Daily Science Fiction: March 2013 Review
Spring is here, but you wouldn’t know in my neck of the woods. It’s cold, wet, and chilly. Perfect time to read a good book…or some Daily Science Fiction….
Daily Science Fiction: August 2012 Review
Twenty-four. That’s how many reviews Diabolical Plots has done of Daily SF. Approximately 520 stories Daily SF has published in its first two years of operation and DP has reviewed every one of them. The industry’s leading reviewer of speculative short fiction (and multiple award winner) Locus, has reviewed a total of 5 (that’s f-i-v-e) Daily Science Fiction stories since it has opened. And how many did speculative fictions other leading reviewer – Tangent Online – do in that time? Zero. Disgraceful; the only word that fits for ignoring the publication that has published more Hugo and Nebula nominated author’s stories in last two years than any other SFWA listed outlet.
Diabolical Plots Talks With Mike Resnick
Back in 1996, I asked the various editors — for an advice column I was writing — how many slush submissions (i.e., unagented, by writers they didn’t know) they received in a month. Asimov’s got about a thousand, F&SF about 750, etc. So the answer, of course, is that the editor isn’t going to give detailed feedback to 1,000 beginning writers a month. The meaningful feedback that he gives to every unsaleable story is a rejection slip.
Adventures in Amateur Art (Drabblecast Edition)
I decided to volunteer for 3 episode artworks for now, and I’ve completed and submitted by the time of writing this post. These will go up on the Drabblecast site when it’s ready to launch, but I’ve asked for permission to show the artwork I’ve done here. And, for those who might be interested in such things, I will describe how I did each of these pieces of visual art from start to finish.
The Best of Escape Pod
I’ve listened to every single Escape Pod story that’s been published to date, 239 full length episodes and many flash fiction extras. iTunes estimates 6.5 days of audio for all of this. And from all of those stories, I’ve picked my top 10 ranked favorites, along with 6 more that almost made the list. In truth, there were a lot more that I would’ve liked to put on the list, but I really wanted to keep it at a top 10, not a top 100 or 200.
