So, yeah, I’ve been playing with a little bit of a new look to the site. # It is cliché to say that a writer is often the last person to know what it is that they’ve actually written. Sometimes you hear this when a writer says they don’t know if what they’ve done is […]
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“a sort of aesthetic trilogy”
When I talk to newer writers in particular, but sometimes even more experienced ones, the idea of writing seems to always focus on the words. By that I mean that they worry about their grammar and punctuation, or whether they have the right vocabulary, or have meticulously chosen the exact perfect word in the exact […]
Read More ...Writer vs. Writer
As a member of their KDP program, I received a notice from Amazon today that suggested I write the head of the Hachette Publishing group a sharply worded mail. As if that will make any difference in their pissing match. Personally, I think the whole thing going on is enough to make the heads of […]
Read More ...Writing in Other Cultures
As synchronicity would have it, I’m in the process of the second pass at a novel I’m titling Chasing the Setting Sun. It’s a follow-up to See the PEBA on $25 a Day, and it’s set in Japan—a place I’ve never been. Here I am yesterday, the day after I start in earnest on it, […]
Read More ...Getting started again … and a special discount!
Having actually finished the notorious episode 8, I’m now in process of figuring out what I’m doing next. Yes, there’s always a next. Thank goodness. # Four Days in May special! I put this out on twitter/facebook earlier, but I should note here that John Bodin and I are celebrating the last month of the […]
Read More ...Finishing is such sweet sorrow … no, it’s not … yes, it is … no …
It’s a good day today. After a very long slog (years, really), I’m finally “done” with my sword and sorcery serial (which I’ve re-re-retitled back to The Glamour of the God-Touched Series. There are many reasons it’s taken so long, not the least of which is that I’ve repositioned them between novellas and novels and […]
Read More ...Books that changed SF forever
Jackie Allen-Peters, a friend of mine, linked to this list of 21 books that changed science fiction from io9, and she asked how many I had read, and what I would add. Here are my answers. I’ve read at least 16 of the 21, and maybe 17 … I can’t remember if I actually read […]
Read More ...LLU Day 5 – What’s your strategy?
As noted over the past few days, I’ve been reviewing the Leanness Lifestyle University’s free 5-day program. Today is day five. After this time, it’s clear to me that this program has clearly been approached in a comprehensive manner, meaning that it’s been thought through from the top down, and takes into account all elements […]
Read More ...Life Itself
We went to go see “Life Itself,” the new documentary on Roger Ebert. It is a beautiful film, and both Lisa and I strongly recommend it. I think there are people in this world who are just remarkably different in ways that are hard to fully comprehend. Roger Ebert was one of those kinds of […]
Read More ...LLU: Day 4 – I second that emotion
So today I watched the fourth video in LLU’s Fitness 101 program. It’s among the more interesting, as it’s about the third leg–leading an emotionally fit lifestyle. Before I get going too far, let me drop the breadcrumbs again…here are my thoughts on: Day 1: Overview Day 2: Adventures with Food Day 3: Can you […]
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