Like Jon Stewart (the Daily Show host whose blurb appears on the cover–not the Green Lantern), I loved this book. It’s got a very PS238 feel, albeit on a smaller scale. Author Josh Lieb does a nice job of balancing…
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Comic Book Report: Star Trek New Frontier
I cannot recommend this book. It collects “Turnaround,” a five-issue miniseries published by IDW in 2008. And while I realize it’s part of an ongoing storyline, there’s just too much “continuity bingo”–which is a phrase I just made up to…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Practice”
I don’t remember why, but while driving around earlier this week I wondered aloud to D what the world might be like if people were fans of things besides TV shows and movies–if, for example, there was a fandom for…
I am a Professional Writer
Received today: Payment for some of my Wired How-To Wiki articles. And there’s more where that came from.
Scalzi on Self-Publishing!
Jasper here, with more on self-publishing, this time from New York Times bestselling author and multiple Hugo Award winner John Scalzi! From his “Quick Note on Self-Publishing”: [I]f you are going to self-publish, for the love of all that is…
The ORC Equations
Download PDF Last weekend, at OryCon 31, I ran two Open Read & Critique (ORC) sessions. I’ve done writing workshops before, but this was my first experience with the ORC format (called “rogue workshops” in other places). There were a…
Done and done
I wrote 10,700 words of fiction today, bringing my total for NaNoWriMo to just under 52,000 words, which got me this lovely parting gift: I may post more about this year’s experience later, but for now, here are some totally…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Rieta Linbitter’s Backstory”
Apologies if you stayed up late last night waiting for this week’s story. Blame Ignite Portland 7. Read “Rieta Linbitter’s Backstory” at 512 Words or Fewer
Um, gee, thanks, Facebook…
…but I think you may have confused me with someone else. Screenshot: I’m not saying I wouldn’t want to be Ray Bradbury‘s friend. I just don’t think he would click “confirm” on that request. What I’d really like to know…