Month: July 2015

My Hugo Votes

In voting for the 2014 Hugo Awards, I set out to apply my Modified SPUNARPU method. As I began reading/looking/listening, I soon found that my sanity required me to amend my rules slightly. Here, then, is my method, with the amendments to my rules added in bold. Slush-peruse (read, watch, listen until I’ve had enough) all nominated […]

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The Tyranny Of Dontellia

An evil dictator has taken over the realm of writing critique. She has held sway for years now, if not decennia, and has cowed writers both green and experienced into near-blind obedience. Her dogma has become the staple of writing feedback, to such an extent that reviewers fear to leave out her central tenet: Show, […]

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