The TV incarnation of the Ingalls family in The Little House on the Prairie. Photo: Rex Features Rejected by publishers when it was written in the 30s, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s…Continue readingThe REAL Little House on the Prairie
Evan Hoovler has selected for Blastr examples of a number of unfortunate publishing decisions. The poster child for misguided rejections is Harry Potter. Author J.K. Rowling received rejection letters for…Continue readingYou rejected WHAT!?!
With the newest Doctor Who in place, it seemed a good time to revisit a piece I did for SFNovelists.com about MY Doctors, including my favorite, David Tennant. I think…Continue readingIn the Whoverse
Oh, the stories waiting to be told… 28 magical paths begging to be walked, keeping in mind a quote from J. R. R. Tolkien: “It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going…Continue readingMagical paths
The cover for “Fantasy Superpack #1” is out and I’m beyond giddy at my story being sandwiched between Frederik Pohl and Philip K Dick. Another writer friend, Brenda Clough, noted…Continue readingBetween the sheets
25 must-read books One of Powell’s Books customers asked for a list of 10 books that “everyone absolutely must read in his or her lifetime.” The question intrigued us and…Continue readingBefore you die…
The comic Manfeels Park takes comments from men on the internet and puts them into scenes from Jane Austen’s stories, Jenna Guillaume of BuzzFeed reports. The comic is the brainchild…Continue readingMen’s Lib in Austen
The best SF comedies At io9, Alasdair Wilkins and Charlie Jane Anders picked “The 13 Greatest Science Fiction Comedies Of All Time.” They left out one of my faves, Paul,…Continue readingBest SF comedies?