How a Scene Evolves from First Draft to Last
Rewriting a scene is where the magic happens. First drafts are usually crap (although sometimes they have nuggets of brilliance). […]
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
Creativity
Creativity, music
Creepy stalkerish “love songs”
Why do some creepy songs fail to get a reputation for being creepy? Whenever you mention the topic of creepy
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
Rejection: Living the Writer’s Life
This is the first year that I’ve made an effort to make money from writing fiction. The decision to start
Creativity, Science Fiction, Social Discourse, Writing
No Consensus on the Best Science Fiction of 2014
What does it say that the four top awards for science fiction had zero consensus on what deserved to be
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
The year in writing (so far)
Recently published stories: I’ve noticed that some writers like to keep tabs on how their year as a writer is
critical thinking, Social Discourse, writer's life
Hugo Awards 2015: Justice Served or Much Ado About Nothing?
So, the most hyped, bitterly fought and controversial Hugo Awards season has come and gone. The ?Sad Puppies? and ?Rabid
Creativity, music
Transformative cover songs
One thing that my partner and I disagree on is cover songs. As often as not, her first exposure to
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
The long, painful journey from long fiction to short
A year ago I would have told you that I can’t write short fiction, that I need to write stories
Jurassic World, Movies, Science Fiction, Willful Suspension of Disbelief
What’s up with Jurassic World’s Blue Raptor?
If you haven’t been watching the trailers for Jurassic World, well, good for you. I’m not too keen on this
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
Evolution of a story, part 2: How ‘Honey Bees & Blackholes’ became ‘Long-Term Storage’
Long-Term Storage was the third of my four drabbles published on the site SpeckLit in 2015. It’s only 100 words