Sex and SF/F
Kate Elliott asks, “How much sex is too much sex in your science fiction and fantasy?” (Thanks, James!)
“What Is Your Consensual Sex And Love Doing In My Epic Fantasy?”
In considering a discussion about realism, grittiness and “grimdark,” in fantasy, Kate Elliott asks, “How does epic fantasy–and heroic fantasy, and however you wish to define or parse the categories–do in conveying the realities of consensual sex and love?” She continues: “To my mind, we lessen the story […]
Getting Excited about Books
Kate Elliott talks about inspiration in fiction and getting excited about books: “When I fall in love with a novel that I haven’t written, one of the reasons I fall in love with it is exactly that I couldn’t have written it.”
“Sharks! Kisses! Sword fights! Also, a telepathic schnauzer.”
Peter Orullian over at Tor.com has a great interview with Kate Elliott: “I mean that when I read epic fantasy, I want to feel a sense of discovery and adventure and anticipation and vista. I want to feel unbalanced, destroyed, and remade.”
Good Advice for Writers
Fantasy and Science Fiction writer Kate Elliott offers advice on revising your writing. Comics writer Gail Simone advises newly successful writers: “[H]ow do you select that perfectly awful photo for your book jacket, that one with you pretending to smoke a pipe and pretending (even less convincingly) to […]
Hooked Three Times Over
Like a flashback to childhood vacations! I was away on a trip recently, and I read a lot, just like the old days when no holiday was complete without a stack of at least ten books. This time around I had some – gasp! – mainstream books along, […]
The Cultural Gutter 