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The Big Idea: Matt Mitchell

By Matt Mitchell | Published: July 1, 2008
I love the Big Idea series John Scalzi is doing. I like reading about the genesis of an idea, how it came to be written. If I had an opportunity to show John Scalzi my Big Idea–which I don’t, since the book is not published–I might tell him that my idea has a lot to [...]
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Scalzi’s ARC contest

By Matt Mitchell | Published: May 19, 2008
There are lessons to be learned over at Whatever. John Scalzi announced the winning entrants (two runners up and one grand prize) for his Zoe’s Tale ARC contest this morning and it occurred to me, as I read the entries (many of which were really good), that it might be better to be published on the [...]
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Old Man’s War

By Matt Mitchell | Published: May 1, 2008
**Spoiler Alert**  Something I’ve been thinking about lately: SciFi movies, more of them, please? Oh, and try and make them better, k? Here’s an idea: Old Man’s War, by John Scalzi, a book that is utterly primed for adaptation, and I don’t even see much of a way for them to ruin it. Look at the Hollywood history [...]
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The Sagan Diaries

By Matt Mitchell | Published: November 15, 2007
John Scalzi and Subterranean Press has released Scalzi’s novella The Sagan Diaries (12,500 words) on the internet as a free read and/or download. The Sagan Diaries falls in between Old Man’s War and The Ghost Brigades, and is highly recommended. They’re also releasing a 500-copy limited edition of You’re Not Fooling Anyone When You Take Your Laptop [...]
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