genre fiction

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• FFFig! Fantasy, Futuristic & Ghost (or why the wrong label sucks)

  
  alien romances — Authority: 122
  Heather and passengers have had some interesting and productive discussions on the labeling and categorizing of science fiction romance over on her blog, The Galaxy Express recently. This is no new discussion, but it is one we evidently must keep having because apparently even those deep in the business trenches of ...
  1 week ago

• Rocket Boy and the Geek Girls – affordable e-anthology from Book View Cafe

  
  Futurismic — Authority: 594
  Regular readers will be aware of my interest in new and experimental publishing models for niche authors… and with that in mind I’m very pleased to be able to pass on news of a new digital-only anthology from the Book View Cafe collective . So, with no further ado, here’s the skinny: Book View Café , the ...
  1 week ago

• Balticon 43 Extra – Evoat11 40 – Live from Balticon

  
  Balticon Podcast — Authority: 410
  Audio posted by Evo Terra for his Evo@11 Podcast.Quoting the original show notes:Recorded live at Balticon! Withnbsp;Patrick E. McLean, a bottle of Macallan 12-year-old scotch,nbsp;Bill DeSmedt,nbsp;Sheila Dee andnbsp;P.G. Holyfield. Itrsquo;s long. Itrsquo;s wild. Kinda like me.Choice Bits Apologies for last ...
  2 weeks ago

• The changing face of the apocalypse

  
  The League of Ordinary Gentlemen — Authority: 681
  H ere’s an interesting nugget : Research shows that apocalyptic fiction has changed dramatically over the past 20 years: It’s not the idea of Ending itself that has faded – that will be around until we are actually mopped off the face of the Earth. It’s the actual moment of disaster, the blood and guts and ...
  2 weeks ago

• WHAT PAGE ARE YOU ON?

  
  The Big Read Blog — Authority: 119
    The black bird’s on the move during Rockaway Public Library’s Big Read of  The Maltese Falcon . Photo courtesy of the library With nearly 30 books to his credit,  Walter Mosley may be best known for his 11 mysteries featuring the deceptively-named L.A. detective  Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins. In this ...
  2 weeks ago

• Ashok Banker wants to disassemble science fiction publishing

  
  Futurismic — Authority: 594
  The last year or so has been punctuated by debates on the inherent racism and sexism of genre fiction publishing , but if you thought there had been some strong opinions stated boldly before now, you should really go check out the exclusive interview with Ashok Banker at the World SF News blog . Banker is a ...
  3 weeks ago

• Genre Bender

  
  Storytellers Unplugged — Authority: 567
  The biggest problem with my first novel, I think, was the fact that it straddled genres or defied easy classification. I used to refer to it as a “maybe ghost story.” It’s not all that unusual a concept. There’s a ghost in the book if you believe one character, and it’s all in the character’s mind if you ...
  4 weeks ago

• The Sound of Sleigh Bells - Blog Tour - Author Cindy Woodsmall

  
  EnRoute to Life — Authority: 126
  First a sincere thank you to Elizabeth Johnson of Random House for the opportunity to review The Sound of Sleigh Bells by Cindy Woodsmall. Please check back in the afternoon (around 3:00pm) for a giveaway opportunity!!!! * Category: Fiction - Christian - Romance * Format: Hardcover, 208 pages * ...
  4 weeks ago

• David Anthony Durham on perceived differences between “literary” and “genre” fiction

  
  Talk Stories — Authority: 151
  This is one small part of an interview Im currently conducting with him, but I thought his response to one question in particular deserved to be highlighted on its own. Hopefully, the full interview will be completed in the next few weeks (both of us are swamped with work right now, it seems): Every now and then, ...
  4 weeks ago

• My Soulless Surrogate: Haven’t I Seen This Movie Before?

  
  Marking Time — Authority: 103
         Did the Schwarzenator have a soul? Does the current movie business have one?     Robots gone wrong. Clones without a soul. Removable and sale-able souls. Avatars and virtual stand-ins. Replicants.  Real Life and other Massive Multiplayer Role Playing Games. All these ...
  6 weeks ago

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