I’m feeling very tired, but also rather triumphant. I’ve just finished a 135,000-word military sci-fi manuscript, of which about half is new work and the other half revised older work. It’s taken me five weeks of flat-out hard work, but it’s been worth it. I think the elements that have been incorporated into this MS… Continue reading Light blogging tonight
Tag: Writing
Late night thoughts
It’s been a long day, but very satisfying. I’ve just finished Part 3 of the five-part manuscript I’m working on. It’s been bugging me for well over a year, trying to make this introductory book of a proposed series hang together. There are a series of interlocking problems I’ve been trying to tackle, with limited… Continue reading Late night thoughts
Blogging and writing
Many thanks to everyone who’s commented at my post last night about ‘Re-evaluating this blog‘. I appreciate all the input, and I’m going through it and assessing the blog in the light of what you’ve had to say. While I’m doing that, a number of you made enthusiastic noises about wanting to read my fiction. … Continue reading Blogging and writing
In Memoriam: Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury, one of the greatest names in science fiction and fantasy, has died. The Los Angeles Times reports: Bradbury’s daughter confirmed his death to the Associated Press on Wednesday morning. She said her father died Tuesday night in Southern California. Author of more than 27 novels and story collections — most famously “The Martian… Continue reading In Memoriam: Ray Bradbury
“How Short Can A Very Short Story Be?”
That’s a question asked by Robert Krulwich on his blog at NPR. I won’t quote his answer here, as it’s not very long and I don’t want to steal traffic from his blog. I highly recommend clicking over there and reading what he has to say for yourself. However, I was unable to hold back… Continue reading “How Short Can A Very Short Story Be?”
Victor Borge would have loved this!
I’m sure many readers are familiar with the late Victor Borge and his ‘phonetic punctuation’. In case you’re not, here’s an example. Mr. Borge would doubtless be delighted to learn of changes in the way we punctuate our language – not to mention many innovative punctuation marks. The Wall Street Journal reports: Internet culture generally… Continue reading Victor Borge would have loved this!
Doofus Of The Day #519
Today’s award goes to one ‘Clarkerry’, who seems to have bats in his belfry about my blogbuddy and bestselling author, Larry Correia. He’s accused Larry of being a ‘blatant racist’ who ‘hates white men – but still finds their women hot’. I’ve worked with Larry on a major firearms forum for many years, followed by… Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #519
Light blogging tonight
I’m a tired puppy. Miss D. and I have been catching up with what we left behind during our recent trip to Ohio and Indiana. She’s off to Dragoncon tomorrow with Oleg and Mad Mike, so it’s been a hectic day of tying up loose ends and making preparations. I haven’t had much time for… Continue reading Light blogging tonight
Of authors and insults
I was amused to find a collection of “The 30 Harshest Author-on-Author Insults In History” over at FlavorWire. Here are a few examples. Robert Louis Stevenson on Walt Whitman: “… like a large shaggy dog just unchained scouring the beaches of the world and baying at the moon.” Lord Byron on John Keats: “Here are… Continue reading Of authors and insults
Readers wanted
Many of you will remember that a couple of years ago, I posted the first six chapters of a military sci-fi novel on my companion blog, ‘Books Under Construction‘, and invited comment. Since then I’ve been through an awful lot (which you can read about over there), but I’ve completely re-written that novel several times,… Continue reading Readers wanted