A Change In Perspective
I had an interesting experience on Tuesday. I went to work in the morning, and started rereading the scene I had written the day before. The scene had been fighting me, and I couldn't figure out why. As I reread I suddenly realized that this particular professor...
The Amazing(ly Awful) Spiderman
I never thought I would write these words, but the Toby McGuire Spiderman 3 was a better movie than the current incarnation playing in the theaters now. Not to say Spiderman 3 wasn’t an impressive shit sandwich, but The Amazing Spiderman with Andrew Garfield is so...
It Gets Crazier
So good ole' Louie Gohmert, Congressman from Texas took it upon himself to school pastor Barry Lynn who is the executive head of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. At one point in the exchange Gohmert said the following: “Do you believe in...
What’s Really Hard
I've discovered something about writing today. I've discovered what's really hard. Especially when you are not in a contemporary setting, but instead creating a future world. If you're writing a historical you can research and there are answers to tiny niggling...
Annoying Article
So, I ran across this pompous, annoying, infuriating, fug-headed article on Slate. The title alone should tell you all you need to know -- against_ya_adults_should_be_embarrassed_to_read_children_s_books.html. Among her many complaints is that YA books give readers a...
More Mitzveh Opportunities
And while we're on the subject of good deeds -- I hope folks remember that if you make a donation to a range of charities that are listed on my website under the title Doing Good I will send you a signed copy of any book of your choice. That includes Wild Card books...
Do A Mitzveh
My dear friend George R.R. Martin is backing a little world changing action on behalf of the NM Wolf Sanctuary and the Food Depot here in northern NM. It's like a kickstarter on a sight called Prizeo. If you make a donation you are entered for the grand prize -- a...
Andre Norton
So a new fight has erupted in science fiction over the fact there have only been 4 women given the Grand Master award by SFWA. One should keep in mind that there have only been 30 given thus far. You can find a list here Grand Masters. (Apologies for it being a...
The Normal Heart
I recorded and watched the film version of Larry Kramer's powerful play The Normal Heart last night on HBO. Often times a play doesn't translate all that well to film -- long speeches that become agonizing when it's not live, static staging, but this worked very...
The Grand Budapest Hotel
I've been a bit agnostic about Wes Anderson. I really loved the FANTASTIC MR. FOX, really disliked THE ROYAL TENEBAUMS. MOONRISE KINGDOM left me a bit cold, but tonight I went and saw THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, and I loved it. It has all of Anderson's stylized...
