Writing
So It Goes
Today, I am heartsick. Humanity seems to be accelerating down a path of darkness and irrationality the likes of which we have not seen in… Read More »So It Goes
The Way My Mind Works…
So, my brain has decided to write a biography. It gave me a title, This Dysfunctional Life, and an opening sentence, “This is not a… Read More »The Way My Mind Works…
The News Isn’t All Bad
Last week, I received an email telling me that my short story “Nary a Ghost of a Chance” was accepted for publication in the next… Read More »The News Isn’t All Bad
Markets? I’ve Known a Few…
I don’t understand markets. Honestly, it’s a miracle that I have ever had anything published. As some of you will know, last year I wrote… Read More »Markets? I’ve Known a Few…
Frequently Unasked Questions About…Writing (1)
1. How do you deal with writer’s block? My experience has been that creativity is like a muscle: the more you exercise it, the easier… Read More »Frequently Unasked Questions About…Writing (1)
Everything’s Connected
I don’t always connect new stories to my wider fictional universe. Most of the stories in the Antonio Van derr Wahl/Singularity cycle, for instance, only… Read More »Everything’s Connected
The Insatiable Maw Must Be Fed!
Imagine embarking on a weekly writing project. Let’s say your goal is to write three pieces a week with an average of 750 words per… Read More »The Insatiable Maw Must Be Fed!
Mixed Feelings, As Always
Yesterday, my nephew started singing “When I’m 64.” Great choice. Love the Beatles. My birthday is the 8th of July, not the 7th. And I’m… Read More »Mixed Feelings, As Always
That Was the Day That Was
So, I spent the first few hours completing the first draft of a new novella, “Land of Wonders.” It’s a kind of surreal urban fantasy… Read More »That Was the Day That Was
How’s 2023 So Far?
A couple of months ago, I attended the opening of a science fiction exhibition for which a friend of mine (Hugh Spencer) was a consultant.… Read More »How’s 2023 So Far?
Love Letter to a City
In the middle of January, I decided that I wanted to write a series of short stories set at the Canadian National Exhibition. Not sure… Read More »Love Letter to a City
At the Quarter Post
In two weeks, I have completed three short stories in a series, and all but completed a fourth. I breezed past a total of 20,000… Read More »At the Quarter Post