Some Monday evening errata for you

First up: someone does a LOLCutter on elfquest, and lo, it is the Win.

Second: the 2008 Hugo nominations are out! I haven't actually read any of the contenders for Best Novel this year, though I am eying the Scalzi and the Stross, to be sure. And I must also admit that I looked at the blurb on Rollback in the store, and the concept sounded interesting. I may well indeed have to check out the reviews going around on these books.

However, I'd like to call your all's attention to the delightful list of contenders for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form:

Battlestar Galactica "Razor" Written by Michael Taylor Directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá and Wayne Rose (Sci Fi Channel) (televised version, not DVD)

Doctor Who "Blink" Written by Stephen Moffat Directed by Hettie Macdonald (BBC)

Doctor Who "Human Nature" / "Family of Blood" Written by Paul Cornell Directed by Charles Palmer (BBC)

Star Trek New Voyages "World Enough and Time" Written by Michael Reaves & Marc Scott Zicree Directed by Marc Scott Zicree (Cawley Entertainment Co. and The Magic Time Co.)

Torchwood "Captain Jack Harkness" Written by Catherine Tregenna Directed by Ashley Way (BBC Wales)

I am particularly delighted by the Doctor Who squareoff, and am hopeful that paulcornell2 will score the win despite the excellent competition from Mr. Moffat--just because a) Mr. Cornell is awesome, and b) as I gushed before, David Tennant's performance in that two-parter was incredible.

However, I am genuinely unsure whether either of these will pull ahead of the competition!

And last but not least, Juno says no on Faerie Blood, but this was another favorable rejection, purely a "not to my taste" thing. I can deal with that. Now I'll just have to figure out where else I have left to send this one while I'm querying Lament of the Dove; DAW's most likely. We'll see.

Book Log #18: Night Echoes, by Holly Lisle

Between the Martian Death Flu and Norwescon, I got thrown fairly hard off the reading as of late. But I was in the mood for a light supernatural-y, suspense-y sort of story--inevitable, after re-reading some Barbara Michaels. This time, though, I wanted one I hadn't actually read yet. So I turned to Holly Lisle and Night Echoes.

This was a perfectly enjoyable little novel, though there is nothing terribly surprising in any of its elements. Plucky Young Heroine impulsively purchasing Spooky Old House is a plot we've seen before, as is the reincarnation of ghosts never laid to rest. But Lisle does a pleasant job with them, and I give her extra points for her heroine being a painter of cover art for science fiction and fantasy novels. That is, I admit, a profession I haven't seen portrayed much in books. ;) Three stars.