writing
NaNoWriMo
I’ve taken the plunge. Being without an outstanding contract for the first time in 17 years means this is the first November since the inception of NaNoWriMo that I have the time to try and participate. So, now that I Read more…
politics
Ten things we learned from the Rally to Restore Sanity
1. You can be a moderate, and be to the left of Barack Obama. 2. Calling for the death of novelists? No problem. 3. CBS couldn’t estimate the attendance at a three-year old’s birthday party. 4. Comedy Central does message Read more…
politics
To expand on a point I made earlier in the week
NPR was wrong because they did not afford him freedom of speech. They did it in a way that was unfair. The context was he was arguing with Bill O’Reilly, saying why he should not be so virulently anti-Muslim … Read more…
science fiction
A Writerly Conundrum
So I took the 20K word fragment I’m trying to resurrect into a book proposal and ran it through the hamsters. The consensus was that what I had worked, which is a good thing since I wrote it over 10 Read more…
politics
Annoying political post is annoying. . .
I read a lot of political posts, some more obnoxious than others. To let my liberal readers know, if you are trying to actually convince someone of something (rather than rage or whine or perform public bonding with their chosen Read more…
appearances
Me @ WFC
Just a head’s up about what’s going on at World Fantasy in a week. If you’re at the con, or just in the Columbus area, you might want to check these out: Friday, Oct 29, at 10pm – 1am, join Read more…
fantasy
Memorable Anti-Heroes @ SF Signal
I have been mind-melded again over at SF Signal, and the theme this time is memorable anti-heroes in S/SF: Here are three of the most memorable anti-heroes in written SF/F, at least the three that come most readily to my Read more…
politics
A coming Chinese apocalypse?
So I’ve been reading a lot of stories like this one that has me a little worried. We have 25% of the world’s population under an authoritarian regime that’s just on the edge of holding things together. When you’re spending Read more…
asshat
Ways Not To Promote Your Book, Presidential Edition
In the annals of book promotion, this has got to be up there with the all time bad ideas. A paperback book was hurled towards President Obama seconds after he completed a Democratic rally in Philadelphia on Sunday, but aides Read more…