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Road to the Hugo Awards: Presenting The Geeking Out About… Platform
As I’ve mentioned before, I became a sci-fi fan when I was in college. However, even though I was interested in writing sci-fi (and the one short story I’ve had published had been written during this time) I didn’t really get into the world of being a sci-fi writer until I learned who author John […]
In: News from the Publisher, Opinions/Editorials · Tagged with: Geeking Out About platform, Hugo Awards
Geeks Helping Geeks: Help this man find a job!
ETA: All is mostly well! Update at the end. On a night when an old white guy and a younger white guy are debating over which of their respective political ideals purport to help create more jobs in the U.S., it’s very easy to be caught up in their rhetoric and ignore the reality that […]
In: Around the Intertubes, News from the Publisher · Tagged with: A Fan's View, cosplay photography, geeks helping geeks, Kevin Lillard
Final hours for GeekingOutAbout.com birthday contest!
As a reminder, you have just 12 more hours left to enter the first annual GeekingOutAbout.com birthday contest! The deadline is midnight Eastern time tonight, and once again, here are the entry instructions and rules: 1. Write an original short story of exactly 50 words in length. Yes, “original” means no fan-fiction. You can enter […]
In: Contests, News, News from the Publisher · Tagged with: birthday contest, micro-fiction
Reminder: Write a short story, win a fabulous prize!
Just a friendly reminder to let you know that there are only six more days remaining to enter the first annual GeekingOutAbout.com birthday contest! The deadline is May 31 by midnight Eastern time, and once again, here are the entry instructions and rules: 1. Write an original short story of exactly 50 words in length. […]
In: Contests, News, News from the Publisher · Tagged with: birthday contest, micro-fiction
Geeking Out About.com’s first birthday comes with presents for readers and writers
My first love has always been reading and the written word, so I was pleased to receive this guest post from Tim Sevenhuysen about microfiction. And after I finished formatting it for the website, I thought, “What better way would there be to celebrate GeekingOutAbout.com’s first anniversary (which was May 1), but with a creative […]
In: Contests, News, News from the Publisher · Tagged with: birthday contest, micro-fiction
COMING SOON: “Geekly Speaking About…” goes live!
Due to my ongoing microphone problems, U.K. TV expert Kara Dennison and I are testing something new out tonight, courtesy of TalkShoe.com. Tonight, starting at/around 9:45 pm Eastern Standard Time (GMT – 5:00), we’ll be launching the “Geekly Speaking About…” live podcast series with our viewing and discussion of the second episode of “Top Gear […]
In: News from the Publisher, Podcasts · Tagged with: Geekly Speaking About, Podcasts, Top Gear U.S.A.
Fun and fabulous prizes in store at the end of June
In the interest of being responsible reviewers, there are some times in which we here at Geeking Out About.com will read, watch, or experience something that’s outside of our comfort zone in order to provide the most coverage. For example, in preparation for her “First Night Flicks” review of Twilight: Eclipse, lead movie reviewer Lyssa […]
In: Contests, Movies, News from the Publisher, Podcasts · Tagged with: contest, movie marathon, twilight
What is Geeking Out About…?
We’ve all done it at one point in our lives. You know exactly what I’m talking about. It’s that feeling you get when you see, hear, or read about something cool, turn to your friends and say, “Did you see that?!” Or it’s that feeling you get the instant you step into your favorite convention […]
In: News from the Publisher · Tagged with: beginning, introduction, why