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Connotations Volume 16 Issue 06 Volume 18, Issue 1 February / March ConNotations 2008 The Bi-Monthly Science Fiction, Fantasy & Convention Newszine of the Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society An Interview with Featured Inside John Ringo Regular Features Special Features by Chris Paige SF Tube Talk A Interview with John Ringo At TusCon, John Ringo was the All the latest news about by Chris Paige guest of honor. After a reading Scienc Fiction TV shows aloud from one of his upcoming by Lee Whiteside The Digital TV Cometh books, he took questions from his by Shane Shellenbarger audience, and this segued into 24 Frames our ConNotations interview. All the latest Movie News To BLU-RAY or Not To BLU-RAY Part of the Q&A happened the by Lee Whiteside by Len Berger next day at a table outside with by Bob LaPierre several other veterans. We Pro Notes talked military shop for hours. News about An Amercan in Australia What follows is only a small part genre authors and fans by Jeffrey Lu of those conversations, which were punctuated by a great deal Screening Room Plus of laughing. Reviews of current theatrical releases CASFS Business Report Q: Are you going to write any Costume Closet Editorials more Price Roger books? Articles Covering Topics of interest Our readers share their thoughts JR: That’s David’s series. The in the constuming field way it works is David sends me © John Ringo FYI an outline and I write the book. It takes In Our Book Centurion which is going to be News and tidbits of interest to fans about two years, one for sitting on it and Reviews of New SF/F Books marketed as fiction. It is set in the future writing and one for publishing, and I Club Listings and it is a very weird book. It reads like a haven’t gotten an outline. I have a few NonGenre By Genre blog. The first third of the book is one ideas for a story, but it’s not my series. For Non SF/F books by SF/F Authors Convention List & Ghost, I have enough in mind for about 14 continuous rant. People who’ve read it Generic Registration Form to 20 books total. I have started the next ask me, “Where did this come from?” Mike O’Neill book – actually, I have And I say, I have no idea. It’s like this CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT finished the next Mike O’Neill book; guy talked to me through a time machine that’ll be coming out sometime in 2008. and I wrote it in 9, 10 days, 120,000 http://www.casfs.org/ConNotations/ The books that are coming out between words. I’ve also got the third Cally book coming out. FOR UP TO DATE INFO AND MOVIE now and then are two more Vorpal Blade REVIEWS BETWEEN ISSUES books, and a stand alone called The Last ( Continued on page 8 ) ConNotations Non-Profit Org. Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society US Postage PO Box 62613 PAID Phoenix, AZ 85082 Permit 839 Phoenix, AZ Volume 18 Issue 1 ConNotations Page 1 Pick up your copy of ConNotations at the following locations In This Issue Who Is Who This Issue BOOK STORES Atomic Comics Managing Editor: Stephanie Bannon Bent Cover Bookstore 1120 S. Country Club, Ste. 105, Mesa, AZ News & Reviews Assistant to the Editor: Gary Swaty 12428 N. 28th Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85029 85210 (480) 649-0807 CASFS Business Report 3 Graphics Editor: Craig L. Dyer (602) 942-5932 4537 E. Cactus, Phoenix AZ 85032 Film & Video Editors: Len Berger & SF Tube Talk 3 Craig L Dyer Book Adventure (602) 923-0733 24 Frames 3 Promotions Directors: Len Berger, 660 N. Gilbert Rd, Suite B, Gilbert AZ 10215 N. 28th Dr, #A1, Phoenix, AZ 85051 FYI 6 Richard Bolinski, Craig L Dyer 85234 (480) 892-2120 (602)395-1066 Pro Notes 9 Advertising: Catherine Book Book Den 3155 W. 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