My wife thought this week’s story was very Connie Willis-y, which is high praise indeed. You can judge for yourself: Read “Armor” at 512 Words or Fewer ~CKL
Month: August 2009
Friday Flash Fiction: “The World Crime League”
I know what you’re thinking. They may look silly in those tin-can helmets, but you don’t want to underestimate these guys. Especially not Bruce. SRSLY Read “The World Crime League” at 512 Words or Fewer ~CKL
I Have No Excuse: FFNF09
Yes, it really has been six months since I posted the last installment of FREEFALL: No Fate, and no, I have no excuse. I’ve had this entire serial outlined for years, and each chapter is less than 3,000 words. I…
Cory Doctorow on Self-Publishing!
Jasper here, with some commentary from Hugo-nominated science fiction author Cory Doctorow! Cory’s latest Guardian column is about “Why free ebooks should be part of the plot for writers,” but he also addresses the question of self-publishing: [W]hy do we…
All the Joe You Need
G.I. Joe, that is. Why spend money on a crappy movie when you can see the music video for free? Especially when the music video has, arguably, bigger stars* and better writing than the feature film? The Ballad of G.I….
QuoteBusters: Lincoln didn’t say that.
Bayla here with some actual facts. I know, you probably didn’t expect to find those on the Internet. Just deal with it. While catching up with my blogs last week, I saw The Quotations Page‘s “Quote of the Day” for…
The Stigma of Self-Publishing, Redux!
Hello aspiring writers! Jasper here with some more FREE ADVICE for you on self-publishing. It comes from THE INTERNET, so you know it’s good! First of all, thriller writer Joe Konrath has the definitive answer to the question: “Should You…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Don’t Fence Me In”
I am not generally a fan of the Western genre, but I did love Firefly and Deadwood. And I’m starting to recognize the structure and the tropes in other works. Outland, anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Also: I recently started reading Scalped,…
Fifteen Sticky Movies
(Dear Facebook friends: I appreciate the thought when you “tag” me in your “notes,” but instead of wrestling with Facebook’s user-hostile interface and hiding my content inside their walled garden, I choose to post my omphaloskepsistic lists on the public…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Mutiny”
Back when Star Trek: The Next Generation was on the air, I got a little annoyed with them in the third season when they had a whole run of episodes with titles of the form “The [X]:” “The Enemy,” “The…