Cheryl, you're just mad that we mocked your tail in LA. And of course you used the infamous line "It's people like you who killed Emerald City!" on me. That was a classic. Glad I could help, btw.
Westeros.org (and the forums associated with them, which is what you really mean, but you don't read them, and so don't know) is a place where well read and intelligent fans of speculative fiction of every flavor congregate on the internet. It is not controlled by SMOF's and so it is frightening to you.
There is a definite bias against fantasy novels when it comes to the Hugo's. That this can be argued is rampant foolishness. Neil Gaiman is immune to this treatment, for whatever reason. Sandman? Leather Jacket? Fascinating Blog? So is Bujold, for more obvious reasons. And Rowling has so many fans that were the mistake made to ever let her on another ballot, the result would be a foregone conclusion. Again.
An argument in a panel at Worldcon LA featured Gardner Dozois dismissing Margo Lanagan's short story nomination because "It's not even Science Fiction."
This is the reality of the Hugo's. They have become a joke. (Points at Scalzi. Have you read those books?) Strangely enough, Rowling winning was the beginning of this precipitous decline, but it certainly isn't the most egregious act of foolishness by Worldcon attendants. The complete overlooking of Cormac McCarthy and his opus The Road takes that honor.
When Oprah Winfrey is more on-the-ball than Fandom, it's time to shake up Fandom.
And Cheryl, please feel welcome to come to the forums of Westeros. We'd be thrilled to hear you input and then cogently explain to you how wrong you are and why. Or agree with you, if you happen to be in a rare state of enlightenment.(I'm sure it happens. I have faith in you.)
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Westeros.org (and the forums associated with them, which is what you really mean, but you don't read them, and so don't know) is a place where well read and intelligent fans of speculative fiction of every flavor congregate on the internet. It is not controlled by SMOF's and so it is frightening to you.
There is a definite bias against fantasy novels when it comes to the Hugo's. That this can be argued is rampant foolishness. Neil Gaiman is immune to this treatment, for whatever reason. Sandman? Leather Jacket? Fascinating Blog? So is Bujold, for more obvious reasons. And Rowling has so many fans that were the mistake made to ever let her on another ballot, the result would be a foregone conclusion. Again.
An argument in a panel at Worldcon LA featured Gardner Dozois dismissing Margo Lanagan's short story nomination because "It's not even Science Fiction."
This is the reality of the Hugo's. They have become a joke. (Points at Scalzi. Have you read those books?) Strangely enough, Rowling winning was the beginning of this precipitous decline, but it certainly isn't the most egregious act of foolishness by Worldcon attendants. The complete overlooking of Cormac McCarthy and his opus The Road takes that honor.
When Oprah Winfrey is more on-the-ball than Fandom, it's time to shake up Fandom.
And Cheryl, please feel welcome to come to the forums of Westeros. We'd be thrilled to hear you input and then cogently explain to you how wrong you are and why. Or agree with you, if you happen to be in a rare state of enlightenment.(I'm sure it happens. I have faith in you.)
William Lexner