admin | March 31, 2007
Well, the verdict is in from my official First Reader (a.k.a. my wife, Wendy): my latest story is worthy! In Wendy’s words, “Send it out!” So that’s great news. Now, I just have to get the NEXT one started!
On a side note, I saw the movie 300 today, and really loved it. Everything about the [...]
admin | March 30, 2007
I finished the first draft of a short story today! And it feels great!
I have no idea if the story’s any good, but at least it’s done. Believe it or not, this was the first story I’ve written from scratch in many months. In fact, it took some real mental gymnastics for me to get [...]
admin | March 29, 2007
Sometimes, as fast as you want to get where you’re going, the world around you just slows you down. Every redlight along the way switches on as you approach. People pull out in front of you, then creep along at half the speed you want to go. Though you want to run down the hall [...]
admin | March 28, 2007
I’m a huge jazz fan, so I might be biased…but I just heard a cut called “Where Y’all At?” from Wynton Marsalis’ new CD, From the Plantation to the Penitentiary…and I think it kicks ass. You might want to check it out. Not only does it slam the current State of the Union, but it [...]
admin | March 28, 2007
The writer’s dichotomy: I love writing more than almost anything…but it’s so much easier to do almost anything other than write. That challenge, of course, is one of the things that makes me love writing so much–the inner struggle that sometimes ends with a beautiful or at least unique creation. But sometimes, it’s almost impossible [...]
admin | March 23, 2007
My current top-ranked favorite Cool Thing: people who chew gum while they’re working out in the gym. Yes, of course I’m dazzled by their ability to chew gum while running on a treadmill or banging out reps on the weight bench. It humbles me when I realize that these folks have an especially high degree [...]
The Fictioneer will be appearing at World Fantasy 36, set for October 28-31, 2010 in Columbus, Ohio.
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