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<channel><title><![CDATA[D'you know what? - Not actually a blog at all]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.straightspear.com/not-actually-a-blog-at-all]]></link><description><![CDATA[Not actually a blog at all]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2022 06:07:10 -0700</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Mallorn]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.straightspear.com/not-actually-a-blog-at-all/mallorn]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.straightspear.com/not-actually-a-blog-at-all/mallorn#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:03:17 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.straightspear.com/not-actually-a-blog-at-all/mallorn</guid><description><![CDATA[Cor!I have just received my copy contributor's of the 49th issue of Mallorn, the journal of the Tolkien Society, and I've been given the back page. &nbsp;The feature is called "Well I'm back" (Tolkienistas will know&nbsp;why) and I'm feeling properly honoured.&nbsp;Mallorn under the editorial supervision of Dr Henry Gee has evolved into an intellectual&nbsp;exercise&nbsp;of some weight but has also become a showcase for creativity and new talent.&nbsp;This issue contains a story from Shelly Li,  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div  class="paragraph" style=" text-align: left; ">Cor!<br>I have just received my copy contributor's of the 49th issue of Mallorn, the journal of the Tolkien Society, and I've been given the back page. &nbsp;<br>The feature is called "Well I'm back" (Tolkienistas will know&nbsp;why) and I'm feeling properly honoured.&nbsp;<div>Mallorn under the editorial supervision of Dr Henry Gee has evolved into an intellectual&nbsp;exercise&nbsp;of some weight but has also become a showcase for creativity and new talent.&nbsp;</div><div>This issue contains a story from Shelly Li, is peppered with stunning art, including a positively first world war dragon on the cover from Sue Wookey, as well as articles that range from the scholarly to film reviews and poetry.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>All in all this is a special magazine, and I'm really pleased to have a little corner of it.</div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[SFcrowsnest reviewed Rainbows]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.straightspear.com/not-actually-a-blog-at-all/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.straightspear.com/not-actually-a-blog-at-all/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 13:42:23 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.straightspear.com/not-actually-a-blog-at-all/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit</guid><description><![CDATA[SFCrowsnest.com have just reviewed Fun With Rainbows and a rather spiffing review it is.http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2010/Fun-With-Rainbows-by-Gareth-Owens-14890.phpAlso in the same issue is an interview with Carmelo Rafalahttp://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/features/2010/An-interview-with-Immersion-Press-publisher-Carmelo-Rafala-14859.php [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div  class="paragraph" style=" text-align: left; ">SFCrowsnest.com have just reviewed Fun With Rainbows and a rather spiffing review it is.<br /><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2010/Fun-With-Rainbows-by-Gareth-Owens-14890.php">http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2010/Fun-With-Rainbows-by-Gareth-Owens-14890.php</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Also in the same issue is an interview with Carmelo Rafala<br /><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/features/2010/An-interview-with-Immersion-Press-publisher-Carmelo-Rafala-14859.php">http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/features/2010/An-interview-with-Immersion-Press-publisher-Carmelo-Rafala-14859.php</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honourable Mention]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.straightspear.com/not-actually-a-blog-at-all/honourable-mention]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.straightspear.com/not-actually-a-blog-at-all/honourable-mention#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.straightspear.com/not-actually-a-blog-at-all/honourable-mention</guid><description><![CDATA[I've just&nbsp;discovered&nbsp;that my story Liquid Skin gets an honourable mention from Ellen Datlows Year's Best Fantasy &amp; Horror from its&nbsp;appearance&nbsp;in Quercus One - the West Pier&nbsp;Gazette. &nbsp;Yay!So, I'd say that there are several stories in this collection I wouldn't really consider to be aimed at children. Horror, you know, being sort of a key word here. But because I've gone for a whimsical title, and the book has a pretty cover, it's turning up in&nbsp;catalogs&nbsp; [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div  class="paragraph" style=" text-align: left; ">I've just&nbsp;discovered&nbsp;that my story Liquid Skin gets an honourable mention from Ellen Datlows Year's Best Fantasy &amp; Horror from its&nbsp;appearance&nbsp;in Quercus One - the West Pier&nbsp;Gazette. &nbsp;Yay!<div><br></div><div>So, I'd say that there are several stories in this collection I wouldn't really consider to be aimed at children. Horror, you know, being sort of a key word here. But because I've gone for a whimsical title, and the book has a pretty cover, it's turning up in&nbsp;catalogs&nbsp;as a "Children's &nbsp;Book".</div><div><br></div><div>Never been my intention, nor that of the publisher, to market it as such, and if you give this to an eight year old there will be snot and nightmares.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>My brother read it and passed it on to the teenage nephews, and they've read it without&nbsp;apparent&nbsp;permanent damage (teenage boys, how can you tell?) so not suitable for younger children would probably be a guide.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>