Download the episode here.
Subscribe to the video encores as a podcast, and in iTunes!
And of course get all the show notes at the original post from last year.
Download the episode here.
Subscribe to the video encores as a podcast, and in iTunes!
And of course get all the show notes at the original post from last year.
Who’s the best? YOU are the best for making season 2 of Sword and Laser video possible. You also get to decide who’s the best by voting in the GoodReads best fiction polls for Science Fiction and Fantasy. And G. Willow Wilson is the best, because she won an award. Find out who else won awards and why we think Ancillary Justice might snag one too!
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Goodreads Best of 2013 semifinals voting begins for all categories including Science Fiction and Fantasy books.
Explore the original manuscripts from ‘Frankenstein’ in your browser
This Group Wants to Build a Museum of Science Fiction in Washington DC
WINNERS: 2013 British Fantasy Awards
WINNERS: 2013 World Fantasy Award
Massive anthology of Twenty First Century science fiction hits shelves
The Campbell/Hugo Conversion Rate
CALENDAR
BOOK CHECK-IN
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Sucked in by the beginning! (no spoilers)
The world vs First impressions
BARE YOUR SWORD
Songs that remind you of books
TV, MOVIES AND VIDEO GAMES
Orson Scott Card won’t see profits from the Ender’s Game movie
Vote here!
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This week we introduce you to Nicholas Kaufman, author of the new book Dying Is My Business among many others! We cover questions about writing in an urban-fantasy world, whether self-publishing is worth it, and mispronouncing names (we’ll give you one guess who started that topic…).
Nicholas Kaufmann’s website
http://www.nicholaskaufmann.com/
Nicholas Kaufman’s Live Journal
http://nick-kaufmann.livejournal.com/
[GUEST POST] Nicholas Kaufmann on Why Some Boxes Should Never Be Opened
http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2013/10/guest-post-nicholas-kaufmann-on-why-some-boxes-should-never-be-opened/
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Download the episode here.
Subscribe to the video encores as a podcast, and in iTunes!
And of course get all the show notes at the original post from last year.
We’re back and our Kickstarter is funded! Hooray! That means Sword and Laser video episodes will return. And if we make our stretch goal you might get even more! We’re also here to wrap-up Boneshaker by Cherie Priest and Kick-off our November book from NaNoWriMo victor and first-time novelist Ann Leckie, Ancillary Justice.
WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?
Tom: NyQuil
Veronica: Some kind of white wine
QUICK BURNS
Hey we launched a Kickstarter
Two new MISTBORN novels signed
Amazon Kindle Matchbook is live
Escape Pod, Podcastle and Pseudopod podcasts need your help
Neil Gaiman explains the worth and value of libraries
BOOK KICK-OFF
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Inside ‘Ancillary Justice’: Q&A with Sci-Fi Author Ann Leckie
A Skillfully Composed Space Opera In ‘Ancillary Justice’
“Nothing quite clarifies your thoughts like thinking you’re about to die.” Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice
BOOK WRAP-UP
Boneshaker (Clockwork Century) by Cherie Priest
What did you think of the ending?
BARE YOUR SWORD
NaNoWriMo 2013 Folder
Divide and Conquer: A NaNoWriMo Alternative
I love the podcast but I have one tiny correction to what Tom said about ebooks and libraries. At least at the library district where I work, we can only lend out one copy of an ebook to one patron at a time. In other words, the ebook works just like a physical book. We have to buy multiple licenses in order for more than one person to check out a particular title. Also, some publishes put a limit on the number of checkouts a title can have. After that limit is hit, we have to buy another copy of the ebook.
Keep up the great work!
Chris
ADDENDUMS
Get Tom’s new book ‘Lot Beta’ at tommerrittbooks.com
Sign-up for Veronica’s vampire-unfriendly gift box at quarterly.co.
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All right folks. Many of you asked for it so here it is. A kickstarter to raise money for a new season of Sword and Laser videos.
They’ll be authors guides. They’ll be in the Space Castle with Lem. They’ll be freely available on multiple platforms including the video podcast.
But they need you to back them to make them happen.
Back our Kickstarter now! (please)
Bradley P. Bealieu, author of The Lays of Anuskaya, was nice enough to take some time to chat with us about his books, his blogs and more. He’s even a podcaster! We milk for details about his forthcoming book Twelve Kings in Sharakhai and put a few of your questions to him as well. Enjoy!
Bradley P. Bealieu’s website Quillings.com
Download the episode here.
Subscribe to the video encores as a podcast, and in iTunes!
And of course get all the show notes at the original post from last year.
Are ebooks killing reading? Why do zombies exist? What is Veronica drinking? All of these– SOME of these questions, and more are answered on another thrilling edition of Sword and Laser.
WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?
Veronica: Wine!
QUICK BURNS
R. Scott Bakker completes THE UNHOLY CONSULT
Talking to Jo Fletcher About the British Invasion of U.S. Publishing
Video interview with Scott Lynch
Learn a New Language with this Animated Video Explanation of Elvish, Klingon, Dothraki and Na’vi
How L.A.’s “Last Bookstore” evolved from post-apocalyptic to magical
The Abomination of Ebooks: They Price People Out of Reading
TV, MOVIES AND VIDEO GAMES
BOOK CHECK-IN
Boneshaker (Clockwork Century) by Cherie Priest
Boneshaker a Visual Guide (Spoiler-free Goodreads thread link)
BARE YOUR SWORD
Did You Suffer Eighth Grade Syndrome?
So I was just looking for a particular book that was recommended on the S&L video show a while ago. It’s actually out of print and there are no e-book or audio versions available. The only copies on ebay were expensive first editions. Since there are no viable options to give money to the author (in this case his estate) or the publisher/rights holder, what are your thoughts on pirating such hard-to-find works (i.e., searching for an unauthorized epub version)? – Eric
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Veronica Tuckerizations for Robot Army! A Tuckerization is when an author writes the name of a person into their story. Only 2 Veronica Tuckerizations are available. They’re priced at $100 a pop, but that gets you the Tuckerization as well as a copy of the anthology ebook. Back the Kickstarter!
Tom has a new book
[GUEST POST] Tom Merritt on His Science Fiction Retelling of King Arthur
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