Links for 04-04-2007
Using setting in fiction, the ‘CC for authors’ debate, existential asteroid threat…
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“Setting frequently serves at least two functions: it tells the readers where they are, and it reflects the mood of the story or the mood of the character.” More sound tips from Jim van Pelt.
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“A new theory shows how wealth, in different forms, can stick to some but not to others. The findings have implications ranging from the design of the Internet to economics.” Interesting stuff.
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3 – Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog – books: Don’t feel bad about abandoned books
Simply closing a book after a couple of chapters, perhaps with half a mind to come back to it, is often all it takes show them who’s boss and to allow future encounters to unfold on more equal terms.
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4 – The Creative Commons Confound: Whether releasing your book for free will help boost your sales
Peter Watts: “It’s a niche strategy, in other words. It only works as long as most artists aren’t doing it- and as long as that’s the case, I’d certainly consider releasing my future books under a CC license.”
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5 – Sizing Up the Asteroid Threat
“The risk of being blindsided by such an object emphasizes our need to develop a space-based observation platform [...] along with providing more accurate information about the movements of larger Earth crossers.”
