A break from the packing
Dec. 5th, 2009 03:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dolorosa_12I've got a couple of new posts up on the Geata. The first is about characterisation problems in all television series not written by Joss Whedon. The next is a spoiler-free review of Steven Saylor's book Roma.
I'm about to head off home to Australia, so I thought I'd do a big links roundup before I left. Justine Larbalestier has written two really fantastic entries recently. One is about Gone With the Wind and the other is a really good summary of the failings of so many reviewers (especially those who are unfamiliar with YA literature).
There's a good post on The Intern about copy editors. As a former sub-editor, I can only applaud.
I found a couple of interesting Twilight-related posts. This one ties the books in with the whole 'purity' movement in the US. This one is hilarious and tries to imagine Breaking Dawn as a movie. I'd pay money to see that.
Finally, John Scalzi notes that Mystery Writers of America have followed the lead of SF Writers of America and Romance Writers of America in condemning Harlequin's disgraceful treatment of aspiring writers. Good for them!
Now, back to packing!
I'm about to head off home to Australia, so I thought I'd do a big links roundup before I left. Justine Larbalestier has written two really fantastic entries recently. One is about Gone With the Wind and the other is a really good summary of the failings of so many reviewers (especially those who are unfamiliar with YA literature).
There's a good post on The Intern about copy editors. As a former sub-editor, I can only applaud.
I found a couple of interesting Twilight-related posts. This one ties the books in with the whole 'purity' movement in the US. This one is hilarious and tries to imagine Breaking Dawn as a movie. I'd pay money to see that.
Finally, John Scalzi notes that Mystery Writers of America have followed the lead of SF Writers of America and Romance Writers of America in condemning Harlequin's disgraceful treatment of aspiring writers. Good for them!
Now, back to packing!
