I’ve been DYING to tell you all that we’ve had Skyrim for over a week and FINALLY the embargo has lifted. So now I can point you all to Dr Chad’s review of the game published today over on Gamepron. Pseudo-vikings! Dragons! Magic! What’s not to love about this game? (Chad’s review says this in…… Continue reading Skyrim!
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Lair of the Evil Drs Brain…
…immortalised by the uber-talented Kathleen Jennings. Brain and I are amassing content for The Lair as we speak — stay tuned! While you’re waiting, check out Kathleen’s website. Her newest illustration, the wind-up tiger, is absolutely frickin amazing.
Six Years, Stacked
Had the PhD of Doom bound in leather, so it’s all said and done. The Library wants two copies and they want the font in gold — but since I think the gold is ugly, I got one specially made with silver text just for me. The rest of the copies are to be distributed…… Continue reading Six Years, Stacked
A carrot or two about writing as capital ‘A’ Art…
A while ago, Lee Battersby emailed to say he was running a series of posts about Art over at the Battersblog, and asked me to contribute to the Treacherous Carrot discussion. And, lo. Contribute I did. Art and beauty and writing — I could’ve talked about this topic for ages… In February 1880, William Morris…… Continue reading A carrot or two about writing as capital ‘A’ Art…
The Flensing of the Baxter
Over at The Word, Alan Baxter tells the tale of joy and woe of having his story flensed by the Evil Drs Brain: flense verb, flensed, flens·ing 1. to strip the blubber or the skin from (a whale, seal, etc.). 2. to strip off (blubber or skin)… I wrote a short story recently that I…… Continue reading The Flensing of the Baxter
Where Do You Get Your Weird?
Weirdfictionreview.com: Your Non-Denominational Source for The Weird http://www.weirdfictionreview.com Weirdfictionreview.com launched today, a website devoted to The Weird and created by Luis Rodrigues. The project is the brainchild of editing-writing team Ann & Jeff VanderMeer. Hugo Award-winner Ann VanderMeer until recently edited Weird Tales Magazine and has co-edited several anthologies with her husband. Jeff’s last novel,…… Continue reading Where Do You Get Your Weird?
NaNoWri—NO.
It’s that time of year again. The seasons are turning; young ghosts and goblins will soon prowl the streets, looking for souls upon which to feast – or, failing that, a boatload of mini Snickers bars to sate their appetites… Countdowns are starting all over the world: to Hallowe’en, to Thanksgiving (or, if you’re in…… Continue reading NaNoWri—NO.
Hewing Away the Rough Walls (Or, Five Ways to Put Your Story on a Diet)
My second ‘Advice for New Writers’ post is now up over at the Shimmer blog! I’ve been thinking a lot lately about superfluous words like “very” and “really” and “extremely” — and those thoughts have transformed into a post about ways to trim the flab from our short stories. Michelangelo, that Renaissance jack-of-all-trades, is given…… Continue reading Hewing Away the Rough Walls (Or, Five Ways to Put Your Story on a Diet)
Chilling Snowglobes!
Great news! I’ve just sold ‘Snowglobes’, my latest creepy story, to Michael Kelly for the Chilling Tales 2: In Words, Alas, Drown I anthology! Hooray hooray hooray! The anthology is scheduled for publication in Autumn 2012 — erm, North American autumn, that is, not Australian, so it’ll come out at the end of next year.…… Continue reading Chilling Snowglobes!
The World According to Eugenio Recuenco
I’ve been writing a lecture for much of the day today, so my brain is now mostly emptied of words. So instead of witticisms or, let’s face it, roughly coherent sentences, today I shall offer you a post of visual beauty. Eugenio Recuenco is a photographer from Madrid whose editorial photographs I’ve only just discovered.…… Continue reading The World According to Eugenio Recuenco
Lisa L. Hannett 