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1/1/11 — Happy New Year!
So, the New Year is here. It stretches before us as an unblemished slate. What will you write upon it? I have one resolution this year: Reduction I figure that covers just about everything. And on the other hand…anything toward … Continue reading
Making NaNo Fun
I always enjoy National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). I’ve looked forward to November since 2003. I’ve finished my 50k words 3 out of 7 years, and gotten one published novel and one that is in solid second draft stage (though … Continue reading
What are the key elements of Steampunk?
I have a notion of some of them: Victorian sensibilities, machinery out-of-time, adventuresome ideals…but I know that I don’t fully understand the genre. Having received a challenge to write a Steampunk novel for NaNoWriMo and having gleefully accepted (because I’ve … Continue reading
Who's Your Hero?
I was watching an episode of the latest British incarnation of ROBIN HOOD the other day, and I was struck by something… ROBIN HOOD is the English SUPERMAN, isn’t he? In America, we are constantly re-envisioning the Superman story — … Continue reading
Baby steps
Well, here we go. Over the next few weeks, I will be learning how this interface works, so things will be in a state of flux, but I will finally have a new home for the website that will be … Continue reading