I recently finished recording a story for LibriVox. I rather randomly selected a project to work and had the moderator assign me something to read. I ended up with “The Enchanted Canary” from the Red Fairy Book. I recently picked up a copy of The Red Fairy Book while we were in New Orleans. I’ve …
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Dresden Files #11: Turn Coat
The eleventh book in Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series, Turn Coat, will be published in April of ’09. I’m already looking forward to it. If your only exposure to this fiction was through the SciFi channel TV destractular of the same name, I’m very sorry; retrieve and read Storm Front right now. The novels are …
Elantris
I finished reading Elantris by Brandon Sanderson today. Review: Good, but a few flaws (some big). I hope his novels get better—this is his first published work—otherwise I might stop reading. I picked up this book because Mr. Sanderson was picked to finish the Wheel of Time (WOT) series in place of the late Robert …
2008 Hugo Awards
Hey! If you’ve been too busy watching the Olympics, you might not know that the 2008 Hugo Awards were awarded at Denvention on Saturday. I’d only read 2.1 of the 5 Best Novel nominees (Halting State, The Last Colony, and Brasyl). Halting State was good but I didn’t think it deserved a nomination. The Last …
Really Cool Book: Great Scientific Experiments
I’ve been reading a library book titled Great Scientific Experiments by Rom Harré. It contains discussion about the scientific method and how experiments contribute to it. It has 20 experiments that “changed out view of the world”. It’s very interesting reading. A lot of each experiment’s discussion talks about the history and preconceptions that led …
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Writing
Write write write. Writing about writing? I write in order to become better at writing? Ascribo ergo sum? I’ve spent a great deal of time in the last few years writing. Usually it’s miniscule blog postings or rambling opinion pieces. I’ve been writing approximately 1,500 word essays on traffic engineering (see Talking Traffic) at two-week …
Baen Free Library
Have I mentioned recently the Baen Free Library? No, I don’t believe that I have. Therein you find dozens of full-length novels, entirely free. Baen has been leading the charge and now other publishers are doing it, too. If you don’t mind reading on a screen, this is a great resource.
"Don't Bore Me" -or- Why I'm not Finishing this Book
I read Kate Elliot’s Manifesto this morning and it has pushed me over the edge to a decision I’ve been edging toward for the past few days. I will not finish Verner Vinge’s A Fire upon the Deep, despite being halfway through. Why? Because it’s boring me to death. I’m finding it to be work …
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The Idiot Plot and Other Things
This man says many things I agree with concerning my reading of novels. No idot plots. Less Deux ex Machina. As I get older, I find myself less and less inclined to read stuff that I used to like. I guess this is me maturing as a critical reader; I demand more out of my …
Happy Down with Sauron Day!
Today is the anniversary of the culmination of Frodo and Sam’s journey to the Crack of Doom and the downfall of Sauron and the end of the third age. All hail the age of Men!