The Nominees Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation The Calculating Stars actually started out… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2019 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
How I would vote now: 2006 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
The Nominees Learning the World by Ken MacLeod A Feast For Crows by George R.R. Martin Old Man’s War by John Scalzi Accelerando by Charles Stross Spin by Robert Charles Wilson The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation This is going to be controversial, but I don’t think any of George R.R. Martin’s… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2006 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
Working on AI-assisted short stories
I have decided to take the month of May to practice writing with AI by focusing on writing short stories. In the last few months, I’ve made great strides to incorporate AI into my writing process, but at this point I think I just need more practice, and the best way to do that is… Continue reading Working on AI-assisted short stories
How I would vote now: 2023 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
Alright, let’s tackle the most controversial Hugo awards since Sad Puppies 3—and possibly the most controversial Hugos ever! The Nominees Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir The Kaiju… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2023 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
A Booktuber from the Faroe Islands discusses the benefits of reading fiction
How I would vote now: 1977 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
The Nominees Mindbridge by Joe Haldeman Children of Dune by Frank Herbert Man Plus by Frederik Pohl Shadrach in the Furnace by Robert Silverberg Where Late the Sweet Birds Sing by Kate Wilhelm The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation It’s interesting to see which of these books hold up after nearly fifty… Continue reading How I would vote now: 1977 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
Star Wars if it were made in the 50s
How I would vote now: 2020 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
The Nominees The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine Middlegame by Seanan McGuire Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2020 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
Why I no longer consider myself to be a libertarian
I’ve been going back and forth on this post for almost a year now, wondering how exactly to express my thoughts. Some of the positive reviews on my fiction have expressed that I write “libertarian fiction,” and in some ways, I think that’s accurate: certainly, I value liberty very strongly, and support those government policies… Continue reading Why I no longer consider myself to be a libertarian
50 historical figures brought to life by AI
I was not expecting this to be as good as it was: Seriously, this video nearly brought me to tears… and it’s not even past midnight yet! But I really should get to bed.