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Sep 7, 2008
The Terror
The latest book of Dan Simmons, The Terror, has been keeping me awake at night. Normally I wouldn’t appreciate that, but this story is so...
Aug 29, 2008
Pacing in Fiction
I’ve been thinking about pacing, and what a judgment call this aspect of fiction requires. Repetitive and unnecessary words, paragraphs,...
Aug 23, 2008
In Praise of the Semicolon
Do you have a secret and inexplicable desire to use semicolons, but feel the world has beaten them out of you? Perhaps you do, but will...
Aug 20, 2008
Music for Titus
I was thrilled this morning to find a website where a very talented composed and musician named John Anealio creates music for his...
Aug 18, 2008
Series now Audible
Really happy to announce that the first two books of my new series are now available:Audible.com I’ve listened in, and they’ve done a...
Aug 16, 2008
Swimming in words
I’ve been reflecting on Denvention and feeling weird about the Hugos, as I seem to every year. This competition and the general race to...
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