I’ve come under so many attacks as of late it feels like it never ends. This is what happens when you expose problems in industries via journalism. I may have bitten a bit more off than I can chew by pointing out the terrible problems in Science Fiction AND in comics, but they both are […]
Breaking: SJW Comic Writers Threaten Diversity & Comics, Conspire To Instigate Violence
Things have gone nuclear. Write the comic publishers. Write the conventions. We need to protect honest reviewers from this kind of abuse. The periscope detailing it is here: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1LyGBEaBNLPKN
Star Trek: Discovery Trying Too Hard To Virtue Signal
This is going to be a disaster. Everyone sees this from everything they release. Even with their marketing efforts they are so far off the mark and insulting to fans by their attempts to make this show a pure identity politics showcase that they flat lie to journalists: How Sonequa Martin-Green became the first black […]
SFWA President Appears To Break Org Rules In Escalating Feud With Hispanic Author
It was an interesting day to say the least yesterday, as I couldn’t have anticipated SFWA President Cat Rambo threatening a lawsuit over my ask for her to appear as a guest on my youtube show. As I discussed on my periscope, my thought was to talk RPGs and writing — since we both are […]
Periscope On SFWA President Cat Rambo’s Hateful And Dehumanizing Treatment of the Leading Hispanic Voice In SF
This is a tragic day for science fiction. It’s really out of control and terrible. I wish there were any recourse but to call this nonsense out, but there’s not. Rambly thoughts a bit but I’m extremely disappointed in both Cat Rambo and SFWA. https://www.pscp.tv/w/1rmxPqYaNRLKN
Retro Review: King David’s Spaceship by Jerry Pournelle
Last week, like many, I was saddened by the news that Jerry Pournelle died. He was one of the giants of Science Fiction, so prolific and really having done so much for the genre. I hadn’t in the course of my readings, read King David’s Spaceship, however, and so I figured I would honor his […]
Can Anything Be Done About Comics?
It’s been a crazy, drama filled weekend in the wide world of comics. Marvel writers have doubled down on attacking reviewers/commentators, some like Nick Spencer going off on how vitriolic rhetoric is — forgetting about the incredibly charged and hateful political rhetoric not just most, but all of the Marvel writers have engaged in that […]
Marvel Doubles Down On Politics – Employees Block Reviewers & Fans
I did a periscope going over Marvel’s situation globally and talking about the epic PR failure by Marvel today. I’m not sure they can survive many more scandals like this: https://www.pscp.tv/jondelarroz/1YpJkmYoqeYKj?t=32
Clarkesworld On Story Submissions and Acceptances
I reached out to several editors regarding my statistics I found in analyzing monthly short fiction outlets that take submissions last week. I did the research into that very large cross-section of the industry primarily because of the way one magazine treated me in asking the question to begin with – encouraging their followers to […]
Book Review: Thrawn
Several weeks ago I mentioned I was rereading the original Thrawn trilogy in preparation for the new book by Timothy Zahn. I hadn’t read them since I was a teenager, and was wondering if they held up as much as I’d enjoyed them as a kid. It turns out these are some of the best […]
Periscope Ponderings: Why Don’t More People Do Independent Journalism
The answer may be obvious to some, but I give some encouragement too: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1YqKDRBQMNYJV
Geekchats: Bypassing The Gatekeepers With Richard Fox
A lot of authors have been asking me “What can I do?” when they saw the staggering stats regarding anti-male bias within the publishing industry. The good news is, it’s just the industry, readers don’t have such political motivations with the stories they read, they’re just looking for fun. On Thursday, Sept 14th, Youtube GeekChats […]
