RIP, Iain Banks
Writer Iain Banks has died. The Guardian has an obituary. Neil Gaiman remembers Banks and the BBC gathers remembrances. Here, Banks talks with University Lecturer in Creative Writing Derek Neale.
Paul Jenkins talks about DC, Marvel, and Boom!
Paul Jenkins explains why he’s leaving DC and Marvel in an open letter at CBR. Bleeding Cool interviews Jenkins about what’s wrong at DC and Marvel and what’s right at Boom! Studios. (Thanks, Mark!)
Binge Viewing and Appreciating Screenwriting
“The best story-work in the American entertainment business is in television right now.” John Truby talks about how binge viewing of television shows affects screenwriters and viewers’ appreciation of television series. (via @MIFFF)
Writers and Readers
“I write because writing is necessary to me. I don’t do it for the money, or the fame, or the readers (although readers are great). I write because I want to, because I need to, and as such, readers’ opinions, welcome as they always are, won’t change a […]
“15 Minutes with Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick”
Less Lee Moore interviews Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick about The Venture Bros. “We started discussing how they work and what drives them and eventually got into the important stuff: Kajagoogoo concerts, whether or not Trent Reznor is a poseur, and Gary Numan.”
“‘We Have Always Fought’: Challenging the Women, Cattle and Slaves Narrative”
“It’s easier to tell the same stories everyone else does. There’s no particular shame in it. It’s just that it’s lazy, which is just about the worst possible thing a spec fic writer can be. Oh, and it’s not true.” Kameron Hurley writes about lazy writing, cannibal llamas, […]
The Cultural Gutter 