August 23, 2011 Links and Plugs

It's the last leg of the World SF Travel Fund so hopefully you can help fund it (we've already reached our goal but there's always the succeeding years to think about).

Interviews and Profiles

• Apex (Stephanie Jacob) interviews Sara M. Harvey.
• Fantasy Magazine (T.J. McIntyre) interviews Michael Swanwick.
• Geekdad (Ethan Gilsdorf) interviews Guillermo Del Toro.
• Los Angeles Times (Alice Hoffman) profiles Ray Bradbury.
• Cartoon Doll Emporium interviews Peter S. Beagle.
• Kaaron Warren profiles Maurice Broaddus.
• Locus interviews David Langford.

Advice/Articles

• Strange Horizons (Vandana Singh) on Diffractions: On Science, Emotions, and Culture (Part 1).
• Rachelle Gardner on Author Advances: Is There Such Thing as Too Much?
• Solaris Editors (Juliet E. McKenna) on Writing Epic Fantasy, Reading Urban Fantasy. 
• Clarion Blog (Kelly A. Harmon) on The Writer’s Craft #34 – What are Your Characters Consuming? 
• Paul S. Kemp on Sticky Characters.
• Suvudu (Matt Staggs) on The Eleven People You Meet in the Zombie Apocalypse.

News

• Jonathan Ross & Tommy Lee Edwards Signing Turf.
• WorldCon 2013 is heading to the Alamo City.

Ico by Miyuki Miyabe