Last Thursday, I finally saw Birdemic (the RiffTrax Live event). It was a blast; I was hoarse for a couple days from laughing so hard. Somewhere into the opening credits, which drag on and on and on and on, it hit me: people can learn some writing lessons from watching this movie mocked by the […]
Archives for October 2012
What is Genre
Genre’s a funny thing. There are definitely genre books out there. If I pick up anything from Harlequin, I know what I’m getting (although, they do publish more than just romance). If I swing by Subterranean Press, it’s science fiction, fantasy, or horror. But even there, in those genres, things are not always so easily […]
For Your Perusal Bookstore
Last month, I posted video tours of a bookcase in my living room and another in my office. Because I try keeping the videos I make 3-5 minutes in length, I didn’t have time to focus on the pile in the bookcase in my office. (It’s the image over there to the right.) I have […]
Time to Get Back to Work
John Picacio won the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist this year. It was his eighth consecutive year nominated and his first win. On his blog, John wrote about a whirlwind weekend that had him winning a Chesley Award while at DragonCon one day, and the Hugo at Worldcon in Chicago the next. It was […]
You’re Not the Only One
This might be my favorite thing I’ve read in a couple weeks, an essay by Emily St. John Mandel about the work that goes into writing, and how — in its own way — that work is reward enough for all those hours spent in solitude. It’s not just the glimpse into the life of […]
One for the Condo
I’ve been catching up on podcasts lately. Last week at the gym, I finally listened to the Nerdist interview with Thomas Jane. Much of the interview focuses on how technology has reached a point of allowing people to make the things they want to make, put them out there, and see what happens. (Obviously, promoting […]
October (Is Made for Writing)
On his blog this morning, Paul Lamb mentioned that it’s October. October is my favorite month. (Well, when I lived in the Chicago area it was; in Texas, November is the closest we get to October up north.) It’s a great month to be outside. It’s a great month to throw open the windows and […]