How to Recharge

June 5, 2011 in General Topics

I’m about to commit a cardinal sin (in some writing circles) and suggest that you do exactly what I did last week, whenever your time for vacation rolls around: step as far away from a keyboard as possible.
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Taking a week off.

May 23, 2011 in General Topics, Other Stuff

See you next week 🙂

Thoughts on idea generation.

May 18, 2011 in General Topics

I’ve got two more first drafts done. One is for a horror piece set in Hell, and the other is for a science fiction piece taking a look at the end of the Universe, or more specifically the survivors still left as the end of the Universe draws to a close.
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Podcast Story Review: “Boojum”, by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette

May 10, 2011 in General Topics

Remember, if you’re ever at the dockyard of some used spaceship emporium, and you’re given the choice between a massive battlecruiser, a polyalloy explorer shuttle, or a living spacecraft that tries to get your attention with glowing tentacles, I hope you’ll give the third option serious consideration. Because it’s probably given you serious consideration. This review covers Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette’s “Boojum”, as heard on the Drabblecast. It’s a story of a pirate gal and her buddy, a living spaceship with a heart of gold. Spoilers, spoilers, spoilers.
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An Update

May 4, 2011 in General Topics

So here’s another one of those regular writing status updates I’m so fond of.
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