So SF Signal led me to a review of a rather odd play with the provocative title (review title, not play title) “Why Are So Many Fictional Utopias as Terrifying as Dystopias?” This is a subject I’ve touched on before. But Read more…
Two things converged in my head recently. I didn’t comment about the whole Game of Thrones rape kerfuffle last month. Mostly because I don’t watch Game of Thrones. But the controversy about it seemed (to me) to spring from a deep conflict between the Read more…
I’ve always liked Stephen King. He counts as one of the significant influences on me as a writer. And reading (listening to) one of his more recent works, 11/22/63, I came to an epiphany about one of the major techniques Read more…
Over at Making Light there’s a serious proposal that seems a lot more constructive than the cries of “No Award” and looks as if it addresses the issue with slate voting. It seems to do so without being anti-democratic, needlessly Read more…
10) No, the Hugos weren’t captured by some sort of conspiracy. It’s silly to say it’s a conspiracy. So silly, in fact, that saying that someone else is saying it’s a conspiracy is a nice bit of rhetorical judo that makes Read more…
This coming Saturday, April 25th, I will be attending the ninth annual Ohioana Book Festival in Columbus. There will be the book fair and panels at the Sheraton Columbus at Capitol Square from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. First thing, Read more…
Today is the last day of the con, and last day to catch me and my books. I’ll be doing a signing in Author Alley today at 1:00pm.
I’m back at Cleveland ConCoction today. . .My official schedule today: Saturday 2:00 Mixing Genres with Sandra Gurvis, Brian Hagan, Sarah Hans Saturday 4:00 Building Toward the Ultimate Literary Climax with Sandra Gurvis, Ty Schwamberger, Adrian J. Matthews, Christine Benedict Read more…
Today’s the day! I’ll be showing up at the con sometime between three and four. Here’s my list of officially scheduled events today: Friday 6:00 – Author Showcase with Megan Engelhardt, Ty Schwamberger and Mary Turzillo Friday 7:00 – World Read more…
Back in the mid-1980s I read the one line that had the most profound impact on my career as a writer. It was from Vonnegut by way of Gardner Dozois, quoted in his contribution to the book Writing and Selling Read more…