A few of them exist here in draft form, and I’m keeping others under wraps for now. But the fact is I’ve written six short stories mixing old folk tales and myths with relatively modern genres. While I dive headlong into to the rewrite of the novel currently entitled Citizen in the Wilds, I want… Continue reading Anthology of Interest
Category: Current Events
Okay. Now what?
No Flash Fiction this week, as Chuck Wendig is busy putting us through our paces in a monthly worldbuilding exercise. I love building new worlds – I even plan on teaching a class about it – but I find myself wondering about the foundations we build those worlds upon, because I’m at a point where… Continue reading Okay. Now what?
That Blessed Bean
Coffee. Coffee. Coffeecoffeecoffee. I may be all but out of supply here in the apartment, but soon there will be more coffee at my disposal. It’s my morning vice of choice. Considering I’m about to head back into full-time dayjob employment and want to present myself at least somewhat professionally, an early-morning cocktail is out… Continue reading That Blessed Bean
Passing the Test
No writer is an island. Oh, writing’s a solitary profession, no doubt about it. Locked in a corner with only a bottle of booze for company, etc and so on. We grow our beards, we yell obscenities at our pets, we quietly cry as we contemplate our heroes having sex. We do this all on… Continue reading Passing the Test
There was a POST here. It's gone now.
Well, this is embarrassing. In the midst of finishing The Hunger Games and getting ready for today’s interview, I forgot to write up a post for my usual noon release slot. Oops. So! Review of Hunger Games tomorrow, and The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension for IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! on Friday.… Continue reading There was a POST here. It's gone now.
The Dark, Dour Beast of Depression
We blame things outside ourselves for our shortcomings all the time. We’ll blame our busy schedules. We’ll blame the enviroments in which we work. We’ll blame the market, politics, the machination of God or muses or just about anything other than our own shortcomings. Blame the bottle, blame the pills, blame your mother. Blame your… Continue reading The Dark, Dour Beast of Depression
A Writer's To-Do List
So last week’s ICFN was delayed. It’s still on hold. I’m waiting to hear back from third parties that were interested in conveying it to a different format. Awaiting correspondence always makes days or weekends feel longer, from responses to job postings to queries about Magic trades. But while I was waiting I took a… Continue reading A Writer's To-Do List
Why Change Is Still Good
It happens to everyone. You get knocked off your game. Thrown for a loop. Even if you see the fastball coming at you, you can’t always move out of the way in time before it takes half of your face off. Next thing you know, you’re in the dirt, dazed and confused, trying to remember… Continue reading Why Change Is Still Good
It's Shorts Season
The goal since I was about 10 has been, to put it simply, getting published. Back in 80s, when this goal took shape fully in my embryonic little mind, getting published meant traditional print. Robert Heinlein, Tom Clancy, Stephen King, Clive Cussler and Diane Duane got themselves ink in hardcover and paperback books. The Internet… Continue reading It's Shorts Season
The Game's Just Begun
So the Game of Thrones season finale was last night. I’ll be seeing it myself tomorrow night, but in the meantime I know a lot of people are hungry for more. I’ll just have to do my best to help. I’ve added a new page, simply entitled ‘Westeros’, where I’ve indexed the Beginner’s Guide posts… Continue reading The Game's Just Begun
