thoughts and opinions by author s. andrew swann
S Andrew Swann | January 25, 2011
That’s the question asked here. In the last few years, I’ve noticed more and more that science fiction has taken a bit of a turn to the right. I’ve also seen more than a few reviews lambasting those authors for their views — which seems to matter not a whit to their sales. So I [...]
S Andrew Swann | January 24, 2011
Patrick Hester and John DeNardo grill me on the 25th episode of the SF Signal podcast. You should check it out.
S Andrew Swann | December 7, 2010
So Charlie Stross has posted a lament about the dearth of Utopias in SF of late. If you follow my blog, you may already have a good idea of what I think about that. There are several issues I have with his post. (Probably all having to do with us being so politically opposed to [...]
S Andrew Swann | October 25, 2010
So I took the 20K word fragment I’m trying to resurrect into a book proposal and ran it through the hamsters. The consensus was that what I had worked, which is a good thing since I wrote it over 10 years ago. However, everyone had the same problem, which is a uniquely SFnal one. I [...]
S Andrew Swann | October 23, 2010
Just a head’s up about what’s going on at World Fantasy in a week. If you’re at the con, or just in the Columbus area, you might want to check these out: Friday, Oct 29, at 10pm – 1am, join me and authors Lucy A. Snyder, Gary A. Braunbeck, Linda Robertson, Laura Bickle, Maurice Broaddus, [...]
S Andrew Swann | October 21, 2010
I have been mind-melded again over at SF Signal, and the theme this time is memorable anti-heroes in S/SF: Here are three of the most memorable anti-heroes in written SF/F, at least the three that come most readily to my mind when the question comes up. First is Slippery Jim DiGriz of the Stainless Steel [...]
S Andrew Swann | October 8, 2010
S Andrew Swann | September 10, 2010
I put these on Facebook, but I figured they also rated a spot on the blog.
S Andrew Swann | August 6, 2010
I tend to write libertarian-themed Space Opera, which means that when I read this recent blog post by Charlie Stross, I had a bit of a reaction. Here’s the money quote: “In other words: space colonization is implicitly incompatible with both libertarian ideology and the myth of the American frontier.” Okay then. I guess it [...]
S Andrew Swann | July 27, 2010
Here I am at Confluence this past weekend, minus some facial hair: On the Writing panel: Signing books (note the cat-shaving battle scars):
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