Daily Archives: January 25, 2010

We3: A Very Short Review

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

Although this has been out for a while, wow! it is so good, you should not miss it.  You like pets on a quest?  Kitties and bunnies?  How about soulless military-research facilities?  Implacable cyborg combat mayhem?   Draw a Venn diagram … Continue reading →


Share
Posted in comics, Reviews | Leave a comment

Massaging Tense Verbs

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

The first sentence of your story tells the reader quite a lot.  It sets mood, gives setting clues, and establishes point of view.  It also tells the reader what tense you’ve settled on. This is more important than most people … Continue reading →


Share
Posted in Writers on Writing | Leave a comment

Le Guin on the Google Settlement: Continued Discussion

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

The Petition Letter to the Judge of the Google Book Settlement will be  submitted to Judge Chin on January 26th, 2010, with the names of the  365  authors who signed it with me. I am proud to be in their … Continue reading →


Share
Posted in Writers on Writing | 26 Comments

Sociopathy

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

When it comes to finding a really effective villain for a story or novel, there’s nothing quite like mining the psychological texts for appropriate personality types. Your common or garden psychopath makes an easy target–serial killers are a staple, along … Continue reading →


Share
Posted in Blogs, horses | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments