I’m used to giving my opinion on things, but here’s a question I’m putting out there:
Why are so many Urban Fantasy novels written in first person?
Do they tend to sell more?
Do readers connect better with the character?
Feel free to post your opinions…
I’m over at SF Signal again today, participating in another “Mind Meld.” This question was “Despite science fiction’s popularity, and success, on film and TV, why does it still have the stigma of being a ‘geek’ genre?”
Check it out here and tell us what you think - http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/006285.html
I apologize to those who have been trying to get a hold of me. And to those who never received replies from me. My email hasn’t been working for almost a week. Sometimes I couldn’t receive emails. And this weekend I finally realized that my email replies weren’t going out.
We’re currently working on getting it [...]
I’ve been told by several people now that I’m listed on the Preditors and Editors Readers Poll for 2007 Reviewers.
So I thought I’d better let people know where it is…
Go here to vote for your favorite review site (even if it’s not me!): http://www.critters.org/predpoll/reviewsite.shtml
Thanks to those who’ve already voted!
Yesterday, I posted my favorite SciFi/Fantasy books of the year. But here’s a breakdown of everything I read in ‘07. Talk about overachieving. I never thought I’d read this much in one year!
Total Books Read: 152
The Breakdown:
Categories:
Fantasy (including horror, urban fantasy, paranormal, etc.): 73
Science fiction: 41
General fiction/adventure/suspense: 5
Mystery: 7
Romance: 22
Children’s/YA books: 20
Graphic novels: 10
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