Newsletter 17 April 2020
- New paperback edition of space opera Weaving the Web of Days.
- "Reference Library" review column in Analog, May/June 2020 (read online here)
- The Rule of Five Quarterly #14: Spring 2020
The May/June 2020 issue of Analog is out. In my book review column, "The Reference Library," I talk about the ways shifting audiences have shaped the science fiction field. I also review books by Ben Bova & Gordon R. Dickson; Patrick Chiles; Robert Mitchell Evans; Michael R. Johnston; Sharon Lee & Steve Miller; Wil McCarthy; Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, & Steven Barnes; Kristine Kathryn Rusch; and Robert J. Sawyer. Read it online here.
Last week I mentioned that Balticon is planning a virtual con over the Memorial Day weekend. This is shaping up to be an awesome event, and it will be free for anyone. Starting this week and continuing until the conb, the Balticon Programming & Tech teams have been hosting orientation and practice sessions for guests and program prticiopants, so we can get accustomed to the interface. I had my orientation on Monday along with half a dozen colleagues. It was good to see folks, and if everything works as it seems to, this will be a great experience for everyone.
Plans are still in flux, but there's talk of making sessions available on various platforms after the convention. So if you don't get a chance to be part of the fun in May, you'll probably have a chance to catch up later.
It's been a productive week. Here's what I accomplishedd on various projects:
- Finished editing & layout on the new paperback edition of Weaving the Web of Days, and published it on Amazon
- Added about 1300 words to my memoir
- Wrote 600 words on Hunt for the Dymalon Cygnet
- Working on the next gay erotic short story
- Cataloged more Legion of Super-Heroes comics for my LSH site
- Scanned 40+ books
- Orientation session for virtual Balticon
- More work on the Great Kitchen Rearrangement
ABOVE: Thomas and Don with a meerkat garden statue, a present from our friend Betsy.
I'm gradually moving my print titles from Lightning Source to Amazon. This is mostly a behind-the-scenes change; you'll still be able to order through Amazon or other venues. The most recent title is Weaving the Web of Days, and you can get it here.