On Writers, Writing and Science

On writers:

• LeGuin in the canon
• George Saunders' new book (praise)

On writing:

• Stories in Spanish (Cuentos en espanol) -- stories by Jeffrey Ford, Tim Pratt, Joseph Paul Haines, Ken Liu
• Saladin Ahmed on World-building (promo primer)
• How many words do you know?  (game estimates)Pulp covers!  Always fun
• Chuck Wendig on rejection
• Market listings
• Margo Lanagan on Indie Publishing

1. Note:  Her first collection was praised, albeit delayed.
2. Interview 

On science:

• Early life form may have been on land
• Humans underestimate how they will change over time
• "Habitable" planet...

1. --only five times Earth's mass!  
2. I imagine life would be heavy and tiring.