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Before They Were Giants Now Shipping!Before They Were Giants Now Shipping! Wednesday, July 28, 2010They say you always hurt the ones you love, and now that Before They Were Giants is shipping from the warehouse to subscribers and bookstores everywhere, I've looked back over the last few months of the blog and realized that I've only blogged about it once. Which is astonishing when you consider that this might just be the coolest product I've ever worked on in my life. ... Illustration by Kieran Yanner ... Allow me to elaborate:...Tags: Before They Were Giants Ben Bova Charles Stross China Mieville Cory Doctorow David Brin Greg Bear James L. Sutter Joe Haldeman Kim Stanley Robinson Larry Niven Michael Swanwick Nicola Griffith Piers Anthony Planet Stories R. A. Salvatore Spider Robinson William Gibson I ♥ Planet Stories... I ♥ Planet Stories Monday, January 11, 2010It takes a delicate hand to do certain things in writing, especially in the realms of science fiction and fantasy. Aside from character development, plotting, dialogue, description, pacing, and theme, science fiction and fantasy must overcome the additional hurtle which is world building. As an aspiring writer, I can tell you that world building is tough. Never mind how easy the other guys here make it look. Never mind all the wonderful...Tags: Kieran Yanner Piers Anthony Planet Stories Steppe The Dark World Approaches...The Dark World Approaches... Tuesday, October 21, 2008In my last Planet Stories post, I talked all about The Dark World, Henry Kuttner's story of two men trapped in the same body and thrust into a world of mythology and corruption, and dropped quotes by everyone from Ray Bradbury to Marion Zimmer Bradley to Roger Zelazny about how much they adore the book and the ways in which its unique take on science fantasy influenced their own writing. ... Since I can't top their comments, I'm not even...Tags: Dark World Edward Bond Henry Kuttner Piers Anthony |