Over the past week — and more intensely since Saturday — I’ve been working on an outline for a novel. It’s… interesting stuff. To be honest, I know that it’s not working. To be slightly more specific, it’s not working the way I want it to. The story is developing in interesting directions, but theContinue reading “On Writing and Emotional Movement”
Category Archives: Writing
On Search Engine Stupidity
When I was younger, back in high school no less, I read Hans Moravec. Mind Children, an amazing book. Verner Vinge, the Singularity. I’m there. The technological trends are there. Teilhard de Chardin, the noosphere. Got it. Human knowledge will become so massive, technology will be able to create minds better than ours, the nextContinue reading “On Search Engine Stupidity”
On Outline Writing
I spent the weekend working on a novel outline. It’s not quite finished. Right now it’s at 2,500 words. I think it’s going to finish up about a thousand words from now. I’ve just blown up something very big. There are other things to blow up, too. Not quite as big. The story is aboutContinue reading “On Outline Writing”
On Robbie Greenberger and Farpoint
On Thursday, Robbie Greenberger passed away. The son of longtime DC Comics editor Bob Greenberger, Robbie had been battling leukemia since January. Thursday, Robbie’s battle came to an end. He was twenty. I wrote, Friday morning, a tribute to Robbie, and I never posted it. Looking at tributes better written than mine, more personal thanContinue reading “On Robbie Greenberger and Farpoint”
On Resuming Normal Service
And now, after Retro Weekend, we resume normal blogging service. Who knows? Maybe in a couple of months, I’ll feel the need for another Retro Weekend, I’ll put some Creedance in the old stereo, and we’ll rock out again like it’s 1999. 😆 In the meantime, though, I need coffee. And a good descruffyfication. InContinue reading “On Resuming Normal Service”
On Shore Leave 2008
Last weekend was Shore Leave. And after a week, I think I’m finally ready to talk about it. So, let me put Elbow in the stereo, and I’ll tell you about it. It’s not that I had anything to hide; it’s that this was a pretty jam-packed week at work, and the last thing IContinue reading “On Shore Leave 2008”
On a Free Tool For Writers
There’s one website I check out every single day — Giveaway of the Day. They offer a commercial software package for a free download every day. Usually, what they offer is video or sound converters. Because, yes, the world needs more video converters. Sometimes, though, they offer something really worthwhile. Like this. Liquid Story BinderContinue reading “On a Free Tool For Writers”
On Relaxing, Post-Shore Leave
I. Am. Tired. A fuller post-mortem will come likely tomorrow or Tuesday, but for the nonce, a good time was had at Shore Leave. I did some panels. I signed some books. I bought a tee-shirt. I didn’t need the tee, but when I saw it, I knew I had to have it. Horton HearsContinue reading “On Relaxing, Post-Shore Leave”
On the Shore Leave 2008 Schedule
Tomorrow, the Shore Leave Convention begins in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Let’s take a look at my schedule. 🙂 Friday 10-Midnight: Meet the Pros (Hunt Valley Corridor) Saturday 3-5: Doctor Who: The Quality of Leadership (Salon A) Sunday 10-11: Doctor Who/Torchwood/Sarah Jane (Salon F) 11-12: Comics to Movies (Salon B) Hope to see some of youContinue reading “On the Shore Leave 2008 Schedule”
On This Day In Blog History
A meme, because I can’t think of anything else to write. 😉 (Actually, that’s not true. I wrote a blog post on the subway this morning. I just haven’t typed it up yet.) 3 July 2008 — That would be this. 3 July 2007 — On Doctor Who Podcasts, wherein I discuss my discovery ofContinue reading “On This Day In Blog History”