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Want to be a writer or just live like one? Walk 4 days in my shoes and maybe you’ll take up chartered accountancy instead! Thursday, July 7th: I get to work early. And by early, I mean 8am. I’m not a farmer, for fucksake. I’m a copywriter by day, and as long as I show
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I’m starting a bit of a new feature, showcasing my love of strange confectionery classics. The locally distributed, the under-appreciated, the historic, the truly fringe candy that I search out when I go to the local druggist. I spent well over 30 years not really understanding what NECCO Wafers were, despite having been a fan
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It’s been a while since I’ve written a podcast script for Cobalt City Adventures Unlimited. But we’ve just posted the last episode of the current story (which our producer busted her ass to make astounding). So we need more material. There’s no way around that. We’re geared up to do fillers before the third season,
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Expectations are a funny thing. For the sake of this analogy, consider Starbucks as an example. In my mind, speculative fiction, urban fantasy in particular, has been a lot like Starbucks. (I agree there are exceptions, of course, so untwist your chainmail BVDs.) A coffee purist might be quick to dismiss the ubiquitous coffee purveyor;
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Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight was the best, and worst thing to happen to superhero movies in the past decade. The new Green Lantern movie, currently playing in theaters is a prime example of that. Now, cool your experimental fighter jets before you jump to conclusions. I really liked Green Lantern. I might not find the
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This year, many of my writing compatriots winged off to Austin for World Horror Con the week after Norwescon. Not only was Joe Lansdale there one of the featured guests, it was in Austin! Of all the cities in Texas, it’s the only one I would consider going to. So I made a vow that
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Prevailing logic states that there are two things that you really shouldn’t talk about with strangers. One is politics. Long time readers of this blog know I’ve violated that one at least once. I’m trying for the other one tonight. Let’s talk about religion. In specific, let’s talk about faith. I know what you’re thinking,
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It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. Sounds like the perfect time for an update! Writing: I took the initiative to re-prioritize a few projects, so that bought me a bit of breathing room. I have two stories out making the rounds and one I need to revise and resubmit. I have
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The advantages of having an Art Director as part of Timid Pirate are numerous. Among those advantages is the occasional surprise Gato Loco art that shows up in my inbox. Ladies and gentlemen, I present everyone’s favorite cycle-riding vigilante detective, astride his bike, Shadow, courtesy of J. Madmardigan.
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The other day I was talking with the delightfully dark and inspired Berit Ellingsen who writes, among other things, The Empty City (which you should go check out). The subject was about writing outside of our cultural comfort zones. I thought I had covered this in a previous post, but it turns out, I only
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