Category Archives: Writers

On Second Thought…

Posted on Friday, November 2, 2012 by Keith

National Novel Writing Month started yesterday and while I have in the past made attempts at participating, I think it’s time for me to admit, more to myself than anyone else, that NaNoWriMo just isn’t for me. I’ve tried it … Continue reading →

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The Ambassador From Halloween Country Has Gone Home

Posted on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 by Keith

Ray Bradbury is dead. I don’t know when I first read one of his stories, but for as long as I can remember, he’s always been there, a figure in my mental landscape. Neil Gaiman says that Ray Bradbury invented … Continue reading →

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The Shape We’re In

Posted on Thursday, May 31, 2012 by Keith

Charlie Stross nails down some thoughts on Transhumanism/Singularity, and in the process builds a near perfect summation of all that’s wrong with it: There is a rottenness at the heart of the transhuman project, and the biggest symptom of it … Continue reading →

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Want to Save the World? Raise Taxes

Posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 by Keith

Stephen King wants to pay more taxes: If you want to pay more, pay more, they said. Tired of hearing about it, they said. Tough shit for you guys, because I’m not tired of talking about it. I’ve known rich … Continue reading →

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Amazon and the Price Fixing Wars

Posted on Monday, April 16, 2012 by Keith

Last week, the Department of Justice brought a civil suit against Apple and the Big Six publishing houses,[1] charging them with price fixing. This has a lot of people in the publishing industry intrigued, to say the least, and even … Continue reading →

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The Power of Names

Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 by Keith

Everyone knows that Mark Twain was really Samuel Longhorne Clemens. And really, if you were born with a name like that, why change it? There are several reasons to use a pseudonym: Anonymity (which goes right out the window if … Continue reading →

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Bruce Sterling Will Now Tell Your Fortune

Posted on Thursday, January 5, 2012 by Keith

If yo aren’t already, go read Bruce Sterling’s annual new years future cast, State of the World 2012. A taste: FUTURE CHANGE AS SEEN BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 1. Continue trend of seize the planet’s physical means of … Continue reading →

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The Sandbox

Posted on Friday, December 30, 2011 by Keith

Over on his blog, John Rogers is schooling us in story mechanics: If you want to know what the creators intended a show to be “about”, you can usually go back and watch the last scene of the pilot.  In … Continue reading →

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As Goes Bella, So Goes the Nation

Posted on Friday, November 18, 2011 by Keith

Over at Goodreads, they’ve discovered something interesting about the readers of the Twilight books (click the link to see the infographic): There is no more divisive book on Goodreads than Twilight. It manages to top both our Best Books Ever … Continue reading →

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Countdown to NaNoWriMo

Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 by Keith

Just a reminder that National Novel Writing Month starts 2 weeks form today. I alas will not be participating this year, at least officially, as I’m already about half way through a novel and don’t want to stop just to … Continue reading →

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