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The Geeks: Stephen Segal

Posted inBooks & Authors, Geek Stuff, Works by Eric
So on Monday I announced my latest project. I also promised to introduce you to the four folks I'd be working alongside. You've met three. Last but not least in my countdown of co-geeks is our fearless leader. Multi-author projects don't come together without someone leading the way. Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture is no exception. Thankfully, we've got a preeeetty good editor and coauthor heading up this project: Stephen Segal, who I've mentioned before. Stephen isn't just a Huge award-winning editor and a damn fine writer, he's also a terrifically nice guy. But let's stick to…
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The Geeks: N. K. Jemisin

Posted inBooks & Authors, Geek Stuff, Works by Eric
I get to work with some pretty cool people on Geek Wisdom. One of them is N. K. Jemisin. In addition to being pretty damn funny, N.K. (or Nora) is an accomplished author with some excellent work under her belt. Her first novel, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, came out earlier this year. It's the first part of a trilogy. Her work has also appeared in Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, and a slew of other places, including some awesome anthologies. Oh, and this: She has been nominated for Hugo and Nebula awards. Hell yeah. Pretty damn spiffy, that. Go spend some time…
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The Geeks: Zaki Hasan

Posted inBooks & Authors, Geek Stuff, Works by Eric
Yesterday you met Genevieve Valentine, one of the four folks I'll be working alongside* on Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture. Today it's someone I knew (in the Internet sense of the term) prior to this project, unabashed geek and sometimes political commentator Zaki Hasan. Zaki knows his geek stuff. He teaches film, but if you ask me his real passion is in the nerdier (and thus cooler) end of the film spectrum. His commentary on geek films and pop culture is always engaging, and few people dissect a good comic book yarn like Zaki. I've enjoyed his…
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The Geeks: Genevieve Valentine

Posted inBooks & Authors, Geek Stuff, Uncategorized
One of the exciting things about Geek Wisdom, which I announced yesterday, is the opportunity to work with some excellent writers. One of them is Genevieve Valentine. She is a regular blogger at Tor.com, probably the most recognizable publisher of science fiction and fantasy, and her work has appeared in Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, Weird Tales, and many others. Her first book, Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti, is coming in 2011 from Prime Books. Oh, and did I mention she is a Work Fantasy Award nominated author? Pretty cool. Genevieve deals in fantasy, steampunk, weird fiction and more. I…
And Eric’s next project is: Geek Wisdom

And Eric’s next project is: Geek Wisdom

Posted inGeek Stuff, Works by Eric, Writing
A little while back I hinted that I'd have a new project to announce. Well, consider this my announcement. I'm pleased to say that I'll be one of the contributing authors on Quirk Books' upcoming tome of awesomeness: Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture Geek Wisdom is simple (and oh so cool). Take the best, most recognizable, most super awesomely geeky quotes from the world of geekdom -- movies, books, comics, video games, music, television, science, Internet culture, and pop culture in general -- and then use those quotes as launching points for us geeks wax poetic in…