Author Archives: Nick Matthews

Reading Series at SJU: Austin Clarke

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Nick Matthews

“That was sweet. Now let me disturb you.” These are the words of Austin Clarke, who performed a reading as part of the St Jerome’s Reading Series. The Reading Series at St. Jerome’s brings Canadian writers to campus to provide a reading of … Continue reading →

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Dr. Horrible 8-bit

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Nick Matthews

I’ve been listening to the Dr. Horrible soundtrack recently, so I found this to be quite amusing.

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Coffee Promotions

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Nick Matthews

Thoughts on Tim Hortons and McDonalds coffee promotions. Continue reading →

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Current Reading

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Nick Matthews

A quick overview of my current reading projects. The Reading Nation in the Romantic Period, by William St Clair As can likely be guessed by the title, this is an academic study of reading habits throughout the Romantic period. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Reading | Tagged campus chills, douglas smith, intellectual property, mark leslie, mary shelley, radio nowhere, romantic literature, the last man, the reading nation in the romantic period, university, waterloo, william st clair | 2 Comments

Book Review: Steel Whispers

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Nick Matthews

I would like to recommend Steel Whispers, by Hayden Trenholm for the Aurora Award this year. This is an exciting sequel to Defining Diana, which was nominated last year. This novel once again follows Frank Steele in a brilliantly imagined future Calgary. … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged borg, canadian, cyborg, gender, hayden trenholm, identity, science fiction, steel whispers | 2 Comments

Creative Writing Retrospective

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Nick Matthews

My thoughts on English 335, Creative Writing I at the University of Waterloo. Continue reading →

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Fast Ships, Black Sails

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Nick Matthews

I picked up Fast Ships, Black Sails at Worldcon this year, and have finally gotten around to finishing it. This is a pirate themed, science-fiction/fantasy anthology of short stories, edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, and published by Night Shade … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged ann vandermeer, anthology, black sails, brendan connell, carrie vaughn, conrad williams, david freer, elizabeth bear, eric flint, fantasy, fast ships, garth nix, howard waldrop, jayme lynn blashke, jeff vandermeer, justin howe, kage baker, katherine sparrow, kelly barnhill, michael moorcock, naomi novik, paul batteiger, pirates, rachel swirsky, rhys hughes, sarah monette, science fiction, steve aylett | 2 Comments

Writer pay rates

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Nick Matthews

There have been two stories going around recently, about writers and publishing. The first was the whole harlequin vanity press. The more recent story has to do with pay rates for different markets. I’m a beginning writer. I have submitted … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged black matrix, booklife, brett alexander savory, cat rambo, chizine, fantasy magazine, jeff vandermeer, jim c hines, john robert colombo, john scalzi, markets, molly tanzer, pay, publishing, rachael swirsky, short stories, survival by storytelling, tesseracts, Writing | 1 Comment

November Quick Reviews

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Nick Matthews

Reviews of K.W. Jeter’s “Infernal Devices”, Tim Powers’ “The Stress of Her Regard” and Cherie Priest’s “Boneshaker”. Continue reading →

Posted in Reading, Steampunk | Tagged boneshaker, cherie priest, clockwork century, infernal devices, kw jeter, review, Steampunk, the stress of her regard, tim powers | 1 Comment

Ebook readers

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Nick Matthews

A review of some of the issues I have with the current crop of ebook readers, including a list of things I consider essential. I talk about the kindle, the nook, the sony reader, and the iRex reader. Continue reading →

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