I’ve never had any real interest in writing comics. Except for Hawkman. I don’t know what it is about Hawkman, but I just love Hawkman. In particular, I love what Tim Truman, John Ostrander, and Graham Nolan did on Hawkworld in the early 1990s, even though that’s the point where DC Comics took Hawkman continuityContinue reading “On Comics Musings”
Category Archives: Writing
On Geeking Out
I had two packages waiting for me at home when I got home from work last night. One was from WhoNA. The other, a surprise, was from the UK. I’d received my contributor’s copy of Doctor Who: Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership. And, because I’d ordered one from WhoNA earlier in the week, thinkingContinue reading “On Geeking Out”
On “The Spindle of Necessity”
It’s out. The Doctor Who anthology, Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership, is making its way into readers hands as I type this. Some of the authors and readers have had the book for about two weeks; I myself should be getting a copy a little later this week. I have a story in theContinue reading “On “The Spindle of Necessity””
On Words I’ve Used Today
“Inhumanization.” Hum. I think I’m going to change that to “dehumanization.” No, I like “inhumanization.” It’s less well known.
On Runic Writing
On occasion, I’ve deployed my skills in utilizing J.R.R. Tolkien’s Tengwar writing system. And while I have a large collection of different types of Tengwar fonts and know how to use them, the Runic fonts I’ve never used. I have them. I just don’t use them. But then, I am a self-described “font whore.” YouContinue reading “On Runic Writing”
On the Taxman’s Bite
I can think of no more appropriate song for today than the Beatles’ “Taxman.” Last weekend I did my federal income taxes. No real surprises there. I had extra money withheld from each paycheck each pay period to account for tax liabilities on writing income. And I calculated it pretty close to right. Still gettingContinue reading “On the Taxman’s Bite”
On Fun Lines I’ve Written
No, I’m not going to give you the context: “I am told that Attorney General Mukasey has a lucrative side career as a professional Hellboy impersonator.” I realize it’s not half as funny as I think it is. Doesn’t matter. It amuses me, and that‘s what matters. 😆
On the Magical Editing Pen
I have a magical editing pen. It is red. It uses gel ink. It writes smoother than any pen I have ever known. It fits my hand like no other pen I have ever owned. It is magical. Gel ink is so beautiful. It’s vibrant. It’s heavy. It looks like absolutely nothing else. It’s aContinue reading “On the Magical Editing Pen”
On The Quality of Leadership — Go For Launch
Though I wrote about this anthology nearly two months back, I can now safely say that Big Finish’s Doctor Who anthology, Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership, is “go for launch.” The book has been approved by the BBC. The stories pass muster. We authors, like myself, didn’t break the playground toys. The book’s line-upContinue reading “On The Quality of Leadership — Go For Launch”
On the Farpoint Experience
Yesterday wrapped up my third Farpoint. Held in the same hotel as Shore Leave, Farpoint strikes me as a kinder, gentler, Shore Leave. Or as someone said on Saturday (and I think it may have been Keith DeCandido) — Shore Leave-Lite. It’s the same sorts of guests. The same sorts of programming and the sameContinue reading “On the Farpoint Experience”