people involved too) about fantasy ...
