stina_leicht talks about something that rings true for me, too. Fantasy is always just a tiny bit deeper in my heart than SF, as much as I love SF--and also truer. The balance of light and dark is important to me, as anyone who has read my work knows. I always look for Hope--I'm just wired that way ( Read more... )

Hey, in the mood for a new SF novel? Have you tried the work of Linda Nagata yet? She won the Locus Award for best first novel with The Bohr Maker, and her novella "Goddesses" was the first online publication to win a Nebula Award. So -- good stuff is promised! Here's what Limit of Vision is about:

"LOVs" are a tiny artificial lifeform ( Read more... )

Not bad, actually -- although some of movies 1-3 show up in the darnedest places.

http://vimeo.com/2809991

If you haven't seen Shadowhelm's Traveling SF Road SHow, you're missing out. They're doing a poll for your favorite snippet on-line, and I had to choose Bev, because she's not only a damn good writer, she's my sister. But other worthies among us are also on the list (they have mentioned it in their LJs) so I'll just post to lead you over ( Read more... )