JPL and Spacecraft Magic
Better late than never. So here are some of my photos and impressions of my tour of JPL on July 17th. It came about because of a chance encounter in the Albuquerque Sunport. I was waiting for my plane back to L.A. when I overheard two young men discussing Marvel...
Things I Learned in Hollywood — Hanging a Lantern
No, this one is not about #MeToo or complaining about suits or agents or the thousand other aggravations that accompany working in the industry. This is an actual writing tip. Truth is I became a much better novelist after I spent a few years in Hollywood writing...
Infinity Wars
SPOILERS THERE WILL BE SPOILERS**********************YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED********************SPOILERS AHEAD***************************BEWARE THE SPOILERS******************************************* It doesn’t require much...
Stories from Chance Interactions
I really like comic conventions. They tend to be far more diverse in terms of age, race, gender and sexual preference and that's exciting. I also like being in Bard's Tower https://www.facebook.com/bardstower/. Alexi always ensures we have a could position and I'm...
Film Editing in Prose
I'm writing this big space battle action sequence in The Currency of War. In my head it lays out like a film -- quick cuts between the four view point characters reacting to the changing situation. So I decided to try to write it as if it were a screenplay. Which...
Timeless — More Time Travel For Your Viewing Enjoyment
There is actually a network show that I’m quite enjoying. TIMELESS on NBC. It’s time travel crossed with conspiracy theory, but it’s also a mini history lesson in every episode. It has an appealing cast particularly Abigail Spencer as Lucy Preston, Malcomb Barrett...
The Race for the Credits
Sunday I completed a scene in The Currency of War and realized that there was a lightness in my chest and that sense that I'd just taken a sip of champagne. I always get that feeling when a project tips over and I'm into the end game. Before this point it always...
Guns Versus Superheroes
I've been working with the four other writers involved in the next Wild Cards mosaic novel. Mosaic novels are hard. Instead of individual stories the person editing the book (me) has to weave together all the stories so it reads like a novel with, in this case, five...
Trying to Save Myself From Committing More Mass Effect FanFic
I'm trying to save myself from a dream I had last night. So it was all Mass Effect, and I dreamed a story that I desperately want to write -- which is so stupid because I have so much real work to do. But for all of you fellow Mass Effect players I will sketch out the...
Follow Their Lead
I'm going to be joining the March for Our Lives tomorrow in Santa Fe. The determination and dedication of these young people is inspiring and I'm happy to follow their lead. You can find if there is a march in your area here...
