George R. R. Martin Gives Quick Update on Winds of Winter Progress - Tor.com

Today as Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere he decided to make a stop at the Tor.com site. With no digging at all our inquisitive kitty found a post about bestselling author George R. R. Martin. He's the author of the Game of Thrones books and one of Panzer's favorite authors.

Don't bother.

According to Andrew Liptak's post, George R. R. Martin posted on his own blog that because of the Covid-19 quarantine he has been spending a lot of time working on his novel Winds of Winter. It also turns out he's has some tv shows and two movies in the works as well. Andrew Liptak quotes extensively from George R. R. Martin's post. There is a link in the post to George R. R. Martin's site if you want to read his original post.

Panzer says, "Don't bother to read the Comment section. Some of them got deleted by the Moderator, some are whiny and a few are okay; but mostly it's a waste of your time."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea (or whatever you want to drink) and a muffin or two for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to George R. R. Martin update

RIP Jerry Pournelle, the first author to write a novel on a computer - The Verge

Today, Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he stopped in at The Verge site.

In a post by Andrew Liptak, Panzer learned that one of his favorite science fiction authors Jerry Pournelle has passed away. Jerry Pournelle was the first author to write a novel on a computer using the first word processing program, Electric Pencil. With collaborator Larry Niven, he wrote the novel The Mote in God's Eye. Dr. Pournelle also worked on some of the earliest NASA space flights.

To read the post tootle over to Jerry Pournelle

This year's Nebula nominees are incredibly diverse - read some online - The Verge

Panzer made a quick trip into the Catosphere today. Our big kitty boy went to The Verge site. There he found a post about the Nebula Awards.

According to the post by Andrew Liptak, the 2016 Nebula Award nominees were announced by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. The winners will be announced at the Nebula conference. The conference will be May 18 - 21 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The post includes several links to the nominated works.

I know what I'll be doing tonight.

Panzer says,"Umm ... A nice fire in the fireplace, a bowl of milk and Mom's tablet to read the nominees. That's this kitty's idea of a fun evening."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection. Bring a thermos of tea and half-a-dozen muffins if you plan to read the nominees.

To read the post, tootle over to 2016 Nebula Award nominations