The Womanthology and the Future

I just read this article about the new Womanthology, and I found it fascinating.  I see a growth in independent cinema and publishing with the ubiquitous nature of digital technology.  More people are able to reach their targeted audience because of self publishing, especially digitally, and through the internet.  It's kind of amazing, and I don't really have a good handle on it.  But I think I like it.  I think, in the long run, this is a good thing.  Different, yes.  I don't think it will spell the end of books, but I do think books will change, become more precious, like vinyl records.  Anyway, I kind of wandered off topic.  What I'm trying to say is that I think this is a really amazing thing, and I can't wait to see where it leads.  As a writer myself (and one with a particular style and content that doesn't appeal to a wide audience), I'm very interested in how projects like this work, succeed or fail. 

-Matt

Maybe a Trek Convention Isn't Such a Bad Idea.

Being a single male and enjoying Star Trek, I guess I have some obvious feelings about these findings.  I can't say I'm really surprised.  Living near a major metropolitan area has changed my views on a lot of things.  One of the more interesting, and for me coal warming (heart warming most people), things I've come to realize is a lot of women are just as nerdy as I am.  Science fiction, in spite of some rather obvious sexist elements throughout its history (primarily male authors, half naked women on the covers, etc.) has often been a genre that has pushed very pro-women ideas well ahead of our culture adopting them. 

And who knows, maybe we can finally get Trek fan Rosario Dawson to be in the next film?  I think it should happen.

-Matt