Back from an excellent BristolCon, and it’s time to turn my attention to the next highlight in my autumn con marathon: World Fantasy Con. At 2pm on Thursday I’ll be at the Alchemy Press reading and … … at noon on Friday it’ll be time to launch the anthology I’ll have read from on Thursday, […]
Upcoming Appearances #2 – World Fantasy Convention
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 27 October 2013 0
Upcoming Appearances #1 – BristolCon
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 18 October 2013 2
As promised, here’s my BristolCon schedule: Midday – my kaffeeklatsch. Sign up at the desk… 6pm – Plausible Critters. “We see a lot of creatures in SF and fantasy that are just horses or dogs in cheap disguises. Conversely, we see interesting alien life forms that are hopelessly implausible. When sticking wings on a rabbit […]
SHOPOCALYPSE!
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 9 October 2013 0
Before we get on to my review of Dave Gullen’s debut novel Shopocalypse, there’s some stuff you need to know. Firstly, Dave is a friend. Secondly, Monico, who publish Shopocalypse, also published my short story collection Downside Girls. Given these two facts, you might expect a partisan review. However… When I write a review or […]
A passing pimp
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 4 October 2013 0
I had a fab break. Just the right mixture of work (Milford and Andromeda One) and play (relaxing in luxury hotel). I have spent much of this week tackling the Great Washing Mountain, and drying out my liver, which took something of a bashing. In addition there is the usual logjam of post-holiday stuff, but […]
Book! Milford! Con! … and relax
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 13 September 2013 0
Just so’s you know, the paperback of Queen of Nowhere is now available: click on the picture to the right to find out more. (I feel bad putting Amazon links up; I’ve known what they’re like for years, even before their tax shenanigans came to light, but I’ve come to see them, if not as […]
The Milford Technique
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 31 August 2013 2
For the last week or so, I have mainly been critting. Critting, short for critiquing, has something in common with reviewing, and something in common with full-on literary criticism, but is in fact neither. When you crit(ique) a story you are not looking for ways to rubbish it or show how clever you are compared […]
Con-tastic!
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 18 August 2013 0
This time last week I was at Nine World Geekfest. The convention was, all in all, an excellent experience, especially considering it was the first such event the organisers had staged. Personal highlights included being introduced to the fine art of tea duelling and sharing the dance-floor with an alien. I’ve got a packed schedule […]
And another one…
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 5 August 2013 0
I’ve got another panel at Nine Worlds next weekend, this one as part of the Creative Writing stream: Sunday 3.15PM – How important is science in science fiction? Does it matter if you get it right? And if you don’t have a PhD in some obscure branch of quantum cryptography or reproductive biology, how can […]
Nine Worlds and Andromeda One
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 26 July 2013 1
I thought I’d share my schedule for Nine Worlds Geekfest, which is only two weeks away now: Saturday 13:45 to 14:45 – Is our Future Utopian or Dystopian? Science fiction writers present the evidence and debate our future – where are we heading, utopia or dystopia? Galaxy spanning empire or barren wasteland? Where are the […]
Why don’t Estragon and Vladimir get jobs?
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 21 July 2013 8
I’m heading into new and possibly dangerous territory here. I’m going to venture out of my SFF ghetto and talk about Literature, specifically (what is generally felt to be) one of the most important plays of the twentieth century. I studied Waiting for Godot at college. At the time I remember thinking it was tedious […]