For the curious reader of science fiction (scifi) and fantasy
Some time ago, I wrote a novel called Roger Zelazny’s Alien Speedway: Clypsis. (It was a share-crop effort, based on work by the late Roger Zelazny and put together by the late Byron Preiss.) It was about a kid named … Read More
(Pops hits the streets.) Well, I had my debut screen-acting job this morning, playing the part of “Pops the bum” in the short indie film, Children of the Streets, currently in production. It was great fun. (Though perhaps not quite … Read More
The Authors Guild sent out a more detailed explanation of their reasons for suing Google for putting copyrighted works online. I have to say they were pretty convincing. I’m just going to quote them: Google is a commercial, not a … Read More
I think I forgot to mention that my online guide to SF and fantasy writing, oddly enough called Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy, is now available online for anyone to peruse and use. It’s not what you’d called finished, exactly. … Read More
Well. Timing is everything. After my comments last night about Google’s display of book pages, I got a notice today that the Authors Guild has filed suit about this very issue: NEW YORK — The Authors Guild and a Lincoln … Read More
I went as Tim suggested to print.google.com. I had no idea Google was doing this, though it appears pretty similar to what Amazon.com has been doing for a while. I have no fully formed opinion on the matter, but my … Read More
Tim was asking which of my books I think has the best movie potential. The short answer is: all of them. But I suppose you’d rather have the longer answer. I thought so. Well, I have long felt that Star … Read More