If you’ve been paying to the SFF Writer/Fan blogosphere of late, you’re aware that sexual harassment has become a topic of discussion. Again. Because the people who pull this shit […]
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State of the Writer: Summer 2013
A writer is at a party where he meets a neurosurgeon. “So you write books,” the surgeon said. “I’ve always thought about taking a summer off to write a book.” […]
Read moreHugo Nominations: Best Novelette
Continuing with my opinions on the Hugo Nominees, the Best Novelette nominees are: “The Boy Who Cast No Shadow” by Thomas Olde Heuvelt (Postscripts: Unfit For Eden, PS Publications) “Fade […]
Read morePerils of the Writer: Writing and Politics
I don’t know if you’ve really noticed this, but I tend not to talk about my political leans here on this blog. It’s not that I don’t have them, but […]
Read moreThe Fantasy Worldbuilder’s Bibliography
Over at my Book Country interview, I talk a bit about the research behind worldbuilding, and the books I recommend. I did only give a few, I didn’t want to […]
Read morePerils of the Writer: The Editing Process
After taking a couple weeks away from Way of the Shield, it’s time to dive into the editing process. For me, the first step in editing a rough draft is […]
Read moreHugo Nominations: Best Short Story
As I am attending WorldCon in San Antonio this year, I’m entitled to vote on the Hugos. As opposed to my qualms about nominating, I have no problem with voting, […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Constructed languages and how we think
I’m not much one of one for doing the Constructed Languages work. That may seem funny, given how much of a worldbuilding purist and completist I otherwise am, but while […]
Read moreFantasy Worldbuilding: Tour continues to Fuerga
As we continue to go around the continent, past the Kieran Empire to the east: Fuerga. Now we’re also out of the Empire’s direct influence on culture.— “The three biggest […]
Read morePerils of the Writer: The Mystery Box and the Blatant Misdirect
J.J. Abrams has often talked about using the “mystery box” as a writing tool.* The underlying idea is that the mystery of what’s in the box is more interesting than […]
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