tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593182832464558023.post3513034896315146247..comments2023-12-28T04:18:00.684-06:00Comments on Adventures Fantastic: Award Announcements and a Few Initial ThoughtsAdventuresfantastichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907562789681407416noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593182832464558023.post-79480476066837258552012-04-09T15:33:47.860-05:002012-04-09T15:33:47.860-05:00I have a hard enough time keeping up with friends ...I have a hard enough time keeping up with friends books and books that I think will grab me and of course I am always rereading my favorites too.<br /><br />I'm noticing that John Scalzi made good on his (what I thought, and it may have been joke worth following through with) on writing a tale utilizing that chart of the most used fantasy words/titles-good one!nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593182832464558023.post-64726961207957617852012-04-09T08:58:09.352-05:002012-04-09T08:58:09.352-05:00I'm beginning to wonder why I do. I have so m...I'm beginning to wonder why I do. I have so much to read that reading a book or story just because it was nominated for an award can be a real hassle, especially since there are so many awards these days. I typically will only read the novels on the ballot that I would have read in any case. The short fiction I try to read as much of as possible, in part because I like short fiction a lot and studying the award winners can at times be instructive. This year is the first year I can remember in which I haven't read any of the nominees. That's not unusual with novels, but with shorter fiction I don't think it's ever happened.Adventuresfantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907562789681407416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593182832464558023.post-64923412628614650082012-04-09T08:09:49.811-05:002012-04-09T08:09:49.811-05:00I used to try to keep up with this more but I lost...I used to try to keep up with this more but I lost track in the 90s and have never kept up since.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com