Some highlights and lowlights of 2008
This year, particularly the second half, has seen a lot of people turn very pessimistic about, well, everything. Yeah, the economy’s slowing down. Yeah, people like me are scrambling just to make ends meet - when money goes slow everywhere, it hits the arts hard. And yeah, [...]
The folks at ClonePod liked Cold Duty so much that they ALSO bought it to run as a Christmas episode. You can find it by hitting this link here.
Cold Duty: Selected Readings from the Diary of a Gelusian Repairman is the tale of a stable boy who gets caught working on a [...]
As covered by SFFAudio, my story Cold Duty is now live at SteamPod. Head on over to hear a tale of a 100-years too early scientific and technological revolution that happens because a stable boy gets caught working on a steam engine. Steampunk memoir - and a tale very close to my heart.
When writing a period piece, whether that period is past or present, getting your terminology right is essential to maintaining the illusion. It’s also one of the easiest things to miss on a revision. Lest you think the following rant is thoroughgoing self-righteousness, let me preemptively explain that it’s not. It’s actually [...]
This weekend kept me busy - posting the latest Antithesis episode, hitting the pub with Chris Lester and Seth Harwood, and hitting Silicon in San Jose.
The wordcount meter for Down From Ten is moving again. After several weeks of solid non-stop podcasting, I couldn’t take it anymore and have picked the project that’s second on my priority list to power through. The rest of Free Will will have to wait - there’s something about the world of Down From [...]
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Here we go, boys and girls, with episode 3! Will Joss give into his conscience, or will he save his hide and get off the station as soon as possible? What’s really going on with Jim and Ali? And what else is going on in the world that might change the equation? This is [...]
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. It’s [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
Antithesis 1: Predestination and Other Games of Chance Sculpting God
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