On Living in the Future
As I type these words, I’m listening to my friend Mary Robinette Kowal read from an updated version of her first novel, …
Countdown to Distinction: Launch Day
They say it’s the most important part of Comedy. They say it’s Everything. They say a lot of things about timing, but …
The Best Kind of Gift
When I was young, I was told a number of lies about giving gifts. The first and most egregious of these was …
On the Flip Side
Last weekend was one of my few guaranteed social engagements of the year, a Science Fiction convention called RadCon. It’s a three …
A very good evening
Tonight was a good night. The early part of my day was spent reflecting on a job interview that absolutely bombed, and …
Math, and why it matters
If you hate freedom, you might want to skip to the next blog in your daily rotation, or read some website that …
And here we go again
It’s November, aka “the month where I no longer have any excuses not to finish this book.” Insomnia and preparation for a …
Out the Door
The biggest, and most effective tool in separating amateur and professional writers is the submissions process. Historically, it involved typing (or causing …
in the deep, dark night-time of night
So we have moved. In a new bed which was not cheap, in a new neighborhood which is similarly priced, I still …
January 5, 230
Not a typo. Weighed in for the first time in two months, and was neither surprised nor pleased by the result. I …