The blog of Lee Harris - publisher, editor, writer, lover, raconteur
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 [...]
The eBook Revolution
I’m what you would probably call an early adopter. Not a very early adopter, mind – I simply don’t have the time or disposable income to tick that particular box on my wish list. Perhaps the term “quite early adopter” would suit better, or “earlyish adopter”.
Anyway.
I first became interested in the concept of electronic [...]
The first of many
For those of you reading this at my Livejournal account: Hi! This is being cross-posted by the wonders of modern technology from my new internet home (and if the posting has worked you’ll see the URL in italics, somewhere below).
I’m writing this, sat at my PC at 6.25 a.m., having been awake since 4.00. This [...]
