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Asian Echoes: A Writer's Rededication to the Rules

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Speculative Fiction seen through Asian-tinted glasses and other musings. Tuesday, October 14, 2008. A Writer's Rededication to the Rules. The Canadian general election is over and the Liberals got the Green Shaft (sorry, couldn't resist). As the Canadian parliament returns to the job of governing, it will have to rejuvenate itself and abide by a new set of rules. If you don’t get what Mr. Safire is trying to accomplish with these rules, you will by the sixth rule. 2 Remember to never split an infinitive.

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Asian Echoes: June 2013

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Speculative Fiction seen through Asian-tinted glasses and other musings. Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Man of Steel - Inner Journeys. DON'T READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT THE MOVIE SPOILED FOR YOU. Rushing to the defence of the Man of Steel, I said you can't have the inner journey without the outer journey. The movie was entirely about Kal-El's search for acceptance. He was an alien on Earth. Would humanity accept him? Now all I have to do is find that hair gel. I read it in high school (a loooong time a...

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Asian Echoes: Con-Version 26 Retrospective

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Speculative Fiction seen through Asian-tinted glasses and other musings. Tuesday, October 19, 2010. Conversion 26 has come and gone. I could take the time to dissect it, to let you know what I thought was good and bad about it, but I think I'll take a different approach. Here was what I thought was noteworthy, from my point of view, about the Con. I’ll let others do the autopsy (bones, bugs and all):. 8226; Hamburger and hotdogs for a banquet meal. 8226; Meeting Marina Sirtis and John deLancie in person.

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Asian Echoes: Mokushi Author Interview

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Speculative Fiction seen through Asian-tinted glasses and other musings. Monday, July 1, 2013. Kayelle Press asked me to answer some questions regarding Mokushi, my story in Tomorrow, Kayelle Press’ collection of post-apocalyptic stories. Most of the questions are about the story itself, but several are about writing and the writing process. Check it out here. Loved your story in Tomorrow, Calvin! July 30, 2013 at 9:26 AM. July 31, 2013 at 8:55 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The author uses Asia...

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Fantastic Adventures: April 2013

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Tuesday, April 30, 2013. This week I get to bask in the reflected glory of no fewer than two different award nominations. The final ballot for the Aurora awards. The annual awards by the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, was announced this week. While none of my humble tales were nominated directly, two different anthologies containing my stories are competing for Best Related Work - English. The other anthology to get the nod is Shanghai Steam. Can be had from the Bundoran website. Quite...

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Asian Echoes: November 2008

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Speculative Fiction seen through Asian-tinted glasses and other musings. Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Am I the only one who is bothered by this? Okay, I'm a bit late here. This offer just expired. Still, it is representative of a lot of deals Chapters/Indigo offers to their iReward customers. Take a look at the coupon on offer here. It allows you to take 10% off any book in the store. That’s good. But if you are an iReward card holder, you get 20%. That’s even better, right? Now, if Chapters/Indigo had hed...

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Asian Echoes: Man of Steel - Inner Journeys

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Speculative Fiction seen through Asian-tinted glasses and other musings. Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Man of Steel - Inner Journeys. DON'T READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT THE MOVIE SPOILED FOR YOU. Rushing to the defence of the Man of Steel, I said you can't have the inner journey without the outer journey. The movie was entirely about Kal-El's search for acceptance. He was an alien on Earth. Would humanity accept him? Now all I have to do is find that hair gel. I read it in high school (a loooong time a...

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Asian Echoes: Shanghai Steam Nominated for an Aurora Award

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Speculative Fiction seen through Asian-tinted glasses and other musings. Monday, June 24, 2013. Shanghai Steam Nominated for an Aurora Award. The news has already been out for a while, but I thought I would let you all know. Shanghai Steam. Has been nominated for an Aurora Award in 2013. For Best Related Work - English (read: anthology). Follow the link to the 2013 Ballot. If you are eligible to vote, I encourage you to sign up and vote for your favourite Steampunk Wuxia Anthology. Other Authors and Links.

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Asian Echoes: It's Been a Long Road

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Speculative Fiction seen through Asian-tinted glasses and other musings. Friday, June 21, 2013. It's Been a Long Road. If you want a copy of Shanghai Steam, follow the link under Published Books to the right. It will take you to your purchasing options. But the big news for right now is my new story, Mokushi. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. The Trials of Li-Wen (Enigma Front). Snow on Red Leaves (Crossed Genre Quarterly 1). Authors of Fictional and Fantastic Asia. The author...