Science Fiction Matters

This week at Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys, you'll find helpful resources for authors, an interview with Juliette Wade, author of stories in Analog, and more. Next week, stay tuned for an interview with Jasper Fforde.

http://sciencefictionmusings.blogspot.com/2009/09/science-fiction-haps-and-lists.html
http://sciencefictionmusings.blogspot.com/2009/09/meet-sf-author-juliette-wade.html

I reviewed Battle for Terra over at Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys. I have another author interview coming up on Friday over at SFOO.

And here's our word of the week: literarily. As in, last week was great, literarily speaking. :)

My last submission to Asmimov's Science Fiction earned me a personal rejection from the editor in which she said my story was "powerful and well done". Woo hoo! I think it was too fantasy as opposed to SF for the mag. I've already bopped it back out to the next magazine. Fingers and toes crossed once more.

I was also quoted in an article by Allena Tapia over at Women on Writing, The 5 Fatal Finance Mistakes Writers Make.

Last but not least, Awesome Lavratt was reviewed by a local paper, The Bohemian.

First off, Fringe - awesome! If you missed the pilot Monday night, it's on again on Sunday. Then expect it on its regular slot on Tuesday nights on Fox.

We buried our beloved 18-year-old kitty yesterday. Very sad.

I'm behind on reading, writing, reviewing. And it doesn't help that I just took on more reviewing duties. >sigh< But oh, the books I'll get to devour! I'm now a reviewer for Pantechnicon, a cool SF ezine I just stumbled upon.

Taking up a large portion of my time right now, in addition to job hunting, is the Glendi Ethnic Food Fair. It's a little party (Glendi is Greek for party) that my church in Santa Rosa, CA throws every third weekend in September. We have over 2 thousand attendees over the two days. I'm the coordinator. Details, details, details. But it's such a fun festival. Live music both days and food from Eritrea, Greece, Russia, the Middle East, the Balkans, etc. And folk dance lessons by yours truly. If you're in the area, do come. More info here.

Also, you can find me at the Sonoma County Book Festival in Santa Rosa that Saturday until 1:30PM. I'll be manning the RWC (Redwood Writers Club) booth from noon to 1PM with copies of Awesome Lavratt.

Finally, I found this published author survey over at swivet, the newest addition to my blog feeds. It's an agent's blog. It's a survey for published authors regarding helping with their own publicity.

Find it here: http://mostlyfiction.com/scifi/david.html

I have a review upcoming for Ben Bova's latest book, Mars Life. Possibly an e interview with Ben Bova on my other blog as well. :)I'll keep you posted...

Finally, for all the wine lovers out there: Here's some good space opera to go with your Klingon Blood Wine. Don't forget to read it while listening to Klingon opera...




For more info: Awesome Lavratt.

I just put this site up today. Already I've gotten a couple of updates from kind folks looking for books to review. Here's the site:  Ann Wilkes' SF Reviews List. On it, you can find numerous places to send your book to for review or read reviews. Tell your friends!