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Monthly Archives: June 2011
CONduit Report: Gotta Let My Freak Flag Fly
I bought this decal (and a matching black one) from Carter Reid over at The Zombie Nation in the CONduit Dealers’ Room. I stuck it, as you can see, on my Toronado case. I guess this means the Lutherans up … Continue reading
CONduit Report: Peter Orullian
“Those critics who still decry [fantasy literature] for its usual lack of deep characterization do not see that it completely reverses the “real” world of the social novel — placing its heroes in a landscape directly reflecting the inner landscape … Continue reading
Library!
This is the Boise Library! I like it so much, I wrote it into Project Alpha, which isn’t even set in Boise.
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George Orwell, "Politics and the English Language"
Forget about the “Politics” in the above title and in the link below. This is not a political blog. George Orwell was a master of writing English prose. Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm are probably what you know him for. You … Continue reading
Smart Novels with Really, Really Long Plots
Two and a half cheers for Steven Erikson. I know when I write this I split my readership in half and risk losing you both. One of you is a big Erikson fan and is now offended. The other is … Continue reading
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The Good vs. the Essential
The essential thing I do, every day (maybe six days a week, maybe seven), is write. I write original pages, and I write revisions of existing pages. That is the core and necessary part of what I do. I do … Continue reading
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More Pages!
I’ve just added a Links page (over on the upper right). I’ll add more pages as time goes on, and I’ll add to the Links page, too. A quick note about the Links, and specifically about the authors I’ve linked … Continue reading
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What Characters Call Each Other
“Fifteen seconds!” snarled the Goblin, and pulled back the hammer on the pistol. “I don’t know!” I yelled. My mind was a whirl. The plan was in tatters. Was this how New York State … Continue reading
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