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Sunday, February 25, 2007

John Wayne Is No Genghis Kahn

But someone should be.

One thing I’ve wondered for some time is why there has never been a big-budget film take on Genghis Kahn. I know, we have this gem, but for some reason I just can’t get too excited about John Wayne sporting a Fu Manchu. I’ll pass, thank you.

Nah, I’m talking of a real, honest to God, big budget flick that tries to adhere somewhat to historical fact. Personally, I think that Genghis Kahn was one of the most interesting people in history. 

John Scalzi Discusses His Writing Income

On his blog, science fiction writer John Scalzi discusses his writing income for 2006. It pretty interesting.

One thing of note is that he started his writing career in 1999 with a shareware novel. What this means is he published a novel on his website to be freely read by anyone who wished to do so.

Oh yeah, I’m still here.

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Annie Proulx

A great quote by Annie Proulx:

I don’t think of stories around women. And that’s undoubtedly, in these days of political correctness, an enormous flaw in my character. But, baby, that’s how it is.

This was in response to a question about why she showed more sympathy with male characters than female characters. It just goes to show you that a silly question does not always produce a silly answer.