Today’s required reading: The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean. A look at chemistry through the lens of history, The Disappearing Spoon talks about every element on the periodic table, its […]
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Worldbuilding: How We Fall
Next bit of Required Reading for worldbuilding is also by Jared Diamond (seriously, worldbuilders, this man is a goldmine), namely Collapse. While GG&S is about how and why civilizations prevail, […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Geography is destiny
First up in discussing worldbuilding is a bit of Required Reading. As far as I’m concerned, Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond is essential reading for anyone interested in […]
Read moreGetting your hands dirty with the worldbuild
As much as I love writing, the thing I really love doing is worldbuilding. It’s never been a necessary evil for me, but a reward of its own. If I […]
Read moreWishy-washy, kinda-sorta weak words
Yesterday, my friend Audrey wrote a blogpost about her “crutch words”, words that she overuses in her prose. It reminded me of how a few years ago, as I was […]
Read moreGame of Thrones pre-watching thoughts
I have yet to see the first episode of Game of Thrones, though I have every intention of watching it in the near future. That said, reading one review of […]
Read moreOut of Ink: Review and some other thoughts
The Austin Chronicle has a review of this year’s Out of Ink. I can’t help but be pleased with this bit: Take, for example, the most successful piece in the […]
Read moreTear It Down to Build It Better
Earlier, I mentioned how I had reached an epiphany with USS Banshee as to what was wrong with it, and how I could make it a far more interesting work. […]
Read moreGetting into the creative groove
Starting a new project, even one that’s well outlined and planned out, is sort of like a first date. Vanguard has been a constant thrumming in the back of my […]
Read moreThe Untitled Heroine Project and the Problem of Sucker Punch
I saw “Sucker Punch” on Thursday, and for the most part I enjoyed it. It was a flawed film, to be sure, but I think a number of the criticisms […]
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