08.11
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Cherie Priest, author of the forthcoming Boneshaker, pins down some of the reasons why steampunk is so awesome. (Hint: it was bitten by a radioactive awesome.)
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Patricia C. Wrede, at whose feet I worship, lays out the essential worldbuilding questions that all writers should consider. (via Bibliophile Stalker)
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In preparation for The Gathering Storm, Dragonmount has made a cheat sheet for the Wheel of Time that details the state of everything at the end of Knife of Dreams. (So you can read the new one right away even if you’re following Leigh Butler’s re-reads religiously...or if you’re a slowpoke like me.)
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Name of the Wind author Patrick Rothfuss wants your ideas for fortune cookies. (“Here’s the problem, I tend to write long things, not short things.”)
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In response to Justine Larbalestier's post about why her protagonists aren’t white, Neesha Meminger guest-blogs on power dynamics and writing characters of color.
[Read on for Dresden Files news, new proofreading marks, and what blows Matt Cheney’s mind.]
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A new site shows sf/f authors in their special writing places; I want Gregory Frost’s! The photographer, Kyle Cassidy, also worked on Who Killed Amanda Palmer?; there’s a Where I Write book coming out, too. (via Show Me SciFi)
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Matthew Cheney’s personal list of mind-blowing science fiction.
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SF Signal is doing a Stargate SG-1 re-watch, one episode a day with quick commentary and best lines.
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Some lesser-known proofreading marks for the win. (via Bibliophile Stalker)
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Paul Raven on J.K. Rowling, J.D. Salinger, and copyright culture.
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Eee! New Dresden Files cover art! I am intrigued by the step pyramid in the background.... And Harry, get a haircut, you dirty hippie.
[Image from flickr user katiyarhode, licensed under Creative Commons for commercial use.]