A few weeks ago I joined an online writing community called Reedsy. My goal was to participate in the site's weekly prompt contest. I've never considered myself good at short stories. I struggle with coming up with good ideas that don't require tons of worldbuilding, I struggle with deadlines, and I often lack the confidence …
Month: August 2020
Lots of Awards: 2020 World Fantasy Award Finalists, Winners of the 2020 Locus Award, 2020 Cordwainer Smith Recovery Award, and even a bit about Dragons
I focus on the Hugo Awards a lot, but of course they aren't the only awards out there. I guess I like the Hugos because I can participate in them. I'd like to give a quick shout-out to some other award winners and nominees. First off, the Locus Awards. I covered the announcement of the …
The Last Hugo Award 2020 Post: The Stats
So, I was looking at the stats on this year's Hugo Awards, and noticed some interesting things that I wish I'd thought to work into my main post about the ceremony. The big revelation is that Ann Leckie's fantasy novel The Raven Tower received enough votes to make it onto the ballot, but Leckie declined the nomination. …
2020 Hugo Award Winners Announced
I watched the Hugo Awards this morning. I do every year, but with Covid-19 things were quite a bit different this year. Obviously, there was not a live ceremony in Wellington as originally planned. The entire Worldcon this year was a virtual event, and this morning George R. R. Martin hosted the Hugo Award ceremony …
Jayde Holmes 