Sort of a companion to the earlier post Other SF Authors Who Blog; here’s a short list (probably incomplete) of blogs from current and former members of my writer’s workshop, the Cajun Sushi Hamsters From Hell. Tobias S. Buckell Ellen Read more…
I was just at the CWRU SF Marathon (an annual event here in Cleveland, if you’re in the area, consider going, it’s like a live version of MST3K) and a couple of recent examples of cinematic SF cheese made me Read more…
And actually moderating comments. Sorry about that 🙁 I just recently had a number of issues that took me away from my Blog, the prime one of which being a car accident back in October. I’m fine, but the Ford Read more…
For those interested, I found a really decent article on the economics of Second Life and MMORPGs in general. Thinking about what it is examining more closely, I begin to think that IP and capitalism are more emergent properties in Read more…
Western civilization is dealing with a crisis over intellectual property. The fact that any digital medium can be easily copied with perfect fidelity ties our legal system into knots, leading some, like Cory Doctorow to call for the outright abolition Read more…
Anyone who’s reading this will probably be interested in other SF writers who blog. Very cool list from the SF Signal blog.
Ok, I decided “S Andrew Swann’s Blog” was kind of generic. So I changed the title of my blog to something more apt to pique curiosity. If you’re reading this, and your curiosity is piqued, I’ll direct you to my Read more…
Jose, over at Meme Therapy just quizzed me for one of their “Brain Parades”. One of the questions he asked me, and subsequent browsing of the site, ignited a pet peeve of mine: WOULD EVERYONE STOP TREATING SCIENCE AND RELIGION Read more…
One of the more difficult things a writer can do is write about a culture that is truly alien. A lot of bad SF— especially in TV and movies— has shown alien beings that are significantly less alien to someone Read more…
When you write science fiction, you often find yourself in the position of thinking about the sciences in general. And it came home to me recently how strangely out of sync progress in medicine is in comparison with— for instance— Read more…