There are different camps out there in terms of how a writer should interact with readers. I am convinced that using social media is a benefit to writers who choose to engage with readers. I have been on Twitter for several years. (There used to be a place on Twitter… Continue reading
Back in 1994, I was not a fan of Bill Clinton. There are several Wombats comics that reflect that. This was back before Newt Gingrich became a hypocrite.
As I have for the past three novels, whenever I’m working on long fiction, I post weekly updates on Monday. This is to keep me going by publicly proclaiming whether I’m working or doing something else, and that keeps me working. I started a new novel on May 1st, so… Continue reading
Today’s post is mostly mundane and uninteresting, but for those interested in home repair jobs, this is about a small one. Did you ever have one of those household projects that you know is not going to take very long, but you never find time to do it? Yeah, I… Continue reading
This 1994 cartoon shows its age more than most. If you are a sports fan and were old enough to remember the O.J. Simpson trial, you might find this one funny.
In some respects, keeping fish is just like keeping any other pet. You feed them, you care for them, and to some extent you can even play with them. In other ways, keeping fish is nothing like keeping other animals. In large part, that’s because they are much more sensitive… Continue reading
This simple cartoon is one of my favorites from the Wombats I drew in 1994. Nothing like a cartoon calling attention to itself being a cartoon. Click to enlarge.
Yesterday, I started writing the second of four novels I intend to write this year. The novel is called “A Darkling Nine,” and I project it to be around 110,000 words. In a break from my indie ways, I plan to run this past a handful of agents before I… Continue reading
This one is kind of dumb, but here it is anyway. Click to enlarge.
I woke up to Twitter abuzz about an alliance between Microsoft and Barnes and Noble in an effort to take on the Kindle Fire. Tobias Buckell has already blogged about this, and I’m sure John Scalzi and Mike Stackpole won’t be far behind. Regardless of opinion on Microsoft, this generates… Continue reading
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