Monthly Archives: July 2012

Which, Whicher, Whichest? (Keep It or Chuck It #2)

Posted on July 26, 2012 by JE

Summerscale, K. The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Nowadays the hideous murder of a child needs something special to get noticed–it has to occur at a midnight showing of a Batman™ movie, or involve Cheez Whiz™, or something™. Then it can … Continue reading →

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And Now… This!

Posted on July 25, 2012 by JE

Courtesy of Pyr-O-Mania, here’s the full-cover spread for A Guile of Dragons.

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Night Thoughts About Aurora

Posted on July 20, 2012 by JE

Grim news from Colorado today: a dozen people killed and dozens more wounded by the proverbial lone gunman at a premiere of The Dark Knight Rises David Sirota suggests that the crime be declared as “terrorism”. His point is that … Continue reading →

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So “That” Happened

Posted on July 18, 2012 by JE

Probably futile to fight against a sticky idea simply on the basis of its falsehood, but here goes. President Obama said something last week about success which was not only true, but obviously true. Then some people pulled themselves up … Continue reading →

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“Enos Marmor Iuvato!”

Posted on July 17, 2012 by JE

Movies don’t generally do space adventure well. The best sf movies involving space travel are mostly science fantasy (e.g. the Star Wars franchise). Which I also like, but which is different. So I was excited to hear about Mars, an … Continue reading →

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Keep It or Chuck It?

Posted on July 13, 2012 by JE

I moved at the beginning of May this year, for the first time in ten years, and the event reminded me of something I had been vaguely conscious of for a long while: I own too many books. At one … Continue reading →

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Tosher

Posted on July 12, 2012 by JE

I hate it when people start a piece of writing with “According to Webster’s Dictionary” or similar cringes before the audience. But whenever I think of Daniel Tosh (which is seldom) I can’t help but think of the (British English) … Continue reading →

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The Re-Mazing Spider-Man

Posted on July 11, 2012 by JE

I went to see The Amazing Spider-Man last weekend, like millions of my fellow Americans, some of whom had seen it before. Sometimes I felt like I’d seen it before, too–but as someone who’s been following Spidey’s career for well … Continue reading →

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Renegging: Bad reviews and bad ideas

Posted on July 8, 2012 by JE

Maybe I’m more haunted by the Zeitgeist than I think. While I was mulling over my post on negative reviews this weekend, writers stung by bad reviews were bouncing all over the internet. For instance, a guy who bragged about … Continue reading →

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Negging: On the art of negative reviews, and containing two (>2<) lists

Posted on July 7, 2012 by JE

I was reading an extremely negative review of my third book the other day, and found it a strangely painless experience. I felt like I was watching a cat chase the red light of a laser pointer around a room: … Continue reading →

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