Whiling Away the Dreary Days
Am avoiding writing. Here, have a Christmas skull.
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Looper: On What Makes a Hero
Note: Post contains ALL THE SPOILERS for this film. The shift to gritty fantasy over the last couple decades has been a long time coming. I’d argue that those of us who grew up watching heroes like Snake Pliskin and Mad Max and Ellen Ripley but reading about smarmy do-good boys with birthmarks and
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On Hiatus – But Probably Still Alive
It occurred to me today that I’m dangerously close to burnout, and as I’m about to head down the rabbit hole with RAPTURE promo in early November, now is probably a good time to take a break from being social and actually knuckle down and get to work. I’ve managed to get really far behind
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“To whom are you referring?” vs. “Who are you talking about?” Writing the Way People Talk
I make the bulk of my living as a corporate copywriter and freelancer. That means I spend a lot of time writing spam and junk mail. Oh, I could tell you I write “marketing collateral” or I “develop B 2B and B2C messaging campaigns” but unless you’re actually in marketing and advertising, that’s probably
WorldCon Schedule
So, hey, I’ve been a little distracted the last couple of weeks. But the good news is that it appears I have a more-or-less final schedule for WorldCon in Chicago from August 31st-September 3rd. I expect this schedule to change slightly before and perhaps even during the con (there appears to be some disorganization in
All Quiet on the Apocalyptic Front
So you may remember that I’m finishing up this book, RAPTURE. It’s the final book in the Bel Dame Apocrypha, about Nyx and her mad gang of magicians, mercenaries, and shapeshifters. It’s got bugs and beheadings. It’s also due to my publisher on April 30th. Learning how to balance book marketing/promo/public presence with actual writing
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Steve Jobs and the Trouble with Investing in Junk
I was strangely broken up this morning to hear about the death of Steve Jobs . It took me a good long while to work out why the hell I’d be upset about some corporate toy maker dying. Then I realized why I was upset, and it kinda pissed me off. On the face of
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This is a Post
It is full of things. 1) Xmas. I would like one. But I have a deadbeat landlord who still has not returned our security deposit, though he signed a lease with new tenants three weeks ago. So, no presents for us. Hopefully it will come by week’s end. Then: I will click the Amazon “buy”
WIP: Iron Maiden
In the beginning we were a Legion of 500 worlds – intrepid warriors, travelers, seers and mystics. The first world to fall was Moswen, along the Outer Rim, swallowed by a foreign sun at the edge of known space. The second was Jung Mei. She fell from the Core – spinning, breathless, screaming – and