We Write!
Recently I read a novel written in the early nineties and experienced a mild shock when one of the characters told another that he had made a Xerox of an important document. Way back then… hardly anybody had a scanner, and Xerox was a household word. But it’s been a long, long time since I... Continue Reading →
A mistake that creeps in to a lot of work is the monoculture - the whole idea that all x share the same views and culture. That tends to tag onto the notion that culture is both somehow genetic and consists of interesting costumes and food. I can't really blame schools for this, not entirely,... Continue Reading →
Do you ever wonder if you’re doing the writer equivalent of typecasting? Not your characters; yourself. Do your readers look at your newest publication and say, “Oh, another book by so-and-so. It’ll have a car chase in chapter one, a bomb will go off near the middle, and the main character will fall for someone... Continue Reading →
There is a chance that the light at the end of the tunnel won't be an oncoming train. Look, it's not that I hate change. Depends on the change and what it is. But I hate change that messes with my writing routine. Why? Well, because if it were possible, I'd simply upload the story... Continue Reading →
I'm at a bit of a loss for what to call this chapter. It may actually be only the first part. I'm ... writing something serially is weird, and full of ... It requires a certain Semper Gumbi attitude. Which is no doubt good for me. Anyway, Mrs. Dave's schedule has changed, yet again. It's... Continue Reading →
My apologies, everyone, but real life is kicking my ass and has been for the last few weeks. I'll be honest, I simply don't have the mindspace right now for a post. So, I'm turning the blog over to you until this afternoon when the Kilted One takes over. Ask your questions, suggest topics, just... Continue Reading →
We're all a mish-mash of experiences and talents. The system for finding writers rather like the brute force approach taken by Bosch (of the Haber-Bosch process) to finding a catalyst that would make sequestering those precious nitrates (in the form of Ammonia) from the air cheaply and effectively. They just tried a lot of substances,... Continue Reading →
So, we are drawing close to the final confrontation between the forces of Good and Evil, or perhaps in this case, less bad and really evil. We have our nomadic-for-the-moment horse herders, our sophisticated-at-a-price urban dwellers, and a system built on something that the horsemen (and one hopes the readers) consider to be beyond the... Continue Reading →
A day or three ago, I started to see some interesting signs on social media. Comments about the big ebook distributor, Draft 2 Digital. Then I saw the actual link, and boy, did it catch my attention. I'm afraid I waxed rather sarcastic in my initial comments about the whole thing in private. I shouldn't,... Continue Reading →
I'd like to use this morning's article to ask you, fellow writers and readers, to share the tips, techniques and aids that help you write. For example, I know many of us (Sarah, Kate, Dorothy and I) have feline assistants, as Breaking Cat News so aptly portrayed earlier this week (click the image below to... Continue Reading →
Mad Genius Club 