Monthly Archives: September 2011

Sequels and Expectations

Posted on September 5, 2011 by David

When you write the first book in a series, you can do anything you want. When you write the second, you can still do anything you want… but whatever you do that repeats or echoes the first book, becomes part … Continue reading →

Posted in How to Write | Tagged Dan Simmons, E.J. Patten, Harry Potter, Hyperion, J.K. Rowling, Return to Exile, Sequels, Story Monkeys | Leave a comment

Outsider Genius: Skip Spence

Posted on September 4, 2011 by David

And here is Skip Spence:

Posted in Song | Tagged Books of Moses, Skip Spence | Leave a comment

Outsider Genius: Blaze Foley

Posted on September 3, 2011 by David

I spent several evenings at World Con in Reno the other week filking. Filk is (and probably always will be) something of an outsider art. I’m going to honor the filkers I met and heard this weekend by posting songs … Continue reading →

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Bully That

Posted on September 2, 2011 by David

Here’s the audio / sham video for “Bully That” (lyrics posted earlier this week). Sorry, I meant to capo it up into G minor, but I forgot until I already had most of the tracks down in the E minor … Continue reading →

Posted in Song | Tagged Bully That, E.J. Patten, Filk, Phineas Pimiscule, Return to Exile | 4 Comments

Witchy Hillary

Posted on September 1, 2011 by David

The Kings of Cahokia (and its Queens, of which they have had many, for Ohioan rules of inheritance, including its laws of royal succession, do not favor the male of the species over the female) have long had a mysterious … Continue reading →