At least according to our latest asshat, none other than Stephen King. I’ve never thought of him as having a big mouth, but apparently it is just large enough to hold a foot. Quoth King: I don’t want to sound Read more…
If I seem to be blogging a bit less, it isn’t because I’ve stopped playing with my blog. I have finally decided to take the plunge and get my own web host. The good news is that WordPress imports from Read more…
As the whole Cassie Edwards story pointed out, it is hard to be a plagiarist these days. Anyone with just a little suspicion can use the internet to correctly attribute just about anything, so it is a stupid, stupid, thing Read more…
Mixed bag today. This one is from the Smart Bitches, and is entitled the “Engineers Guide to Cats.” Of course, that was nowhere near strange or disturbing enough to live up to some of the stuff I’ve posted before, so Read more…
My existential title crisis is over! And and the winner is: *drumroll* Lilly’s Song Now we just need to decide if it’s “A Wolfbreed Novel” or “A Novel of the Wolfbreed”
ADDENDUM: Charlie Stross gets in on the act. God do I love Scalzi’s posts sometimes. Before I get into details, I should point out the origin of this meme in the actions of one asshat extrordinaire, Deborah MacGillivray who engaged Read more…
I am a writer, that means I make money off of my intellectual property. This does not mean I like digital rights management in any way, shape, or form. Here is an object lesson why. I don’t even blame Microsoft Read more…
I just caught two rather synchronous internet implosions in rather quick succession. Both are object lessons in how the internet doesn’t care what you really meant. The one implosion happened from a post on Tess Gerritsen’s blog that inspired a Read more…
And then they cover this. (via Scalzi) You know, I’m enough of a geek to actually be interested in fonts in and of themselves. But tying them into campaign coverage gives me a hefty dose of WTF. And I give Read more…
“Irreconcilable editorial differences.“ That’s the word as Signet and Cassie Edwards part ways. Thanks to the Smart Bitches for the tip. (Or, if you’re the AP, the Smart B——)