The blog of Lee Harris - publisher, editor, writer, lover, raconteur
Things that annoy me, #31
Sending someone an email with more than one question in it, and receiving a reply with only the answer to the first point.
Way to read an email, guys!
More crap National Rail stuff and a “Yay” for good service, elsewhere.
Ok, so if you read my previous rant, you’ll know I’m not terribly impressed with the way National Rail goes about its business.
Yesterday I had need to change a ticket booking due to a sick child. Rather than simply drive to the train station, I thought I’d call National Rail enquiries. After all, why waste [...]
Travel Fuck-Ups (and how to avoid them)
Those of you who know me will be shocked to the very core of your being when I tell you this: I am not perfect, and I sometimes make mistakes.
No, no – I know what you’re thinking, but this isn’t false modesty on my part, this is a statement of fact – and before some [...]
Dollhouse
I’m a self-confessed Whedonite. I draw the line at dressing up as a browncoat, or carrying a stake with me, but I think the man is the best thing to happen to genre TV since Roddenberry said: Hey – wouldn’t it be a great idea to do a space series. His latest project – for [...]
Being Human, episode 2
Last week I said some hurtful things. You do, sometimes, in the heat of the moment, then dawn arrives and you realise that although you meant what you said at the time, you weren’t really in your right mind. There was something else going on. Honestly. It wasn’t you, it was me.
Ok, not quite. I [...]
The West Wing, Season One
So, as some of you know, I got into The West Wing pretty late. So late, in fact, I was able to get hold of a copy of the Season 1-7 box set for a ridiculous price.
Tonight I saw the last episode of season 1, and it is still my favourite TV series. This is [...]
What is “genre enough”?
Earlier this week I posted that we had rejected a couple of excellent manuscripts for not being “genre enough”. This was a copy of a post I made over at the Angry Robot website.
Someone responded and asked – well, what is “genre enough, then”?
A good question, and one which you can see my answer to [...]
Being British
Following last year’s successful pilot, the BBC ordered a full 6 episodes of their “comedy drama” Being Human. I didn’t see the pilot, and when I heard the concept I was intrigued, but not particularly excited.
It’s the story of three flatmates – one is a ghost, one a vampire, and one a werewolf – and [...]
Three weeks in…
Well, I’ve been an angry robot for 3 weeks, now, and this is my first post (expect a lot more in future) about it. Things have been extraordinarily busy over the last few weeks.
It already feels like I’ve been here for months, but in a good way. Setting up a new publishing division was always [...]
The Hub Awards 2008
Originally posted at www.HubFiction.com
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Welcome to the second Annual Hub Awards. ish.
As with last year’s star-studded ceremony, the Hub Awards are simply a chance for me (your genial host, Lee Harris) to reflect on some of the genre highlights of my year. (Important note: These are my choices, and do not reflect the views of other members of the editorial team [...]
