Weird Tales Guest Blogging Links
In celebration of of the first issue of Weird Tales with Ann VanderMeer as fiction editor, Ann invited the contributors to that first issue and subsequent issues to guest blog here in December and January. Below you'll find all of those links--to wonderful posts from Norman Spinrad, Sarah Monette, Felix Gilman, Cat Rambo, actor/writer Michael Boatman, Paul Tremblay, and a host of new writers. Mark my words: you'll be hearing a lot more from many of these newbies. They represent the next generation of fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror. One thing I know for sure about Ann as an editor: she has a great eye for new talent. When she was editing The Silver Web, she published some of the first stories by writers who now have major careers, including Daniel Abraham.The latest Weird Tales should be on newsstands now. Check it out. This isn't your grandpa's Weird Tales--it's something that should appeal both to new readers and those who grew up on WT's reputation for tradition and quality. Ann's let me read some of the stuff she's taken, and I have to say it's blown me away.Print genre magazines have taken a lot of heat recently for being behind the times and not keeping up with what the next generation of readers want. But Weird Tales, by adding comics, by being open to a wider range of weird fiction, and in a dozen other ways, including the look-and-feel of the magazine, is adapting to the 21st century. Consider supporting it--right now you can get a subscription at a very reasonable price, which will include the 85th Anniversary Issue, featuring a new Elric novella by Michael Moorcock and my interview with China Mieville (among the best he's done, I think--lots of fun). That 85th anniversary issue also includes a REMARKABLE debut: "Creature" by Ramsey Shehadeh. So you really can't go wrong.You'll find all of the links below the cut.NOTE: If you visited and the links didn't work--they're now fixed.JeffDec 8, 2007 - Cat Rambo on Early InfluencesDec 9, 2007 - Dec 9, 2007 - Nir Yaniv on Writing Speculative Fiction in IsraelDec 10, 2007 - Adam Corbin Fusco on Salad DreamsDec 11, 2007 - Robert Davies on The Winged ManWed, Dec 12, 2007 – John Kirk on GeliophobiaThurs, Dec 13, 2007 – Chiles Samaneigo on Guest BloggingFri, Dec 14, 2007 – Michael Boatman on Lady HollywoodSat, Dec 15, 2007 - Erik Amundsen on Where We Get FatSun, Dec 16, 2007 – Mark Budman on When Do You Stop?Mon, Dec 17, 2007 – Norman Spinrad on What's Really Out ThereTues, Dec 18, 2007 – Karen Heuler on Going Outside the FenceWed, Dec 19, 2007 – Caleb Wilson on Delighting in the WeirdThurs, Dec 20, 2007 – Rory Steves on Radiation AngelsFri, Dec 21, 2007 – Calvin Mills on The Weird ElementSat, Dec 22, 2007 – Chiles Samaneigo on Being AskedSun, Dec 23, 2007 – Matthew Pridham on The Artful SilenceMon. Dec 24, 2007 – Hunter Eden on My Three BogeymenWed, Dec 26, 2007 – Ramsey Shehadeh on ThoughtingThur, Dec 27, 2007 – Scott Andrews on Why I Write FantasyFri, Dec 28, 2007 – Peter Atwood on My Wife is not a SpySat, Dec 29, 2007 – Jonathan Wood on The Egomaniacal Act of WritingSun, Dec 30, 2007 – Alistair Rennie on Archiving the WeirdMon, Dec 31, 2007 – Mike Allen on Fascinations with the DisturbingWed, Jan 2, 2008 – Paul Tremblay on Books Worth Seeking OutSun, Jan 6, 2007 – Mark Budman on The Shape of InnovationMon, Jan 7, 2008 – Michael Boatman on UFO's are Real, Dammit!Tues. Jan 8, 2008 – Sarah Monette on CatastropheWed, Jan 9, 2008 – chiles samaniego on Being Left BehindSun, Jan 13, 2008 – Ben Thomas on Shakespeare's Ghosts and Lovecraft's GodsSun, Jan 13, 2008 – Felix Gilman on Literary BelatednessMon, Jan 14, 2008 – Christopher Furst on Being an Orangutan