I wish I could draw. I can't. Oh, I'm sure that I could, if only I would pick up a pencil, put it to paper, and practice day after day after day. Except that I don't think that, even with practice, that I would be able to etch out something that looked like anything. IContinue reading “On Writing, Morning and Noon and Night”
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On Wordle Artwork
For those who care about such things, I’ve made Wordles — pictures of my words — of the last week’s worth of blog postings: And of the letter I wrote to my sixteen year-old self last New Year’s: It’s just a fun thing, to see how words look. I love the font on the latter.Continue reading “On Wordle Artwork”
On a Month Until Farpoint
I realized today that we’re a month away from Farpoint. Farpoint is a science-fiction convention held north of Baltimore every February (right next to the building where I work, actually), usually right around Valentine’s Day. This year it falls the weekend after, beginning on February the 18th. I’ve been attending Farpoint since 2006, and thisContinue reading “On a Month Until Farpoint”
On Writing a New Drabble
I wrote a drabble on the train this morning. The Merlin drabble community had as one of the current prompts the word “tree.” An idea for Merlin and a magical tree instantly lodged itself in my mind a week and a half ago. It drew upon pagan mythology. I knew what the story was, IContinue reading “On Writing a New Drabble”
On Embarking Upon a New Story
Baltimore’s City Paper is running their annual short fiction contest. I knew it was coming up, but I didn’t know precisely when. I finally noticed it, in Wednesday’s edition (which, for whatever reason, I didn’t pick up until Thursday). The stories are due on the fifth. Friday. Guy Fawkes Day. I knew the story IContinue reading “On Embarking Upon a New Story”
On 15 Influential Authors
My friend Julio Angel Ortiz tagged me with this on Facebook: The Rules: Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen authors (poets included) who’ve influenced you and that will always stick with you. List the first fifteen you can recall in no more than fifteen minutes. Try to tag at least fifteen friends,Continue reading “On 15 Influential Authors”
On Winter Reading
I have never read The Sandman. It's a curious lapse in my comic book reading. I generally like Neil Gaiman's other comics work (though I was cold on 1602). The idea of a Lord of Dreams is compelling. I love Wesley Dodds, the superhero Sandman of the 1930s (and I religiously read Sandman Mystery Theatre),Continue reading “On Winter Reading”
On National Graphic Novel Writing Month
I’ll bet you didn’t know that October is National Graphic Novel Writing Month. 😎 Glenn Hauman of ComicMix describes NaGraNoWriMo thusly: The goal is simple: By October 31st, you write a script for at least a 48 page long graphic novel. Despite my employment by the comics industry, I’ve never really wanted to write forContinue reading “On National Graphic Novel Writing Month”
On a Paean to Punctuation
Today, September 24th, is National Punctuation Day. I, who have never seen a comma I didn’t like, wanted to take a moment to encourage each and every one of you, my readers, to revel in your love of and need for punctuation. Whether it is the curiosity inherent in a question mark, the certainty inContinue reading “On a Paean to Punctuation”
On Contemplating Pseudonyms
Many years ago, when I was a manager for EB Games, I told a friend of mine that I did some writing on the side and that someday I hoped to be published. "Do you write under your own name? Or do you use a pseudonym?" he asked. "Under my own name," I said. "I'veContinue reading “On Contemplating Pseudonyms”