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Typealyzer

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 […]

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Animata Shadows

Jeremiah Tolbert turned me onto this interesting video about a form of motion capture that animates what appear to be Javanese shadow puppets.  Pretty neat technology. Reverse Shadow Theatre from gabor papp on Vimeo.

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Twitter / thaumatrope

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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SF Signal: MIND MELD: The Best Genre-Related Books/Films/Shows Consumed in 2008 (Part 1)

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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Character name sources

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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First snow of the season

I came out of the store and tiny crystals were drifting in the air.  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.  Everyone was walking with their faces up

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