Wednesday, July 21, 2004

New short ficlet Gone was only a work in progress for a day. It can now be found on TtH and here in my list of completed fics. (The summary has a word with several letters transposed. Can't believe I didn't notice that. Eventually it'll be correct. I've fixed it but that kind of thing seems to take a few hours to show up on TtH (Must have to do with how often the site renders its latest list). 4:28:37 AM    Notes [] I don't read as much science fiction as I used to. There just isn't much of the kind of fiction I like available anymore. I'm sure it is still being written but you won't find it in the chain bookstores. If an author doesn't have a 10 part series they don't get much shelf space. There must be 20 authors who take up all of the meager space at the Knoxville Borders and Barns and Noble leaving little room for anyone else. At least that is how it feels. One of my favorite authors is Charles de Lint. I haven't read everything he's written but I'm getting close enough that I check for a new book from him every time I visit a bookstore. There is something about his writing that I can connect with that I can't find anywhere else. The first book of his that I read was "Moonheart". Right now I'm reading/savoring "The Wild Wood". I try to stick to trade or regular paperbacks (much cheaper than hardcover) and this is out in trade paperback for the first time in over 10 years. "The Onion Girl" and "Waifs and Strays" are the only books written by him that I have in hardcover. There's another of his books out in hardcover. Cheaper than some of his limited edition, illustrated reprints but still a lot. Haven't decided if I'll break down and get it before it is out in trade paperback at half the price. 4:00:06 AM    Notes []

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