Friday Stuff
1. I’ll be at the Westland Public Library tomorrow as part of their Local Authors Fair. At 11:00, I’m giving a presentation on “Publishing with the Big Wigs.” Details here.
2. Raechel Henderson has been reviving Eggplant Literary Productions. Raechel was one of the first editors to buy my stuff, so I’m excited to see this. She’s doing a kickstarter for Spellbound, a children’s fantasy magazine. A pledge of $5 earns an electronic sampler that includes my story “Like Father, Like Daughter,” a sequel to my Writers of the Future tale “Blade of the Bunny.”
3. Whedon and the Avengers Cast discuss the need for more women on the team. Thank you calico-reaction for the link. I particularly appreciate Johansson’s comments here.
4. Bechdel: Not Actually a Test. An essay by Rawles Marie Lumumba that nicely articulates some strengths and limitations of the Bechdel Test.
Pam Adams
May 11, 2012 @ 12:42 pm
Sigh. Scalzi’s site has Big Ideas for me to buy and now you’re suggesting children’s fantasy. Will no one look out for my wallet?
Jane's Folly
May 11, 2012 @ 1:32 pm
Thank you for the link on the Bechdel evaluation. I’ve heard that bandied about with no freaking clue what it was. I can see how this tool can be misused to the point where it is useless. It can help start a conversation by asking those questions, but it is not a litmus test for a movie being “anti-women”.
Raechel Henderson
May 11, 2012 @ 1:53 pm
Thanks for the link to Spellbound’s Kickstarter, Jim! We all are ridiculously excited to get it going. (Okay, I’m probably the only ridiculous one around here and the dogs aren’t excited, but still: excited!)
Stephan Kelly
May 11, 2012 @ 1:55 pm
That goes double for me! Thanks Jim! 🙂
Jim C. Hines
May 11, 2012 @ 4:24 pm
You’re most welcome, Raechel!
Jim C. Hines
May 11, 2012 @ 4:24 pm
And you are doubly welcome 🙂