Dec 1, 2006 | Intergalactic Medicine Show
When I attended Clarion West Writer’s Workshop in 1994, I was given two very specific pieces of writing advice from my teachers: 1) Write every day, and 2) Marry rich. Although the first piece of advice is obvious, the second addresses the hard reality, the open...
Nov 1, 2006 | Intergalactic Medicine Show
I’m a proselytizer. I like to spread the word: Science fiction, fantasy, and everything that lies in between and bleeds around the edges are great choices of reading material. Frustratingly, most book readers do not share my enthusiasm. As an experiment, last...
Oct 1, 2006 | Intergalactic Medicine Show
According to a 2002 National Endowment for the Arts study (1), 93 million Americans read novels and short stories. On any given day, people choose to read, or not to read, science fiction. And many of them don’t. Even in the 21st century, in an age of paid...
Aug 1, 2006 | Intergalactic Medicine Show
Just as Obi-Wan Kenobi presented a lightsaber to Luke Skywalker with the words, “Your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough,” my father gave me two books when I turned 11: Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov and The Puppet Masters by Robert...
Aug 1, 2006 | Intergalactic Medicine Show
The New York Review of Science Fiction (NYRSF), Locus, SF Chronicle, and The Internet Review of Science Fiction devote the bulk of their pages to reviews. Genre magazines and e-zines frequently contain a book review section. And many newspapers (such as The New York...
