There’s a neat little video out there that shows the various political shifts in Europe over the course of a thousand years. It’s the sort of thing you have to […]
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Perils of the Writer: The Uphill Slog
Earlier this week, John Scalzi wrote about finishing his latest project, The Human Division. The part that interested me the most in this post was this bit on the process […]
Read moreNeural Traffic Jam
The challenge of the creative mind is sometimes being overwhelmed with ideas. Only so much can get out your fingers at any given time. The challenge of focusing one the […]
Read moreThe 21st Century Epistolary, and the Importance of Correspondence
My weekly schedule has recently shifted around a bit, and it actually makes posting the Thursday blog a bit easier, as I now spend my Thursday mornings in a lovely […]
Read moreMonday Melange: Protectors, Aspiring Writers, Space Maps
Various busy things happening today and all week, so some brief things: —There is, apparently, only one copy of The Protectors left in stock at Amazon. I’d like to think […]
Read moreNext Big Thing
Rebecca Schwartz tagged me in her Next Big Thing entry. So here are my answers: 1. What is the title of your Work in Progress? It’s called The Way of […]
Read moreInterstellar Worldbuilding: Good and Bad Neighbors
As I’ve said before, when it comes to worldbuilding on an interstellar scale, your neighbors’ choices can define your culture. This is especially true when a starfaring culture comes across […]
Read moreBeing Too Aware of the Gearwork
Last weekend I went to see two plays. Frankly, neither one was worth my time. But in very different ways. One was just plain bad. It was ostensibly a children’s […]
Read moreIn which I channel my madness
So I had reached the point where the floodwaters of my creative process couldn’t take further damming, and the levees were going to break. This would have probably resulted in […]
Read moreReliability: The Writer’s Most Crucial Trait
Back at the ArmadilloCon Writers’ Workshop, one piece of advice I felt comfortable dispensing to the crowd of students was about any social media presence they might have. Namely, I […]
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