First: the ObPromotionalBit: A half-faun PI. A girl who sees Death. Magic that runs on electricity. NYC. You know it’s gonna be a party… Go on, check it out. Ahem. And now, onward to the writing neep. So, today I started working on the second mystery project. And The first thing I did was take […]
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Another in my on-going occasional series of guest posts from Writers I’m Reading. In this case, it’s Myke Cole, whose first novel, SHADOW OPS #1: CONTROL POINT, hit the shelves recently. I’m an old hand at military SF (that was how I got into SF in the first place) and the military has its roots
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Lunacon was a lovely time – slightly weird, since I was day-tripping it, but I came out the other side feeling far more rested than usual, so I’ll call the experiment a success (when you live half an hour drive from the hotel, why not sleep in your own bed at night?). There were the
[Practical Meerkat] On Craft: The Boss and the Through-Line Read More »
Reading my old LiveJournal entries (I do that, periodically, to revisit places and emotions) and I can across this entry from 2007, which deserves to be pulled out and set fresh: “Doesn’t matter who you are, or what you’re trying to get done: Ass in Chair is still a valid and effective means to the
Thinking About Thinking About Doing the Writing (Practical Meerkat revisits) Read More »
So I’m closing in on 20k words on “From Whence You Came†and I realize that – unlike all the other characters – there are two who have no names, who are only referred to by their job description/titles. And they’re important minor characters, with dialogue and roles to play in the action. So they
Sometimes, the subtle sneaks up on you. Read More »