http://janalubina.com home of freelance writer and aspiring novelist Jana Lubina Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:05:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Krystle: Are we having a good time? Jana: Of course we are! We're at the Drake! A place for artists and hipsters! A haven for the bohemian! A citadel for the urbanely-cool! Random Guy: I am so gonna get some! Look at the ratio, bitches! 3- 1! I can't lose! Steph: This ... http://janalubina.com/2008/07/24/typical-nightclub-emotions/ This strange object shooting accross the sky was filmed in Winnipeg on Monday July 21st by Sylvia McLeod. Comet? Meteor? Watch the video here. http://janalubina.com/2008/07/24/strange-ufo-filmed-in-winnipeg/ From the Wiki article: Watchmen was a twelve-issue comic book series written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons. DC Comics originally published it as a montly limited series from 1986 to 1987 and it was later republished as a trade paperback, which popularized the graphic novel format. To date, ... http://janalubina.com/2008/07/22/watchmen-trailer-and-news/ "heterarchy" The government of an alien. Greek heteros, foreign, and arche, rule. --Rev. John Boag, Imperial Lexicon (1850) http://janalubina.com/2008/07/22/forgotten-english-word-of-the-day-9/ Stephen King to Judge SHOMI book trailer contest. "Dorchester Publishing and Circle of Seven Productions have teamed up to present a contest offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for amateur and professional filmmakers who also love books. Participants will create book trailers based on their favorite novel in the SHOMI series of modern-day ... http://janalubina.com/2008/07/22/i-guess-theres-no-escaping-this-book-trailer-business-is-there/ We've been waiting for months now; wondering what the Watch the Skies campaign would yield; downloading our free ebooks and wallpapers, and finally, it's here.The site features more free ebook and short story downloads, art, blog posts by well known science fiction and fantasy authors, and a community of fans, ... http://janalubina.com/2008/07/22/torcom-finally-launches/ Batman: The Dark Knight finally came out, and like every other Batman fanatic, I eagerly lined up at the movie theatre to see the long-anticipated release. To sum up my feelings: Wow. OMFG. And just plain...wow. In the weeks and days leading up to the release I tried very hard to ... http://janalubina.com/2008/07/21/the-dark-knight-lives-up-to-the-hype/ An interesting interview with L. Lee Lowe, a blogging novelist whose first book, a young adult fantasy novel titled Mortal Ghost, was serialized via blog last year and is still a popular download. Her second novel, Corvus, will be serialized this fall. Lee runs no ads on her site and ... http://janalubina.com/2008/07/18/literary-and-publishing-news-of-interest/ "yare" marked by quickness and agility; nimble; prepared; easily handled. -- From The Phrontistery Word List: Definitions of archaic words http://janalubina.com/2008/07/17/forgotten-english-word-of-the-day-8/ For lovers of dark fiction, two social networking sites worth checking out are Wonderlands and Darklands.Another prime example of someone with little to no experience reading science fiction or fantasy, speculating on whether "any good science fiction novels are still being written."I honestly have no further comment on this.A new ... http://janalubina.com/2008/07/15/vulcans-are-hot-and-other-science-fiction-and-fantasy-news/