Hey July! You and I had a lot of stuff to get done, didn’t we? How are we going with that, then? July? JULY DON’T LEAVE ME, IT’S TOO SOON!
Ahem. It’s been a busy month. Yesterday was Alexandre Dumas’ birthday, and I spent a good chunk of it writing 1000 words of sports commentary for an imaginary sport I made up for Musketeer Space. It allowed me to channel some deeply held misery that has been lurking in my heart since Cesc Fabregas signed with Chelsea. LET US NEVER SPEAK OF IT. Part of the commentary will appear in Chapter 16 (yes I’m that far ahead!), and the rest will be published in a future issue of the Musketeer Space newsletter of extra content that I send out for Patreon supporters of the $3 per month level and above.
In the mean time, links! I haven’t been as linky lately, and I’m sorry for those of you who miss it as a regular feature of the blog. It may be a phase. Anyway, I have several weeks to catch up on, so here we go!
I appeared on the SF Signal podcast talking about Space Opera – it was super fun!
An interesting post was doing the rounds on my various social media spots today, explaining exactly why Australia Post is suffering so badly at a time when Australians are using online shopping so much more than ever before (and the effect this is having on our book industry).
I’m a bit excited about the upcoming Batgirl relaunch, mostly because it looks like DC are finally trying to aim the comic at young women, and moving it away from the grimdark sensibility that is an unfortunate factor in ALL Bat-related books these days. But no one is more excited about Batgirl’s cool new outfit than Supergirl!
Ambelin Kwaymullina gave an extraordinary speech at Continuum this year, which was emotional and affecting for all who witnessed it. She’s now put up a version of it online to read. Also the reading list she promised us is available on the Continuum site.
Judith Tarr is rereading Melanie Rawn’s The Dragon Prince for Tor.com – I’ve never read Rawn before, but I’m thinking of giving this one a go.
Big Finish Audio are celebrating their fifteenth anniversary, and many Who-famous people have chimed in to talk about what makes their business so special!
The Ferrett on crowdfunding – it’s not just about producing an idea or a product, it’s about giving your supporters an experience. Why some worthy campaigns fail, and some frivolous campaigns are ridiculously successful – and what can be learned from potato salad.
Misconceptions about flappers – what they really wore.
No Award on Power, Abuse, Fandom.