Appeasement Fails

Appeasement Fails

Following Dragon Con's reversal of their initial policy not to allow authors to withdraw from the Dragon Awards ballot, an SF SJW demonstrates the futility of DC's attempt at appeasement. If any Dragon Con organizers are reading this, please read Greg's words closely. Remember: this comment was posted after the award…
August 29, 201772 Comments
Geeking Out

Geeking Out

Over the weekend I appeared on not one, but two geek-related podcasts. Now you can experience the geekery! First up: on the latest episode of Geek Gab, your intrepid hosts discussed author Nick Cole's productivity checklist. Writers, do you find yourselves stuck in a rut or generally procrastinating? There's a…
August 21, 2017
Orwell Was 4 Years off

Orwell Was 4 Years off

Over at the Castalia House blog, a reader poses this pivotal question: Follow-up question. Several articles said the Hugo Awards have been a SocJus Safe Space for three decades and a little. So did the Hugo Awards go down hill in 1980? CH blog editor and Appendix N author Jeffro Johnson…
August 15, 20173 Comments
A Conservative Play

A Conservative Play

The Dragon Awards saga continues taking unexpected twists and turns as Dragon Con first refuses; then allows, authors to withdraw from the ballot. Dragon Con's decision drew comment from a number of prominent critics in the #PulpRev movement. Here's Castalia House blog editor Jeffro Johnson: Anybody that has ever run a…
August 11, 20177 Comments
Dragon Awards Prelude

Dragon Awards Prelude

Perhaps you've been following the drama surrounding this year's Dragon Awards from the start, or you just found out about the Dragons today. In either case make sure to join me for the inside scoop on why the Dragon Awards are vital to the renewal of science fiction and what…
August 9, 20172 Comments
A True Culture Warrior

A True Culture Warrior

The SF SJWs have responded to The Secret Kings' nomination for this year's Best Science Fiction Novel Dragon Award with a familiar Narrative. SJWs always double down. Last year, they tried to DISQUALIFY Souldancer's Dragon win after the fact based on its number of Amazon reviews. Now they're trying to preemptively…
August 7, 201743 Comments
2017 Dragon Award Finalist The Secret Kings

2017 Dragon Award Finalist The Secret Kings

The final ballot for the 2017 Dragon Awards has been released! I'm honored to announce that my highly praised space opera novel The Secret Kings has been nominated for Best Science Fiction Novel. Because the Dragon Awards do not yet have a Best Editor category, I promised to share the honor with…
August 4, 201710 Comments
Dragon Big. You Small.

Dragon Big. You Small.

When Sad Puppies V leader Sarah Hoyt explained why SP didn't release a list of recommendations in time for this year's awards season, several folks in the Puppy scene voiced dissatisfaction with her rationale. Me? I read both sides' arguments, tried to see the issue from the major players' perspectives,…
June 29, 201716 Comments
The Locus Awards

The Locus Awards

Locus Online has released the list of 2017 Locus Award winners. See if you can spot a pattern. SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL Death’s End, Cixin Liu (Tor; Head of Zeus) Company Town, Madeline Ashby (Tor) The Medusa Chronicles, Stephen Baxter & Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz; Saga) Take Back the Sky, Greg Bear…
June 27, 20179 Comments
2017 Hugo Finalists

2017 Hugo Finalists

Finalists for the 2017 Hugo Awards have been announced. Here are some highlights. Best Novel (2078 ballots) All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Books / Titan Books) A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager US) Death’s End by…
April 4, 201710 Comments