I have been asked what the Puppies—Sad and Rabid alike—are objecting to? If they are not racist or homophobes—ie, if it is not the author's identity that they object to—why do they think that so many of the stories that have been winning the Hugo and the Nebula are receiving their awards for the wrong reasons?…
Forth in our series of articles of Speculative Fiction meets Jung as viewed through the work of Ruth Johnston in her new book: Re-modeling the Mind: Personality in Balance. SF Culture Posts Part One: What Forces Drive the SF Culture War? Part Two: Optimistic in the Night Land Part Three: If You Had Introverted…
The last week or so has been very painful. On one hand, I have tremendous sympathy for the many good folks at Tor, some of whom I have known for 30 years. On the other hand, I also have tremendous sympathy for the fans—a few of whom are veterans who fought actual Nazis—who feel they…
John and I shall be appearing at RavenCon in Richmond, VA on Saturday and Sunday. Info here: http://www.ravencon.com/ Ravencon is a great convention. This year, they happened to have guests on both sides of a number of big controversies…controversies that developed since all these guests were invited. Out of respect for this great convention,…
This weekend, a lot of fans have acted in a disappointing, mob-mentality manner. Fans, I’m sorry to say, on both sides. A lot of good authors received Hugo award nominations on Saturday…after hard work and the support of many fans. But two people crying “The sky is falling! Gamergate is coming!” ruined it for a…
This comes from the keyboard of Larry Correia: ( Book by John below) BOOK BOMB! This is our last Sad Puppies 3 Book Bomb. Remember, you’ve only got a few more days to get your nominations in for the Hugo awards. If you are just joining us, a Book Bomb is where we…