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MIND MELD: Who Are Tomorrow's Big Genre Stars? (+ The Top 18 Genre Authors To Keep an Eye On)

2008-06-11 01:16:06 by John in SF Signal
 
...Mind Meld, we turned to folks who deal with lots of writers on a daily basis, and we asked them Q: Which new or little-known genre writers will be tomorrow's big stars? Why Read on to see if their answers match yours MIND MELD EXTRA! After these enlightening responses, I've collected the names that received multiple mentions and compiled the...
 
Tags: genre, science fiction magazine, science fiction, short, short story writer, genre stars, science fiction fan, short story collection, australian science fiction
 
 
 
 
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MIND MELD: Is Science Fiction Antithetical to Religion?

2008-03-26 00:51:51 by John in SF Signal
 
...Mind Meld credit redeemable at imaginary nerd shops everywhere, but who also must serve penance by answering his own question Q: Two of the most highly regarded fantasy authors - Tolkien and Lewis - were also Christians, whereas the fathers of science fiction were atheists, and SF itself, it could be argued, grew out of Darwinism and other...
 
Tags: science fiction, hard science fiction, hard science, readers, science fiction readers, science fiction community, stories, science fiction stories, writer
 
 
 
 
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MIND MELD: What are the Most Controversial SF/F Novels of the Past & Present?

2008-07-16 00:29:32 by John in SF Signal
 
...mind was the musical "Rent." No, it's not SF. (If you want to see a spectacular science-fiction musical, go see "Urinetown"--I know, I know, but just ignore the name and go see it if you have the chance. You'll thank me for recommending it. Promise.) But it came to mind because I remember my reaction after seeing it: "That won a Pulitzer?"...
 
Tags: controversial, sff field, field, science fiction field, science fiction, timely issues, issues, controversial issues, adult science fiction
 
 
 
 
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MIND MELD: Which Predictions Did Golden Age Science Fiction Get Right & Wrong?

2008-01-30 00:36:38 by Editor in SF Signal
 
...minds wrote about fantastic voyages to distant spheres. It was the Golden Age SF writers that spread the meme across the globe so even the average American family drinking their java and reading their Colliers knew it was going to happen. Science fiction inspired the engineers that formed NASA who built the Saturn V and Apollo 11. All those...
 
Tags: science fiction, writers, writers carry, science fiction writers, age science fiction, science, science-fiction writers, science-fiction, age
 
 
 
 
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MIND MELD: Is There Gender Imbalance in Genre Fiction Publishing?

2008-07-02 01:22:57 by John in SF Signal
 
...Mind meld panel Q: Gender imbalance in genre fiction publishing is an ongoing point of discussion in the blogosphere. Is there an issue here? If so, then what are possible solutions? What can readers, writers, editors and publishers do to rectify the situation NOTE: Thanks to my vague questioning abilities, the original version of this...
 
Tags: short fiction, short fiction markets, editor, editor preference, magazine editor, co-editor, short fiction editor, imbalance, sff
 
 
 
 
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MIND MELD: Which SciFi Movie Ending Would You Change?

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2008-02-27 00:29:01 by John in SF Signal
 
...mind include: A Boy and His Dog , 12 Monkeys , The Thing , Planet of the Apes (1968). I guess I like the shocking sci-fi horror ending! A lot of sf movies have conventional endings, a little too pat and expected, but not weird or ugly I decided to start with a list of movies I think have endings flawed one way or another, a list that includes...
 
Tags: movie, scifi movie, science fiction, science fiction quotations, science fiction film, entire movie, movie endings suck, film, original trek
 
 
 
 
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MIND MELD: The Appeal of SF&F Art

2008-03-20 00:55:35 by JP in SF Signal
 
...Mind Meld we decided to ask the SF&F artist community about what they find appealing about science fiction, fantasy and art. (Special thanks to Lou Anders for his help in bringing this Mind Meld together. Thanks Lou And now, our question Q: As an illustrator, what was it that drew you to science fiction and fantasy to begin with, and what...
 
Tags: science fiction movie, world fantasy award, science fiction, world, art, push science fiction, fiction, super-hero comic books, hero
 
 
 
 
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MIND MELD: Which SF/F Books Have The Best and Worst Endings?

2008-05-01 00:28:14 by John in SF Signal
 
...mind. The first two thirds of the book were wonderful, one of the only times I've enjoyed exploring a science fictional world for its own sake. As the book sank into its conspiracy/revolution phase my interest fell off. It just didn't seem like the same mood flowed from the beginning and middle of the story into the end. I found the ending...
 
Tags: four-volume epic saga, saga, epic, fantasy writers, writers, worst endings, fantasy, current fantasy sequence, worst
 
 
 
 
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MIND MELD: Stories Hollywood Should Film

2008-05-08 00:29:19 by JP in SF Signal
 
...mind, here are a few SF stories that I'd like to see on the big screen I think Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash could make a brilliant movie, if a screenwriter could be found who could pare the plot down to feature film length without eliminating the humor. What makes it enjoyable to me is that the over-the-top characters and settings - the...
 
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