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Comment on A Gnats Wing Beat… by JK Fowler

JK Fowler — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:26:07 +0000

Hi there. Thought you might be interested in this: http://jkfowler.com/2009/11/14/feather-figure/ . Cheers, JK

Comment on Bookshops are not Churches. But. by Mostly responses to reading. Sometimes other stuff. › In Which Our Narrator Discusses Bookshops and Entrepreneurship

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:57:13 +0000

[...] this post by Damien G. Walter, writer extraordinaire and Clarion 2008 graduate, has jump-started all kinds of [...]

Comment on Franchise Heaven by Gavin

Gavin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:34:28 +0000

As a spotty youth and Warhammer 40,000 player, I once casually picked up a tie-in novel called “Inquisitor” from my local GW store. This book was written by Ian Watson, and that book introduced me both to him and to a much wider world of SF than the diet of Star (Trek|Wars) that I’d hitherto been feeding on. So I have a lot of affection for that book, Ian Watson and franchise fiction in general. It can be a good gateway to greater things.

I have been working my way through the Black Library’s “Horusy Heresy” series, which seems to more or less obey Sturgeon’s Law like everything else. Dan Abnett’s work very definitely stands out from some of the others, but as a collective project it’s all very impressive indeed, and the sort of thing that probably isn’t even possible unless you have a major franchise and a company like GW backing you up.

Comment on Serious Fantasy by Chris Warren

Chris Warren — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:47:07 +0000

Sounds like this is a must for future years. It’s great to hear of a growing regard for fantasy as a professional literary genre.

Thanks for the report.

Chris Warren
Author and Freelance Writer
Randolph’s Challenge Book One – The Pendulum Swings

Comment on My 400th post… by Paul Berger

Paul Berger — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:31:53 +0000

Happy 400th, Damien! And many returns!

Comment on Serious Fantasy by Jonathan Danz

Jonathan Danz — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:03:59 +0000

Thanks for the WFC update. The setting you describe sounds perfect. Klingons and Jedis are great, but if I want that I’ll go to a gaming convention. The idea of the accomplished fantasy writers of our time talking about the various aspects of writing fantasy is well worth the registration fee. There is no doubt in my mind that there is plenty of fantasy and sf fiction that is “literary quality”, by which I mean there are layers, well-developed characters and universal themes explored.

Comment on My 400th post… by adele

adele — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:54:33 +0000

hmm, reading and napping, a perfect day.

Comment on Serious Fantasy by adele

adele — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:38:30 +0000

Wow, sounds awesome am suitably envious. You coming to the Zombie day at the phoenix?

Comment on Serious Fantasy by Cheryl

Cheryl — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:54:01 +0000

Glad you had a good time.

The full membership list is online if you want to try a gender count, but we don’t record gender in the membership database.

Comment on In and Out by Parker Peevyhouse

Parker Peevyhouse — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:50:24 +0000

You really haven’t done In N Out justice! Not only is their food great but their ingredients are so much fresher than those used at other fast food places, and their fries aren’t quite as artery-clogging because they use a better oil. Also, they have kinder business practices than other places; for one thing, they pay their employees a decent wage.

Anyway, just a Californian defending her native food. I may be a little too passionate about this.