Time Flies When You’re Having Fun
It seems like it was only yesterday that Brent Weeks and Brandon Sanderson jumped on the blog to debate all things epic fantasy. The conversation was so engaging that I completely lost track of time. I can’t believe today is their last day on Babel Clash (maybe if we ask nicely they’ll come back when it’s time to promote their next books—hint, hint guys!)
While Brent and Brandon prepare to say their good-byes, don’t forget to support them in their craft and pick up a copy of their books. I don’t think I need anymore convincing to pick up their books, but if you’d like to Brent and Brandon, please feel free to offer up a sales pitch to the readers of Babel Clash!
Also, starting tomorrow, we switch from epic debate to an editor’s roundtable of sorts. Curious to read about what some very accredited editors think about current trends in the genre? Curious to read about their thoughts on the e-book revolution? Curious to read about what an editor does? I’m sure you’ll find out about all this and more starting tomorrow as three editors take the floor on Babel Clash for the next two weeks. I’m really looking forward to hearing what our next three guests have to say about the publishing business and where they see the genre heading (who knows, it may even help me get closer to adding featured guest and moderator to my Babel Clash bio…if you catch my drift)!
We’ll have Lou Anders, the four-time Hugo nominated Editorial Director of Pyr Books, a Chesley award winning art director, and the PKD nominated editor of nine anthologies, the latest being Masked (Gallery Books) and Swords & Dark Magic (with Jonathan Strahan, Eos).
We’ll also have Ginjer Buchanan, the Editor-in-Chief of Ace/Roc Books which are the Science Fiction and Fantasy imprints of Penguin USA. Ginjer adds: “Lou and I are tied for Hugo nominations, but I’ve also managed a World Fantasy Award nom in the Special Award-Professional category. I’ve been with Ace since the propitious year of 1984.”
And finally, we’ll have Jeremy Lassen, Editor-in-Chief at Night Shade Books, an independent publisher who have been publishing horror, science fiction, and fantasy for over a decade. Prior to his career as a publisher, he was a book seller (at Mysterious Galaxy and Borderlands Books). His view from the sales floor has been instrumental in forming his outlook on publishing and book selling in general.
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