When I started writing science fiction, I had a few “general” first readers who would read what I wrote, and very few, if any “in-community” readers steeped in the language and tropes of science fiction. I was very glad that … Continue reading
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The biggest message I have right now for aspiring writers is: think about your audience. Think about the “end user” and purpose of the product you are creating.
Continue readingThanks to Greek amphorae, we have a large number of images showing Greek and Hellenistic life (other areas of the Mediterranean influenced by Greece). This little picture illustrates the all-in form of Greek wrestling called pankration. Pankration never went away … Continue reading
Geico-cavemanHumans now appear to officially have been able to a) have “relations” with Neanderthals; and b) have “issue” from those relations.
Continue readingIt is a very different place today, but as a child going over to Riverside with my grandmother, I was afraid of the high walls and gates and big grass lawns and “barrack” type buildings of the Sherman Indian Institute. … Continue reading
According to JJ Abrams’ TED talk, “Mystery is the catalyst for imagination.” He said that at times, he started thinking that mystery is more important than imagination. Also according to JJ, creativity and filmmaking is now “democratized” due to the … Continue reading
Some people know the funny, odd story behind my first professionally-published science fiction story, “The Ballad of Jonny Punkinhead,” which appeared in the “New Writers” issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in 1996. My little creature was … Continue reading
I am an expert on international science fiction because many of its best authors are my Farmville and Facebook friends, like Gio Clairval. (that’s a joke). It’s very funny that Gio’s blog mentions the film Avatar, commenting that the film … Continue reading
Uhhhh . . . huuuhhh . . . If you want to hear what a dope I sound like on the radio, plus with allergic stuffiness, listen to Podcast #52 of Seattle Geekly. I LOVE Shannon and Matt of Seattle … Continue reading
I know many of my friends are interested in sustainable agriculture and have justifiable reservations about the incredible prevalence of genetically-modified foodstuffs and other products in our lives today. One writer is going to try to go a whole “Month Without Monsanto” to see if she can eliminate all of these pervasive products from her food, clothing and household for 30 days . . .
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