In the earliest days of this blog, I talked about my “fantasy manifesto“, and part of it was, “Do Not Copy And Paste Cultures“. I still believe in that fundamental […]
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Future Worldbuilding: Geopolitics in the Interstellar (Part Three)
Borders are a hell of a thing in three dimensions. They aren’t lines, of course. They aren’t usually even walls. If anything, they’re planes where spheres intersect. I made a […]
Read moreThe Artist’s Long Battle Up The Mountain
This is an interesting post on recent Best Director Ang Lee’s long, slow path to success. Mostly, it notes the years of his thirties– especially from ’84 to ’90, where […]
Read moreNominating the Hugos
Since I’m attending LoneStarCon this summer, I’m eligible to nominate for the Hugos. The deadline for nomination is this Sunday, and I’m still on the fence of whether or not […]
Read moreSci-fi and Fantasy, Loud and Proud
Over the weekend I read this blog post by Matt Debenham on What Writers Can Learn from Purple Rain, and it’s brilliant. And not just because Purple Rain may be […]
Read moreFuture Worldbuilding: Geopolitics in the Interstellar (Part Two))
Last time, I talked about working out every culture’s homeworld, how advanced they are, and when they achieved FTL tech. So, knowing that, the rest is simple, right? Whoever has […]
Read moreFuture Worldbuilding: Geopolitics in the Interstellar (Part One)
Now, if you’ve been following me for a while, you know I take working out the geography pretty seriously. I’ve built out a 150 light-year radius from Earth, and while […]
Read morePerils of the Writer: Keeping Routine and Getting in the Zone
I don’t try too hard to be a creature of routine, partly because I think it helps to be able to work whenever you get a chance. This is part […]
Read moreActive Body, Healthy Mind
After a particularly trying January allergy season, which induced vertigo attacks the likes of which I’ve never experienced before, I’m finally feeling back to normal. Both in body and mind. […]
Read moreWatership Down: My Favorite Fantasy Epic
“All the world will be your enemy, Prince with A Thousand Enemies. And when they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you; digger, listener, runner, […]
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