Why My Mother-in-law Cannot Have Email

Posted on August 24, 2008 by

She already gets into far too much trouble with the Home Shopping Network.

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29% of Internet Users have Purchased from Spam, According to New Research from Marshal

London, 19 August, 2008 – 29 percent of internet users have purchased goods from spam emails, according to new research by Internet security company Marshal. The most commonly purchased items include sexual enhancement pills, software, adult material and luxury items such as watches, jewellery and clothing.

Why My Mother-in-law Cannot Have Email was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

Why My Mother-in-law Cannot Have Email

Posted on August 24, 2008 by The Geek Curmudgeon

She already gets into far too much trouble with the Home Shopping Network.

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29% of Internet Users have Purchased from Spam, According to New Research from Marshal

Hugo Award for Graphic Novels

Posted on August 22, 2008 by

This comes from ICv2:

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The World Science Fiction Society, which sponsors the Hugo Awards (and the annual World Science Fiction Convention), has added a category for Best Graphic Story to the awards. “Any science fiction or fantasy story told in graphic form appearing for the first time in the previous calendar year” will be eligible.

SWEET! It’s about time.

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Hugo Award for Graphic Novels

Posted on August 22, 2008 by The Geek Curmudgeon

This comes from ICv2:

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SWEET! It’s about time.

Beyond the Strip: Inside the World of Comics

Posted on August 20, 2008 by

On Thursday night, I am moderating this panel for the Writers’ League of Texas:

Beyond the Strip: Inside the World of Comics, Manga, & Graphic Novels

One of the hottest areas in publishing is comics, graphic novels, and manga. Paul Benjamin heads up a panel of writers and artists in the field to offer an insider’s look at the popular art form and the creative process. Panelists include Scott Kolins, Alan Porter, Tony Salvaggio, and Matt Sturges, and “Geeks With Books” columnist Rick Klaw will moderate.

August 21, 2008 7:30PM
Spiderhouse
2908 Fruth, Austin, TX

Hope to see everyone in the Austin area there!

Beyond the Strip: Inside the World of Comics was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

Beyond the Strip: Inside the World of Comics

Posted on August 20, 2008 by The Geek Curmudgeon

On Thursday night, I am moderating this panel for the Writers’ League of Texas:

Beyond the Strip: Inside the World of Comics, Manga, & Graphic Novels

One of the hottest areas in publishing is comics, graphic novels, and manga. Paul Benjamin heads up a panel of writers and artists in the field to offer an insider’s look at the popular art form and the creative process. Panelists include Scott Kolins, Alan Porter, Tony Salvaggio, and Matt Sturges, and "Geeks With Books" columnist Rick Klaw will moderate.

August 21, 2008 7:30PM
Spiderhouse
2908 Fruth, Austin, TX

Hope to see everyone in the Austin area there!

Speaking of Armadillocon…

Posted on August 15, 2008 by

Armadillocon XXX with Guest of Honor John Scalzi and Special Guest Joe Haldeman starts today. As usual I’m on several panels.

Interstitial Fiction

What You Should Have Read

Reading

Metafiction in Comics

Movies

Autographing

RevSF editors (past and present) Matthew Bey, Jayme Lynn Blaschke, Mark Finn, Alan Porter and Steve Wilson will also be there. Stop by and say howdy!

Speaking of Armadillocon… was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

Speaking of Armadillocon…

Posted on August 15, 2008 by The Geek Curmudgeon

Armadillocon XXX with Guest of Honor John Scalzi and Special Guest Joe Haldeman starts today. As usual I’m on several panels.

Interstitial Fiction

What You Should Have Read

Reading

Metafiction in Comics

Movies

Autographing

RevSF editors (past and present) Matthew Bey, Jayme Lynn Blaschke, Mark Finn, Alan Porter and Steve Wilson will also be there. Stop by and say howdy!

Article about Armadillocon

Posted on August 14, 2008 by

I am quoted in Richard Whittaker’s excellent Austin Chronicle article about Armadillocon‘s 30th anniversary.

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For editor/columnist/publishing polymath Rick Klaw, back as a panelist for his 14th year, it’s the presence of highly literary writers like Haldeman, Lansdale, and Crider that makes this event important. “One of the strengths of ArmadilloCon has always been that it’s three fans to every pro, so the pros feel a lot more comfortable,” he said. “You have a chance to sit down and talk about whatever projects you’re working on. As an editor, you can sit down to talk about working with newer writers. As a new writer, you get to meet these people. It enables you to get nearer to the fans.” At the bigger conventions, he adds, “it’s all about promoting whatever you’ve done. This, you’re talking about what you’re going to do.”

Article about Armadillocon was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

Article about Armadillocon

Posted on August 14, 2008 by The Geek Curmudgeon

I am quoted in Richard Whittaker’s excellent Austin Chronicle article about Armadillocon‘s 30th anniversary.

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For editor/columnist/publishing polymath Rick Klaw, back as a panelist for his 14th year, it’s the presence of highly literary writers like Haldeman, Lansdale, and Crider that makes this event important. "One of the strengths of ArmadilloCon has always been that it’s three fans to every pro, so the pros feel a lot more comfortable," he said. "You have a chance to sit down and talk about whatever projects you’re working on. As an editor, you can sit down to talk about working with newer writers. As a new writer, you get to meet these people. It enables you to get nearer to the fans." At the bigger conventions, he adds, "it’s all about promoting whatever you’ve done. This, you’re talking about what you’re going to do."