What did you blog about today?

[Ursa major]

*Note to self: Make sure all bathroom doors are locked before opening Knife Edge.*

 

[Jo Zebedee]

I blogged about what makes a book sell, or not sell, or... I dunno. Word of Mouth - Jo Zebedee

 

[Kerrybuchanan]

Brilliant blog, Jo. Thanks for sharing those nuggets of experience.

 

[Timebender]

Having finished the Conan the Barbarian reviews, I'm starting on the Cthulhu mythos! I put up (link) a review of H. P. Lovecraft's "The Dunwich Horror"! Are there unearthly monsters? Are there forbidden tomes of eldritch lore? Is there racism? (Oh boy.) I decided to see for myself.

 

[Bren G]

The Case for NFT's - Why (and why not) they are here to stay.

 

[thaddeus6th]

I finished the third book in a third trilogy. And it was really, really good: Review: Assassin’s Fate, by Robin Hobb (book 3 of the Fitz and the Fool trilogy)

 

[Bick]

I updated my site with a short piece on Jack McDevitt and his novella Voice in the Dark, as well as provided a new link there to my read through of Asimov's SF magazine from 1986 (where I came across the story).

 

[The Big Peat]

The Fifth Elephant by Sir Terry Pratchett

Reviews deep into a series can be tricky. How much information from prior books can one assume is sloshing around your reader’s brain? How much of it’s sloshing around the reviewer&#821…

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My Top 35 Fantasy Series/Books

This being a good day of the year for me to take stock, and with me short of inspiration, I thought I’d go ahead and do a little filler/stocktake, and post my own personal favourite top best …

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[Biskit]

Battling chickens, a war of succession in the flock, just because real life is weirder than fiction, Cocka-what-a-coup.

 

[Bick]

On his FaceBook page, the author Jack McDevitt posted about my website and the review I put up on his novella Voice in the Dark.
His Facebook page and the post can be found here.

 

[Juliana]

A birthday poem...
Perspective

 

[Bick]

Discussion of Farmer's Riverworld series added here.

 

[Bick]

And now updated with a review of Alone Against Tomorrow - Harlan Ellison

 

[Juliana]

This past weekend was our regional conference for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators — I was one of the conference directors. Here's the first of a two-part peek at the behind-the-scenes of running a virtual conference during COVID.

NESCBWI 2021 Part I: pre-conference planning

 

[Juliana]

And here's part 2; the conference itself:
NESCBWI 2021 Part II: virtual goes live

 

[thaddeus6th]

A concise review of Rhythm of War:

Review: Rhythm of War (Stormlight Archive book 4), by Brandon Sanderson.

This one took me a while to read because it’s quite hefty at over 1,200 pages. Returning to the world of Roshar, there are spoilers aplenty ...

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I did like it a lot, little bit of a slow bit in the middle. Enjoyed the ending.

 

[Juliana]

A concise review of Rhythm of War:

I love the series, but haven't gotten around to book 4 yet; I need to be in the right mood for that sort of read, and I just… haven't been. But it's definitely on my list for 2021!

 

[thaddeus6th]

Juliana, after ages of not reading any physical fantasy books I had the whole Fitz and the Fool trilogy and then that. I do miss real books, but my shelf space just doesn't allow it. Liked the book a lot overall. And I do appreciate that Sanderson cranks them out regularly. Unlike some...

 

[Bick]

As well a adding some reviews and updated Magazine review page, I also added a Harlan Ellison author page, with a bibliography and some quotes from the author.

 

[The Big Peat]

Been behind on posting up links, but a couple of recent-ish things

Night Watch by Sir Terry Pratchett

It’s a long way into reviewing and re-reading this series – I started last Wyrd & Wonder with Guards!Guards! – and there’s something both humbling and frustrating at get…

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A Child of Uncertain Heritage: Five Mythological Examples of the Foundling

Rand Al’Thor. Belgarion. Harry Potter. Luke Skywalker. The fantasy genre is littered with heroes who come of age, all unknowing of their real heritage and how they’re the great hero to …

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