According to the Typealyzer the writing on my website indicates that I am a ESTP or one of “The Doers.” The active and play-ful type. They are especially attuned to people and things around them and often full of energy, talking, joking and engaging in physical out-door activities. The Doers are happiest with action-filled work […]
Paul Cornell asked a group of SF writers to list their favorite Christmas movies. Answering the question are Lou Anders, Mike Carey, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Steven Moffat, C.E. Murphy, Kim Newman, John Picacio, Chris Roberson, John Scalzi, Stephen Segal, Shanna Swendson, Sean Williams, and me.
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Jeremiah Tolbert turned me onto this interesting video about a form of motion capture that animates what appear to be Javanese shadow puppets. Â Pretty neat technology. Reverse Shadow Theatre from gabor papp on Vimeo.
Thaumatrope is a new twitterzine that delivers 140 character stories. You think that’s impossible? Check out horror story and see what you think. The first issue also has an interview with Scalzi and fiction by Kenneth Newquist. Oh, I’m particularly proud to be in the first issue because of this bit from the About page:
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I just had two experiences today which demonstrated that old aphorism, “Ignorance is bliss.” For instance, I would have enjoyed this evening’s episode of Dr. Who more if I hadn’t gone to Launchpad. The episode involved powering a giant converter for the Daleks with a blast of gamma radiation from giant solar flare. Except, the
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My new column at AMC is up on The Evolution of Women in Fantasy Movies. Like with anything else, if you watch enough fantasy movies over a long enough period of time, you’ll start to notice certain trends emerging. Today we’re going to take a look at one of those trends: The evolution of women
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I participated in this week’s Mind Meld at SF Signal on The Best Genre-Related Books/Films/Shows Consumed in 2008 Q: What were the best genre-related books, movies and/or shows you consumed in 2008? [We also added this note: They don’t have to have been released in 2008. Feel free to choose just some of the genres
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Paper Forest spotted this stunning wreath at Cardboard Safari. It’s like a decoration and a puzzle in one.
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One more test. Still nothing to see here, another test to see if the Wordbook plugin works.
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While I’m at it, here are some place name generators. Largely I use the Ever-changing Book of Names, if I can’t come up with something on my own, but this is a handy set of online resources. Nine French Boys has a lot of generators that are pretty decent. Scroll down the page for their
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There are times when I’m writing and I’ll give a character a name that feels good, then realize that I’ve got two other characters whose name sounds just like that or looks too similar on the page. Like I had a story with Josie and Jodie. Not okay. It’s confusing for the reader. So when
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12:08 Just finished “Thunderer” by Felix Gilman, which is a complex and powerful novel. Read it. Highly recommended. # 20:53 Snowing! #
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I came out of the store and tiny crystals were drifting in the air. Â They weren’t even snowflakes, more like glitter. As people stepped out their doors for the first time, they all seemed to repeat the same thing, “It’s snowing!” even when there wasn’t someone with them. Â Everyone was walking with their faces up
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I’ve met Vera Nazarian at several cons and know her online. Not once did she let on that she was dealing with anything unpleasant in her life, let alone stuff of this magnitude. Please Help Vera Save her House
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My column at AMC is up and this time we cover the question of pets in fantasy. Also I’m happy to announce that my column now has a title — Reel Fantasy. Many thanks to Berry who suggested it when I asked for help. Drop me a line with your mailing address and I’ll send
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