Category Archives: writing

November Approaches

I’ve got the feeling in the gut about this; the one where you’re frightened and excited in equal parts. Let’s do this. Continue reading

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Breaktime

Recently I made a promise to myself that I’d be careful about the time I have left on the planet. There’s a lot I want to do, several books that I want to write, so I decided that I’d make … Continue reading

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Nearly Open Source

I’ve written here before about the mind-expansion that happens when I do the research for one of my stories and I’d like to share some of my experiences with you. My current subject is a story about an Artificial Intelligence (an … Continue reading

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Mayday!Mayday! Anybody listening?

I’m a shy and  unambitious man trying to find a way to live in a world full of craziness and ignorance. I think that I’m a natural science fiction writer; I still have a child’s uncertainty about the world. For … Continue reading

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R & D

Writing is the best job in the world. Maybe that’s why so many of us are so willing to work at it for no money. Now there’s an inconvenient truth but I try not to worry about it too much. … Continue reading

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Marketing

Today I want to talk about software. A while back, I heard John Irving on ‘Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me‘ revealing that he now writes all his work on paper, with pen and ink. I think I’d find the transition … Continue reading

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