Blog Profile / Grasping for the Wind
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| Archived Since: | September 1, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
PLEASE HELP! Book Recommendations Needed – FAST!
PLEASE HELP! I need someone to recommend to a me a fantasy novel written in the past six months to a year that contains little sex and uses swearing sparingly or either of them only to further the plot (rather than just to do it). IShow More Summary
[TV REVIEW] Midsomer Murders Set 21
Actors: Neil Dudgeon, Jason Hughes Directors: Peter Smith, Renny Rye, Richard Holthouse Format: Box set, Color, Widescreen, NTSC Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Number of discs: 4 Rated: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Acorn Media DVD Release Date: January...Show More Summary
[BOOK REVIEW] A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
Genre: Epic Fantasy Hardcover: 912 pages Publisher: Tor Books Publication Date: January 8, 2013 ISBN-10: 0765325950 ISBN-13: 978-0765325952 Author Websites: Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson It’s over. The last book, the absolute, actual last book of The Wheel of Time will be officially available today. Show More Summary
Retirement
I’m sad. I can say it no other way. After 8 years and over 3,000 posts, GFTW is retiring. For the last year or so, as Bryan Thomas Schmidt and Pipedreamergrey and a series of guest posters have carried the torch, I have been wrestling with the decision to stop running this blog. Show More Summary
[SFFWRTCHT] A Chat With Bestselling Author Larry Correia
For various reasons, this will be our last SFFWRTCHT Column entry here at Grasping For The Wind. I am grateful for the opportunity GFTW has given us to expand our audience and we will be continuing the series both with the live chats, every Wednesday and cleaned up column interviews on Tuesdays over at www.sfsignal.com starting in January. Show More Summary
Geek Media Round-Up: December 20, 2012
Art Dave McKean Reveals Artwork for Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane Gingerbread Town: When the Japanese do Gingerbread, they don’t mess around. It’s not a doll house, it’s a scale model! Fan builds near-perfect replica of Bag End. Show More Summary
[SFFWRTCHT] A Chat With Bestselling Author Michael J. Sullivan
Michael J. Sullivan wrote books in a variety of genres for over ten years, with no sales, then quit, vowing never to write again. Never wound up being ten years, when, at his family’s urging, he tried again, vowing to write something for them to enjoy instead of something focused on getting published. Show More Summary
Geek Media Round-Up: December 17, 2012
Art Interview: Inspiring New Realities – James Gurney Interview Best Video Game Box Arts of 2012 Star Wars Death Star Relativity Famous sci-fi spacecraft re-created from computer parts Here’s a massive collection of Game of Thrones desktops...Show More Summary
Geek Media Round-Up: November 2, 2012
Comics Interview: JMS talks to Ain’t it Cool about Earth 1 and the future of Superman Interview: Stan Lee, Spider-Man Co-Creator, Recalls His Origin Story Do comic books — and comic book stores — have a future? It’s up for debate. Graphic...Show More Summary
Geek Media Round-Up: December 15, 2012
Art Aperture Xmas The Enterprise built entirely from an old hard drive and computer parts. Hand illustrated “Dovahkiicks“ How artist Dave McKean created multidimensional covers for Sandman in an era before Photoshop Comics Interview:...Show More Summary
How Much Do Ebooks Cost?
A common question, with the another underlying it: how much should an ebook sell for? The second query isn’t one I’m intending to deal with here, but I’ll say this much, what a product sells for is not parallel to the cost of the product. Show More Summary
[SFFWRTCHT] A Chat With Author Carrie Vaughn
Carrie Vaughn just released the 10th novel in the bestselling urban fantasy Kitty Norville series, Kitty Steals The Show. The series began with Kitty And The Midnight Hour in 2005. Her other books include After The Golden Age and Discord’s Apple. Show More Summary
Geek Media Round-Up: December 12, 2012
Art Assemble your own wood Curiosity Rover. Comic Book Gift Tags for Christmas The Hobbit Cast with their MiniFigs This Fused Glass Trilobite Menorah Made to Order will add a geek twist to your Chanukah. Plus, here are 15 More Quirky Menorahs for you to gawk at. Show More Summary
[GUEST POST] D&D as Inspiration by Erin M. Evans
I have the sort of job that’s great for parties, at first: “And what do you do?” “I’m a novelist.” “Oh! That’s so cool!” “What do you write?” “Fantasy.” “Anything I’ve heard of?” “…Do you know Dungeons & Dragons?” And, readers, if I’m at the kind of party where I have to ask that question, what comes next is where it gets sticky. Show More Summary
[BOOK REVIEW] The Frozen Sky by Jeff Carlson
Genre: Thriller, Science Fiction Paperback: 346 pages Publisher: Candlemark & Gleam Publication Date: September 15, 2012 ISBN-10: 1936460149 ISBN-13: 978-1936460144 Author Website: Jeff Carlson The Frozen Sky by Jeff Carlson is an expansion of Carlson’s popular novella of the same name. Show More Summary
Geek Media Round-Up: December 10, 2012
Art Interview: Fantasy art legend Michael Whelan relates his vision of Deathwing Battle of Helm’s Deep recreated in Lego Game of Thrones House Icons Gintoki Sakata, Harley Quinn, Juri Han, Lux, and Naruto cosplay from CosGeek Isaac Newton...Show More Summary
Geek Media Round-Up: December 6, 2012
Art The Endless and Hostess, a tribute to everyone’s favorite sweets. The Girl and The Siren is a beautiful stop-motion animation. Millennium Falcon Made from Car Parts The making of a Wooden Hylian Shield Queen Lachryma III and Saint...Show More Summary