For the last couple (longer?) of years, Suduvu has been hosting a cage match of SFF characters, the wins determined by voters. This year's competition features some exciting protagonists, including


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I forgot to mention that my joint interview with a crew of urban fantasy writers went live on Thursday! You can find it at FlamesRising -- stop by and read the answers or leave your own!

The featured writers include Dakota Cassidy, Angie Fox, Max Gladstone (lyster), Mark Henry (mdhenry), Nancy Holzner,, amanda_marrone, Kelly Meding, Nicole Peeler, and Jeri Smith-ReadyI'm ( Read more... )

Kelly Meding had me at "A Coupla Throw Pillows and a TV News Reporter." That's how she started her introduction thread at the League of Reluctant Adults, and between her obscure references to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (did you catch it?) and her obvious love of things Whedon (especially my favorite, Firefly), it was instant fandom for me. ( Read more... )

As you all know, I enter a lot of contests online. (This is not, by the way, much different in feeling from writing grants, which I now do part time for my library. You follow the instructions, submit your application/entry, and then wait to see if you won. The only grant I've received thus far was right along with my usual track record: free books ( Read more... )