Technology may seem like a purely static thing, unchanging as years go by. Something that’s painstakingly perfected and replicated through manufacture should persist in its level of performance and precision, right? Unlike houses and cars, which are some of the highest maintenance bits of property anyone can own, computers are completely self-contained electronic instruments. Websites… Continue reading Technology Rots
Author: BlueInkAlchemist
Blogger At Work
Today is a day for work and change. Don’t worry, I had my ‘day of rest’ yesterday. Today I’m filing our taxes, looking into a new theme for the blog, getting WINE fixed so I can report on the RIFT beta, etc. There’s also the fact that I slept in. My body was in dire… Continue reading Blogger At Work
Don't Dodge This Draft
Cutest little cause for victory there ever was. Magic: the Gathering is, like many nerdy diversions, something of an expensive hobby. It’s also similar to things like MMORPGs in that the players are on the prowl for rare items to improve their performance, and that certain arrangements and combinations are ‘best’. In the formats for… Continue reading Don't Dodge This Draft
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! HALO Legends
[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/halo.mp3] So a few years ago this new sci-fi franchise got started. It had some interesting ideas based on established literature and the first entry did a lot better than anybody could have expected. It spawned a couple of sequels that really didn’t measure up to the original but people really ate it up anyway… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! HALO Legends
Black & White & Read Less Frequently
If printed media is really slipping into the past, the newspaper is the first to go. There’ve been some goings-on in Egypt that have captured worldwide attention. With an Internet connection, it’s entirely possible to get minute-by-minute news, mostly with a lack of bias. Facts are stated and links given. Twitter’s especially good for bite-sized… Continue reading Black & White & Read Less Frequently
The Paths to Self-Publication
So. Self-publication. I’ve been giving it a lot of thought lately. If you’re anything like me, though (and if you are you should really think about seeing a professional), you have a habit of catching just a whiff of a new endeavor and throwing yourself at it to the expense of all else. If that’s… Continue reading The Paths to Self-Publication
Time is Money, Friend
I’m afraid today’s Free Fiction is getting postponed. The shuffling of matters at the dayjob have thrown certain things for a loop and I’m struggling to catch up. I’m also still getting settled into the new OS install at home, and contemplating a scrub of the laptop (it’s a long story). I do have some… Continue reading Time is Money, Friend
Writers Gotta Write
I think one of the worst things you can do as a writer is sit idle. I don’t mean physically, though that probably comes into it. The remote control, the take-out menu, the bottle of booze – they’re all comforts we reach for in general. Writers in particular can feel affected, even exhausted, by what… Continue reading Writers Gotta Write
Maverick Meerkat
Dear Windows, You and I are done personally. Professionally we can still work together. It’s not like I have a choice in that. And I’ll still know my way around in you so that people can call me up for tech support at odd hours of the day and night. Because, you know, that’s what… Continue reading Maverick Meerkat
Book Review: Irregular Creatures
There have been doorstopper fantasies and sci-fi epics that have kept me enraptured for every page. Short fiction has a bigger task, as it needs to grab me, pull me in and keep me in the nuances of its story not with every page, but with every single word. Not every writer can do it.… Continue reading Book Review: Irregular Creatures
