The lastest ‘Mind Meld’ discussion feature on the SF Signal website examines the question: If you had the power, what would your ideal SF television show look like? Participants include myself, Hal Duncan, Abigail Nussbaum, James Knapp and Megan Cooney. Here’s an excerpt from my contribution:

“In my opinion, a 13 episode run is far better suited to a novel-length adaptation than a 90 minute movie; and if Hollywood insists on churning out alien invasion shoot-em-ups and action movies based on Philip K. Dick short stories, it is left to television to pick up the slack.”

Read the full article here.

But this article is only the latest in a seres of articles on genre writing. If you enjoyed it, you might also want to read:

• Five Books That Changed My World, feature article for SF Signal, June 2010
• The Future Is Now, Irish Times feature article about the appeal and literary purpose of science fiction, May 2010
• How To Write A Press Release. A guide for writers and publishers, first published in Focus magazine, Spring 2010 edition.
• What Does Happen Next? An article exploring the lessons I learned from my first book launch, first published in Focus magazine, Spring 2010 edition.

Last week John DeNardo, the editor of SF Signal, asked me to write about the books that changed my life. The resulting article is now available to read on the website..

Click here to read ‘Five Books That Changed My World’.

SF Signal has published an interview where Aliette de Bodard and I talk about the story we co-wrote for the Shine anthology.

Read the interview here: click for link.

I was pleased to be invited to take part in this week’s Mind Meld discussion over at SF Signal. The question was: which books are at the top of your “to be read” pile? To find out the panel’s answers, follow this link: Mind Meld

My ebook experiment is featured on SF Signal:

www.sfsignal.com/archives/2009/11/wanna-buy-gareth-powells-the-last-reef-name-your-price/