Interview: Sad Puppies Spokesmanatee Wendell the Manatee

Interview: Sad Puppies Spokesmanatee Wendell the Manatee

Harvard Business School, the Florida state legislature, and interdimensional insurance agents know him as Wendell T. Manatee: CFO of CorreiaTech. Crusaders against Puppy Related Sadness know him as the spokesmanatee for Sad Puppies. But this aquatic American largely remains an enigma to his legions of adoring fans and whiny detractors…
January 6, 20166 Comments
One-man Lynch Mob

One-man Lynch Mob

Most organisms have a well-developed flight response that drives individuals away from danger; thus aiding their survival. As presumably higher lifeforms, the CHORFs in trad publishing should have responded to mounting evidence that the system they're beholden to is crumbling, their shrinking cliques are havens for child molesters, and that…
January 3, 201610 Comments
Book Review: The Cunning Blood by Jeff Duntemann

Book Review: The Cunning Blood by Jeff Duntemann

The dawn of 2016 finds my to-be-read pile one book shorter. A hard sci-fi book review should augur well for the new year. The hard SF book in question is The Cunning Blood, authored by a publishing industry veteran who's worn pretty much every hat in the business: the esteemed…
January 2, 20162 Comments