Hard Historical Fiction vs Soft Historical Fiction
It appears that the same divide that exists in science fiction also exists in historical fiction
Creativity, Writing
writer's life, Writing
Writing Pitfall: Cool Solution Looking for a Problem
For the “Cool Solution looking for a Problem” to work, the experts in your story need to be smarter than your target audience
critical thinking, Space
Should we change the meaning of astronaut?
I met an astronaut once, and it wasn’t Richard Branson.
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
Author Brand Identity
I recently participated in an author’s workshop where a very well-established, multiple-title-best-selling indie author offered advice to the rest of
critical thinking, Politics, society
How an edit button would kill Twitter, maybe
I hope twitter never adds an edit button. The ramifications of it would probably kill Twitter.
Creativity, LOTR, Writing
Plot Threads versus Sub-Plots
Well … a blog post that discusses both The Lord of the Rings and Friends? This oughta be good…
critical thinking, education, Social Discourse
When reputation overstays his welcome (part 1)
We can all name a university that has an amazing reputation but how well does that reputation reflect the quality of their most recent graduates?
education, errata, society
Of Peacocks and Practical Jokes
Then there was the time we created a news network, a revolution, and a plot to kidnap a person. All because of peacocks.
errata
The Shadow of Steve Jobs, Part 1
Back in the heyday of the original tech bubble, I worked in a small new media shop in Toronto.