The World Series is just around the corner here in the US, and I am happy to say that you’ll soon see two books coming out of Skyfox Publishing that will help you celebrate it! Yes, friends, on October 20th, you’ll see a re-branded version of See the PEBA on $25 a Day, as well […]
Read More ...Do you know more about the world than the chimps?
I always enjoy talks given by Hans Rosling, and the one I’ve linked to below is no exception. He uses data, and data that makes you think. “The first thing to know about the future is to know about the present.” This is a statement Rosling makes in the earliest stages of the video, and […]
Read More ...Blog Tour (finally!)
A few months back I was graciously invited to join a blog tour by Brandon Crilly. Please visit his blog here to read a bit about his writing and writing practice. What am I working on? Oh, my goodness. Among the reasons I am so danged tardy uploading this note because I’m just totally swamped […]
Read More ...Graham Joyce
Graham Joyce was a writer. His stories were generally of the fantastic nature, though I admit I don’t think I’ve read anything by him other than the post that I’m going to link to in a few moments. That is almost certainly going to change soon, however. He passed away very recently after having been […]
Read More ...Top 10 Influences: #1 – Elric Stories, and The Eternal Champion Concept by Michael Moorcock
Ron’s Top 10 Influences #10 – Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott #9 – The Island of Doctor Moreau, H. G. Wells #8 – Spider-Man, Stan Lee & Steve Ditko #7 – Brave New World, Aldous Huxley #6 – The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway #5 – The Writer’s Art, James Kilpatrick #4 – […]
Read More ...Top 10 Influences: #2 – Deathbird Stories by Harlan Ellison
Ron’s Top 10 Influences #10 – Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott #9 – The Island of Doctor Moreau, H. G. Wells #8 – Spider-Man, Stan Lee & Steve Ditko #7 – Brave New World, Aldous Huxley #6 – The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway #5 – The Writer’s Art, James Kilpatrick #4 – […]
Read More ...Top 10 Influences: #3 – The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
Ron’s Top 10 Influences #10 – Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott #9 – The Island of Doctor Moreau, H. G. Wells #8 – Spider-Man, Stan Lee & Steve Ditko #7 – Brave New World, Aldous Huxley #6 – The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway #5 – The Writer’s Art, James Kilpatrick #4 – […]
Read More ...#4 – Science Fiction Writer’s Workshop I by Barry B. Longyear
#4 – Science Fiction Writer’s Workshop I by Barry B. Longyear Ron’s Top 10 Influences #10 – Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott #9 – The Island of Doctor Moreau, H. G. Wells #8 – Spider-Man, Stan Lee & Steve Ditko #7 – Brave New World, Aldous Huxley #6 – The Old Man and the Sea, […]
Read More ...Top 10 Influences: #6 & #5 – The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway/The Writer’s Art by James Kilpatrick
Top 10 Influences: #6 – The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway #5 – The Writer’s Art by James J. Kilpatrick Ron’s Top 10 Influences #10 – Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott #9 – The Island of Doctor Moreau, H. G. Wells #8 – Spider-Man, Stan Lee & Steve Ditko #7 – Brave […]
Read More ...Top 10 Influences: #7 – Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Top 10 Influences: #7 – Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Ron’s Top 10 Influences #10 – Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott #9 – The Island of Doctor Moreau, H. G. Wells #8 – Spider-Man, Stan Lee & Steve Ditko #7 – Brave New World, Aldous Huxley There are those who say they hated reading […]
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