The Wheel of Time on Tor.com | Tor.com | Science fiction and fantasy | Blog posts Please note: As of 3/10/2011, this page is no longer active. Please visit the current index here. Welcome to the home for the Wheel of Time on Tor.com! Here are some quick links to help you find what you’re looking for: Towers of Midnight Excerpts, Reviews, and Discussion The Gathering Storm Excerpts, Reviews, and Discussion The Wheel of Time eBooks The Wheel of Time Reread on Tor.com with Leigh Butler More Wheel of Time on Tor.com The Wheel of Time on the Web Towers of Midnight: News, Excerpts, and Discussion The thirteenth volume of The Wheel of Time series was released on November 2, 2010. News: Watch the Towers of Midnight trailer: Tor Books is proud to present the book trailer for Towers of Midnight. Excerpts: Towers of Midnight, Chapter 1: “Apples First”: Tor.com is thrilled to present Chapter 1 of the next Wheel of Time Book, coming from Tor Books on November 2, 2010. Discussion Threads: The Gathering Storm: Excerpts, Reviews, and Discussion The Wheel of Time eBooks
Neuroskeptic How to write Interactive Fiction for Twitter « total cruft Abandon all hope: 39 ways to die! [Updated with new insights] Growing up, the first taste I had for interactive media was through “Choose Your Own Adventure” books, which ended each scene with a choice that the reader must make. One choice may continue the plot-line, one might take you on a tangent, and the third would lead to certain doom. Each book varied dramatically in complexity and usually boasted on the front cover the vast number of possible endings… of which, most were death or detention. I loved those books. Given that Twitter limits all content to just 140 characters, how could anyone write a meaningful narrative, much less an interactive one? Planning Obviously the story would have to be broken across multiple tweets and linked by shortened URLs. Then, I needed a way to efficiently write and edit in only 140 characters. Chapter One--SPOILERS! Enter Apple’s Numbers app. Changing Background Images So that’s what I did. In my case, I wanted seven different backgrounds. Post Mortem
The Conversation: In-depth analysis, research, news and ideas from leading academics and researchers. Colorado Libraries Humor and Hypocrisy from the World of Politics Fiction – “Drag Queen Astronaut” by Sandra McDonald | Crossed Genres “Drag Queen Astronaut” made the Honor List for the2010 James Tiptree Jr. Award! On the fourth day of Artemis 3′s manned mission to the moon, while early morning America watched two of its astronauts investigate an alien ship buried under the lunar surface, a live video feed from the orbiting command module captured the third crewmember in an unguarded moment. That astronaut was a tall black man who had earned his navy aviator wings and a PhD in Aeronautical Engineering during two decades in the military. He was floating around the capsule in a red push-up bra and lacy red panties, with black fishnet stockings stretched from thigh to toe. That astronaut was me. Most of us have been humiliated in public – kid throwing a tantrum, clothing undone or on backwards, dropping your lunch tray in school. By evening, NASA had an entirely unexpected public relations problem. I knew nothing about it. We landed in the Pacific on target, pissing our pants during re-entry. “Can you explain–” “Why is it–”
Libraries and Librarians Get Creative on YouTube – Watch Our Top 5 Favorites There are some highly imaginative librarians and library-lovers out there and some of them have been making a big splash on YouTube. So, we decided to sort through and pick out our favorite library-related YouTube videos: “Collingswood Library Promo” “Librarian” “The Wizard of Oz – a Tale of Library Circulation” “Librarian vs. “Andy & Lou – At Herby Library”
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