The other day, someone pointed out a blog post written by Sarah Hoyt on the IPG / Amazon conflict, and as I started reading I immediately thought to myself: “Who IS this?” And I immediately started looking for her books. Darkship Thieves is exactly what the blurb says – Heinlein-esque pulpy goodness. The story involves [...]
So, maybe you’re a subscriber to FlagShip. Maybe you’re not. But you DO have one of those shiny new e-readers on your holiday wish list. And the question comes up. So, you’re going to spend how much money on a reader? And you still have to buy the books? Oh, how I remember having that [...]
While Flying Island Press is admittedly interested in people reading our stuff (see those links above to subscribe or buy an issue?), I also want to direct people’s attention to other places where I’ve found good story lately. After all, we just had a Galley Table episode about storytelling in different venues / mediums, so [...]
I don’t know if I was very clear last post, but I wanted to explain a little more what my motiviations are in writing this. The publishing world is changing, and as a writer, you may need to change with it. That means you need to be familiar with what your rights are, how to [...]
It is occasionally a source of some surprise to people when they find out that I am, in my day job, a practicing attorney. And one of the things that interested me most in law school (and since) has been copyright. For the last few days, I’ve been thinking that it would be a good [...]
At heart, I think most science fiction and fantasy fans are great big kids inside. We love to play with big ideas, and have those “That’s SO COOL” moments. And there’s a part of us that just… likes to play. Period. Video games, RPGs, Collectible Card Games, Arkham Horror – fans love to play. It [...]
eBooks have always been something I’ve been interested in – even before we started to see dedicated readers. If that wasn’t the case, I never would have started our little venture here at FIP. I’ve been using my iPhone for the past few years as a reader, and that’s still a great choice. It’s largely [...]
For a few, blissful moments today, I had a golden opportunity. Actually, let me back up a bit. I love couches. More specifically, I love relaxing on a couch. There’s nothing like the feeling of stretching out on a couch after, say, a day of intense technical writing (something that the day job has me [...]
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book 4: The Battle of the Labyrinth is a fun read, as are all the Percy Jackson books I’ve read, and not as thick and intimidating as the Harry Potter books. A rollicking good yarn, full of all of those things we love in Greek Myths.
This week’s review – I Am Not A Serial Killer, by Dan Wells. I couldn’t put this down – a very compelling read despite the high creepy factor. Give it a try if you like your psychological thrillers, especially if you like a little bit of the supernatural in your thriller.