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‘Almost Human’ Canceled

Posted in Entertainment, tagged , , , , , , , , , on May 15, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Because of course! Almost Human was a smart show, well-written and acted, had a great cast with complex relationships, an interesting and mysterious vision of the future, and healthy doses of both pathos and humor. Of course it’s been canceled!

I loved the dynamic between the show’s two main characters (played with subtlety by Eomer Karl Urban and Michael Ealy), and who doesn’t want to push an android out of a moving vehicle once in a while? I think we can all relate to that.

Thank goodness we still have 10^∞ reality shows to watch.
/facepalm
/yesthatwassarcasm

So, sad news for viewers of quality TV, speculative or otherwise. Thank goodness we still have books!

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Audio Fiction! Story Now at Cast of Wonders

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »

I’m very pleased to announce that I have a story now up at Cast of Wonders, the speculative fiction podcast for young adults. The story is “Taxidermy and Other Dangerous Professions” (originally published as “Heaven’s Lot” in Not One of Us), and it is narrated by the marvelous MK Hobson. Free to listen or read along, check it out!

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How Science Fiction Leads to Science Futures

Posted in Likes, Science!, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 30, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Writer and editor Eileen Gunn has a new piece out on science fiction writers and the art of possibility. For Smithsonian, no less.

How America’s Leading Science Fiction Authors Are Shaping Your Future

The literary genre isn’t meant to predict the future, but implausible ideas that fire inventors’ imaginations often, amazingly, come true

An instructor at MIT’s Media Lab “laments that researchers whose work deals with emerging technologies are often unfamiliar with science fiction. ‘With the development of new biotech and genetic engineering, you see authors like Margaret Atwood writing about dystopian worlds centered on those technologies,’ she says. ‘Authors have explored these exact topics in incredible depth for decades…'”

Check out the full article for more on the role of science fiction in imagining, and creating, potential futures.

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Today in Awesome

Posted in Entertainment, Likes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 29, 2014| Leave a Comment »

‘Star Wars 7’ Cast Now Official: Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Andy Serkis, Max Von Sydow, Harrison Ford & More

Yes, a lot of these names come up in previous discussion around the film, but there’s nothing like an official announcement to make things, erm, official. The core cast from the original trilogy is returning, which is terrific. And I’m particularly pleased to see John Boyega after his impressive turn in Attack the Block, and of course “stone cold veteran badass Max Von Sydow” (oh Ming the Merciless, you slay me!). And they start shooting in a couple of weeks. Better and better!

/fingers crossed

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SFWA Announces 2013 Nebula Nominees

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 25, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America are pleased to announce the 2013 Nebula Awards nominees (presented 2014), the nominees for the Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation, and the nominees for the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy.

For more details, head over to SFWA and check out the full list of nominees.

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New Series Announced: Best American SF&F

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Ooh, shiny! John Joseph Adams (editor, anthologist and publisher of Lightspeed, among many other things) will be series editor for the new Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy. See his blog post about this terrific development here. More details about the series, how to submit or nominate, and the first incarnation featuring Joe Hill as guest editor, may be found here.

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Ancillary Justice

Posted in Likes, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on February 17, 2014| 1 Comment »

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I don’t post book reviews per se but I’m all for recommendations. I’ve just finished Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie and enjoyed it thoroughly. This space opera follows the humanoid remnants of a self-aware starship on a quest for justice. Well-written and beautifully developed, it was an entertaining and unexpected read. Worth reading for the reprogramming of your neural pathways around gender alone, and it’s so much more than that.

Recommended.

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Free Download: “The 2014 Campbellian Pre-Reading Anthology” at Stupefying Stories

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Another year, another free Campbellian download!

Stupefying Stories has just made available M. David Blake’s “The 2014 Campbellian Pre-Reading Anthology.” This collection contains more than 860,000 words of fiction by authors eligible for this John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer award. Fabulous fiction, and all free free free!

Limited time offer, get yours today!

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Samuel R. Delany: Grand Master of Science Fiction

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 4, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Terrific, this award is very well deserved:)

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The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has named Samuel R. Delany its newest Grand Master. All the details are here.

I’m still doing my “no comments on SFWA for a year” thing, so I won’t discuss this substantively at the moment. I will say this: This is an award both well chosen and well deserved.

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And Done!

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , on November 21, 2013| 2 Comments »

“Never let perfect be the enemy of the good.”

I just passed 50,000 words on my NaNoWriMo project so I am officially done. Congratulations to the other winners and good luck to those still working!

Now it’s time to get back to… everything else:)

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