Journal

All right. I have the microphone out, and I’m set to record so I figure why not be silly. In the comments below, drop in your favorite quote — historic, fiction, film, radio… you name it. I will record it with either the puppet voice, or the phone sex voice. You can make requests about

Last year at the Chicago Worldcon, I had the pleasure of meeting Emma Newman, whose debut novel I had quite enjoyed. At this year’s WorldCon, she invited me to be on her podcast Tea and Jeopardy. I’ve enjoyed listening to episodes as it’s a mix of interview and radio play, and great fun.  I was

I will admit that I laughed out loud when the reporter said, “You’re a happy fellow.” (If you can’t see the video, go here.)

This was recorded at the “Out of Excuses Retreat,” and the questions came from our attendees. Here are the questions! (You’ll have to listen for the answers.) How have your opinions on self-publishing changed in the last few years? What did you find difficult early in your career? How did you address this? What do

The thought bubble over the first cat’s head is, “Wait… Is that a balloon?”

This is an amazing series of photographs by Charles Fréger. For the past two years, he’s been taking photos of pagan rituals, which are still active. So far, he’s visited nineteen countries for the “Wilder Mann” series. The photos are eerie and beautiful. Go look at the entire set. When you arrive on the site, use

The problem with only needing six hours of sleep is that when I go to bed early, I wake up while it’s still dark. 3:30 is a time that should only come once per day, if you ask me. My body looks at the dark outside, and the time and decides that it’s still tired.

During recent conversations, I’ve become aware of three things. When I say that I think about writing for audio, people imagine radioplays. The way I think about writing has been influenced by also being an audiobook narrator. Some of the writing for audio stuff would actually be useful for other writers. So… here we have