links for 2008-12-28

  • Good research advice from Dr. Wicked: "Keep in mind, professionals are just people who know more than you do about a particular subject. Always be respectful but don't be intimidated. After all, you probably know more than they do about dragons."
  • "So what would be my self-portrait in books? It would be hard to pick just five, of course. But if I were, it would be the books that were most important to my understanding of the nature of story. Somewhere along the line, and thanks largely to some of the books below, I came to the conviction that no matter what your spiritual beliefs, your moral imperatives, your justifications, ethical lines, politics, tastes, and cultural preferences—none of it would be possible if we couldn’t talk to each other, tell each other our stories."
  • "For every lit author like Cormac McCarthy, who borrows science fiction themes, there are ten authors who start out writing science fiction, and then become beloved of literary hipsters. Here's a partial list."

    Via www.themillionsblog.com

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