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I learned everything I need to know about fantasy from a sci-fi novel
(Ignore this post and go read some Michael Swanwick, okay? Okay.)
Oct 28, 2023
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Matthew Claxton
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The Creator doesn't even care about what it's about
A movie about A.I. that doesn't give a shit about A.I.
Oct 8, 2023
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Matthew Claxton
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The Creator doesn't even care about what it's about
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August 2023
Ninja Turtles, Sweet Valley High, and why AI isn't (yet) a threat to writers
ChatGPT could NEVER create Jessica Wakefield, guys
Aug 26, 2023
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Matthew Claxton
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A Very Safe Hugos List and the Alternatives
Looking at what was nominated, and what wasn't.
Aug 24, 2023
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Matthew Claxton
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July 2023
Embracing our Garbage Literary Influences
All the crap that made us the sci-fi fans, readers, and writers that we are
Jul 8, 2023
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Matthew Claxton
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March 2023
Genre writing, show don't tell, and what actually sells
Is SFF using fewer tools than contemporary lit? Yes. The answer is yes.
Mar 21, 2023
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Matthew Claxton
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February 2023
RIP Cyberpunk: 1977-1994
Cyberpunk is dead. What replaced it?
Feb 11, 2023
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Matthew Claxton
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RIP Cyberpunk: 1977-1994
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January 2023
The Spear Cuts Through Water is the best overlooked book of the last year
It's got fans. Not in its publisher's promotions department, however.
Jan 7, 2023
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Matthew Claxton
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Moonstruck is the greatest secret werewolf movie of all time
You're seeing this too, right?
Jan 3, 2023
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Matthew Claxton
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Unsettling Futures – FICTION – All the Turns of the Earth
This story first appeared in Analog Science Fiction & Fact back in 2020, and I honestly thought I’d posted it through the ol’ newsletter ages ago, but…
Jan 1, 2023
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Matthew Claxton
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December 2022
The emotional distance of magic systems
Or, why I will never be Brandon Sanderson
Dec 20, 2022
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Matthew Claxton
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November 2022
Greg Bear's Eon – a brief appreciation
One of the great writers of SFF is gone
Nov 20, 2022
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Matthew Claxton
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