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10

Sep

Why hello there, blog.

Posted by The Discriminating Fangirl  Published in Commentary

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a grad student. I’m working on my MA in English, and the fall semester started three weeks ago.
Hi, I’m drowning in work. On top of reading a metric crapton of material for three classes (Teaching Composition, Film Theory, and Tolkien), I’m also editing my department’s literary journal this [...]

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Tags: conventions, geekery, graduate school, sf/fantasy

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7

Jul

Geeky Linkage

Posted by The Discriminating Fangirl  Published in Books, Commentary, Gossip, Movies

There’s no better way to start the morning off right than with some good linkage.
First up: Paperback Writer posts Skiffy Ten, ten links about writing science fiction.
I’m somewhat of a stilted writer. I get ideas, I think about said ideas, and then sometimes I write them down, but I hardly ever bring them to [...]

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Tags: iron man, sf/fantasy, speculative fiction, wolverine, writing, x-men

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