Chasing the Bard fans - Welcome!

Welcome to all fans of Phillipa Ballantine’s Chasing the Bard! You’re doubtless moseying on over here because you heard me this week on The Story So Far and are wondering about those podcasts I mentioned.
Well, look no further. You can find my collection of fantasy, science fiction, and erotica stories here. […]

No Comments »Filed under: Writing, Podcasts, Podcasting, Sculpting God, PredestinationPosted on July 18th, 2008

Entitlement mentality

This post is mostly for my own benefit, feel free to skip over it if you’re not interested in my dusty brain’s internal gear grindings. As I’ve been researching the current state of the biotech debate for my next two books, I’ve run up against a broad cultural trend that should provide me some […]

No Comments »Filed under: Writing, PodcastsPosted on June 25th, 2008

“Infected” review

“There’s nothing worse than having an itch you can never scratch.” -Leon, Blade Runner
Dr. Seuss wrote marvelous childrens books filled with clever word plays that kept them interesting for the adults that had to read them over, and over, and over. His books were like crack for two year olds who were learning […]

No Comments »Filed under: WritingPosted on May 3rd, 2008

Down From Ten

The last month have seen me taking a break from the revisions to Predestination - and from Sculpting God, to my unending shame (don’t worry, it’s coming back this week). The culprit? A new drama called “Down From Ten,” which I just finished the rough on last night. I’m taking week to […]

2 Comments »Filed under: Writing, Sculpting God, Predestination, CareerPosted on February 26th, 2008

Double your dosage - Double the insanity!

That’s right, my little droogies, the time has come once again to partake of the LinuxJournal kool-aid! This month, your humble narrator has two articles on offer - one talking about the deepest needs of desktop users, and the other reviewing, in depth, the current crop of multitrack video editors for Linux. May […]

2 Comments »Filed under: Writing, LinuxJournal, CareerPosted on February 16th, 2008

Uber-projects update

So, the last month have brought a lot of new projects, as well as desperate scramblings to keep up with existing ones. Here’s the rundown:
Down From Ten
This is a mystery/suspense/science fiction/comedy/drama film I’m writing for production, hopefully later this year if the financing comes through. More news on this as the deal […]

No Comments »Filed under: Writing, Sculpting God, CareerPosted on January 31st, 2008

The things that keep me awake at night

Well, technically speaking, it’s my circadian rhythms and copious diet of tannin flavored caffeine that keeps me awake at night. Nonetheless, this here is worth a look for those of you who are into genre fiction and wonder why genre authors don’t get no respect. The article (alas, not written by me, but […]

No Comments »Filed under: Writing, CareerPosted on January 14th, 2008