Monthly Archives: March 2013

It’s been a rough week or so for the horror genre.  We lost three great writers in a very short span:  David B. Silva, James Herbert and Rick Hautala, all in their sixties.  Although no longer with us in body, … Continue reading →

Last week John Scalzi, current president of the SFWA, blasted Random House for unconscionable terms in its contracts.  Specifically the Hydra imprint, RH’s latest SF/F/H venture that deals only with e-books.  Read all about it here.  After the very public … Continue reading →

Came across this the other day, thought I’d share it with you.  A young Mike Wallace interviews Rod Serling in 1959, both men chainsmoking throughout the Q&A.  Ah, television.  This is right before The Twilight Zone premiered, after Serling had … Continue reading →

Over the weekend my previous post about the myth of 10,000 hours was picked up by Forbes.  The author, Suw Charman-Anderson, has her own elaborations on the theme.  Feel free to link and retweet it to all your friends. Elsewhere, … Continue reading →