Stuff-I'm-Thinking-About Mondy November 8th 2010

The links below the following book links in the body of this blog lead to some random items as well as information pertinent to writing I want to do in the future. When I finish my book reviews for November I think I will take a hiatus from book reviewing for the holidays. I'm on vacation for most of December and I want to take advantage of the time off to complete my novel and another project I've been working on. I am looking forward to reading for pleasure for a change. I have Philip Roth's new novel Nemesis, Here is an excellent review from reviewer David Finkle in The Huffington Post http://us.mc314.mail.yahoo.com/mc/showFolder?fid=Inbox&order=down&tt=2353&pSi...&&.rand=8086200&clean&.jsrand=7110473 Joe Hill's graphic novel Locke and Key, Welcome to Lovecraft, http://joehillfiction.com/?cat=8 Jonathan Lethem's Chronic City, http://www.jonathanlethem.com/ and after writing this blog I might meander to Walmart to snag Stephen King's new book of novellas, Full Dark, No Stars that will be released to the general public November 9th. One of the stories in his new book is about a man making a deal with the devil called "Fair Extension." You can find more info about his new book and Mr. KIng at his website. http://www.stephenking.com/index.html Funny thing is I have an idea for a story or maybe a short play that has a different twist on the whole selling your soul to the devil/crossroads thing. My approach to this trope might actually be something completely brand new, not sure yet. But first I have to get my deadlines out of the way.
Here is some other stuff I am thinking about.

http://io9.com/5684902/slavemaker-ants-bend-only-the-strongest-rivals-to-thei...

http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2010/10/31/scientific-evidence-for-ps...

http://io9.com/5684852/study-shows-some-evidence-of-human-precognitive-powers

This Nutty Chick Explains it All, Now everything makes sense to me.
http://io9.com/5684920/an-important-update-on-the-secret-alien-war-in-america

http://io9.com/5684783/news-articles-from-80-years-ago-warns-of-the-impending...

http://io9.com/5684169/the-brains-of-human-and-neanderthal-babies-were-almost...

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William Gibson Zero History

William Gibson on 'Zero History'

Brett Easton Ellis

Quick Debate: Bret Easton Ellis: Master Satirist or Yuppie Clone?

Photography

Check this out. So many talented artists out there, I love this guy's unique photos. http://kriwol.com/#/main/
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Cory Doctorow and William Gibson

Oh boy, oh boy Cory Doctorow and William Gibson on the same stage. This is sweet.

http://craphound.com/?p=3100

MP3 Link

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New Stuff That Floats My Boat

Anthony Burgess and Noam Chomsky sparked my interest in linguistics. This story made my brain catch fire with curiosity and my imagination race with maniacal glee. http://io9.com/5661308/mysterious-language-spoken-by-less-than-1000-people-discovered-in-remote-village I've always been interested in the methods and tools of creative people. This video from Boing Boing is great. Desk - Music and Sound Design from Aaron Trinder Film:Motion:Music on Vimeo. Check out Albert Einstein's desk. My home office looks a lot like this and if not careful my main office can quickly turn into that type of organized chaos. I'm not comparing my intellect to Einstein's, but still it's fun to see the differences in the creative process. Before I forget, I purchased and read the hard cover collection of American Vampire 1-5 written and created by Scott Snyder and Stephen King and illustrated by Rafael Albuquerque. I highly recommend this book. Check out the info here:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Vampire  With all the wuss vampire crap saturating pop culture, it is wonderful to see two talented artists bring back the fear, horror, gore and bite that has been missing from the genre. I'm writing a novel about vampires that encompasses all my own ideas about the genre, stuff I've been toying with in one aspect or another close to twenty years. Writing the novel is a pleasurable experience that I cannot describe, except to say that it is coming at a rapid pace, as if the story is writing itself, or as Stephen King once said it is like, "falling into the hole of the paper," or in my case sucked into the laptop screen. L.

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Pod Cast writing opportunities

I've noticed that paid online opportunities have become better and better for writers. The print markets are shrinking and more discriminating. I will continue to submit to both.
L.

Here are some links to podcasts seeking submissions.

Horror
http://pseudopod.org/
http://pseudopod.org/guidelines/

Science Fiction http://escapepod.org/
http://escapepod.org/guidelines/

Fantasy
http://podcastle.org/
http://podcastle.org/guidelines/

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