Hugo voting closes in a few hours

[julesjones]

I have done my Hugo voting this year, and done more of it than ever before, thanks to having actually read some of the nominees this year in time to do so. All hail the Hugo Voting Packet, which for the $60 I paid for supporting membership has provided me with several hundred thousand words worth of reading material over the last month, enough to make a sensible decision on at least some categories. Also, I have voted for "best dramatic presentation short form", otherwise known as the "best Dr Who episode written by Steven Moffatt" category.

I still have a number of items from the packet to read, but alas will not be able to do so in time to vote in those categories. Nevertheless, I am most grateful to John Scalzi for getting the idea going a few years ago. I think I'll more than get my sixty dollars' worth out of it this year.

Comments

[kalypso]

So what was the best Doctor Who episode written by Steven Moffat?

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

I have to admit that I managed to vote in only a few categories, but I do love the Voter Packet idea, and I'm hoping to do some more reading yet, even though voting has closed.

[julesjones]

It's a brilliant idea, and I really am grateful to Scalzi for getting the idea off the ground, and all the people/organisations who gave the necessary permissions. There were two novels that I'd always intended to buy, but the rest of the items include a lot of stuff I'm glad to have read, but wouldn't have known about, or knew about but probably wouldn't have got around to looking up. As a result several more writers and anthology editors have gone on my "worth finding and paying for" list.

I'm going to keep reading, because there's a lot of good stuff in the packet I haven't got to yet. I'm just going to mix it up a bit with other stuff now there isn't a deadline.