- A new copyright system designed to speed up the process has tripled it: "What the hell is the matter with that [expletive] software of yours?" one author wrote in a March 22 e-mail to the copyright agency. "I've spent more than three hours and a ton of grief trying to register my literary work and upload it. That [expletive] told me at least four times that an error had occurred and then it stopped dead. Why? Who sold you that [expletive] and why did you buy it?" The author was trying to copyright a children's book.
- Tod Goldberg plays Dungeons and Dragons for the first time in 20 years.
- Ilona Andrews on revealing gender and appearance early in fiction.
- Some recommendations of Star Trek novels for new fans.
- RJ Anderson offers some interesting thoughts about writing in the age of racefail and mammothfail.