Inclusion–Yur Doin It Right

Jim Hines again, but this time his post is pre-cognitive, because I've been thinking about this one myself. Hunh. Who knew that winning a Hugo made you precognitive?

(Because yes, Jim did win the Hugo for Best Fan Writer. And you heard it first here, back when the nomination was a twinkle in this author's eye. Not that I'm taking any credit or anything. Even though credit is mine and I AM A KING MAKER!!!

Ahem. Congrats to Jim C. Hines for winning the Hugo for Best Fan Writer.

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Rather than pointing out stories of people blowing others off inappropriately, let's study a couple of examples of gallant behavior that we can all model our interactions on.

Scenario the first: Hugh Howey

So there I was, waiting for...something, and I ran into Ann Leckie. Quite frankly, Ann is awesome. We met at a Codex breakfast at Wiscon two years back, and we share similar philosophies on writing. She's a joy to talk to, and I had the opportunity to talk to her a few times this convention.

Well, we started talking about this and that, and I decided to tell her my Ursula Vernon story. Which is a great story when done with right inflections and exaggerations. The short version is that I love, love, love Digger, and I was very excited about it.

And then this tastefully dressed gentlemen sitting on the couch not far from Ann, who was reviewing what looked like a manuscript or law briefs, very politely said, "Excuse me?"

Ann and I looked up. He said, "I've never met a woman my age who was interested in comic books before."

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TT Profile #2: Chris East

Chris East? I can't say enough positive things about a guy who likes comics and Spy Fy. Oh, he's also a pretty good writer, and he's lived in Iowa City. He's pretty spiffy.

Tamago: Why do you write?

Chris: Ha, the answer to that question is a moving target! I'm pretty sure I started writing because I preferred fiction to reality. It gave me an escape, a chance to visit another world where I could bend reality to my whims. But now I write because I find it a healthy way to confront reality -- argue with it, cope with it, put it into perspective. I guess the short answer is: for my mental health. Which is ironic, because writing is inherently crazy. But I've tried not writing, and it just doesn't work for me.

Tamago: What is your favorite genre to write in?

Chris: I've always had kind of a "big tent" approach to speculative fiction: SF, fantasy, all the various subgenres. But I think all along, without quite realizing it, I've primarily been a writer of spy fiction -- even before I truly knew it as a genre. So I guess you could say I'm a writer of speculative spy fiction.

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