(This is the sixth installment of Dice Tales, an ongoing series of posts about RPGs as storytelling.) *** If you’re the sort of person who likes to outline your novels to a fare-thee-well before writing them, playing an RPG may … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Someone I know is writing an article about aspects of science fiction, and has been looking at the evolution of the genre in addition to parallel readings of various kinds. So a lot of our conversations have been about science … Continue reading
Colored 3 X 5s Before computers did more than behave as glorified typewriters, and could perform only one task at a time, I needed a second organizational tool. I was still learning the shape of a scene, pacing, plot structure, … Continue reading
It’s cold as a dog, and the wind northeast. The windows of the office are rattling. Just another winter’s day in Ditsville. Even the mice are sleeping in. Which is what I’m doing when the Dame yells, “I lost my … Continue reading
Since I’ve moved to Oakland, I’ve frequently observed that we don’t have winter here. During those months labeled “winter” on the calendar we get rain (at least now that the drought is broken) and the occasional blustery day, but so … Continue reading
When Darwin and I go somewhere and talk to actual people, we run into awkwardness. Part of it is my fault. I’m not used to my husband yet. My entire life I was explicitly and implicity taught by everyone I … Continue reading
My daughter, Kristine, reads constantly. She is, in fact, sitting in the living room reading Lord of the Rings with a stack of history books and Jane Austen-related material next to her chair. She gets her exercise by walking to … Continue reading
The redwoods have been getting their fair share of the rain, and I’ve been holed up with a pile of wonderful books. Some of these came from my gigantic “To Be Read” bookshelf and others fall under the category of … Continue reading
The Unpleasantness at Baskerville Hall Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries 4 by Chris Dolley An escaped cannibal, a family curse … and Reginald Worcester turning up on the doorstep. Could things get any worse for the Baskerville-Smythe family? As the … Continue reading
H is for health. Writers are prone to a variety of health challenges, both physical and mental. It’s important to develop strategies to combat these problems—ideally, before they reach career-stopping levels. As an initial matter, writers must create a working … Continue reading