Despite the Rabid Puppies pissing in the punchbowl of the Hugo Nominations again, the fans of the 74th WorldCON have proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that love is real. For those of you just tuning in, the Rabid Puppies are an organized group of evildoers intent on destroying the Hugo Award, and are…
Real Talk About John Scalzi, Vox Day, And That Big Big Book Deal
Here’s some real talk: writers are jealous of other writers. My science fiction writing colleague, John Scalzi just signed a multi-million dollar, ten-year contract with his publisher Tor. I’ll admit it. My eyes are green. VERY green. Especially, since this deal is really unusual. Science fiction writers do not often get advances of this size…