I love language. In part, I love language because of how it helps us overcome basic confusion and try, in a fumbling way, to speak our full thoughts to each other. I had a lot of fun in my book giving the hero an “auto-translate” ability that allowed him to understand all languages (Incidentally, I’m … More On Misusing and Misunderstanding the Term “Racist.”
Hey, my book has a free promotion going on! Go onto Amazon and grab a free copy! (Or a paperback. We have it in paperback now). Today’s the last day it’s running. I’d have told you earlier, but I have work I’m doing now and time is precious. I had a much longer idea I … More Writing and Revision (Plus the first chapter of Book 2!)
I wanted to post on why I wrote the book the way I did–with horribly crude language and confrontational dialogue on taboo issues. … More Why I wrote my book the way I did (Also, it’s out now.)
I’m starting to suspect I might never talk to an actual literary agent. I have, by this point, two and a half novels sitting on my computer. Everybody thinks their own work is amazing, naturally, yet I do feel pretty confident that these novels are better than many others I’ve read on the market. (Seriously, … More Best laid plans
I recently picked up World War Z by Max Brooks. It’s a good read. Haven’t seen the movie, so can’t compare, but the use of disjointed narratives to paint a global picture of the zombie near-apocalypse is ingenious and used well. Max Brooks gets to cover nearly every possible reaction to the zombie apocalypse, … More Zombies vs. Martyrs
This post is not meant to be shared. I do not intend to post it on Facebook, or Twitter, or any other social media (apart from this blog). I’m just making it to have something down, on record, of how I thought about Trump. I sort of wish I’d made one of these before. I’ve … More For Records Purposes
This past Easter, a friend of mine converted to the Roman Catholic Church. That’s not what this blog is about. That’s a deeply personal decision that he’s made for his own reasons, and if I have a problem with it, I should discuss it with him personally and not on a public site where … More Important Distinctions
So. The first few weeks back at school have been a whirlwind of assignments and tests and what not, but I’m in the middle of a lull at the moment, so I have time to make one of these. Actually, I probably could have submitted one of these earlier in the year if I’d devoted … More Lessons Learned
Strange things can be funny under the right circumstances. For instance, on the trip down to Texas, my sister and I were sitting in the car, listening to a country music station (this was before we arrived in Waco). An announcer came on the air and bellowed: “It’s four o’clock IN TEXAAAAAS!” My sister and … More It’s ten o’clock IN TEXAS!
This is probably the last blog I will be doing from home for a while. I’m not even doing this blog on my own computer, because it is currently packed away with most of my earthly possessions in a set of cars, preparing for a two-day trip down to the other side of the States. … More A New Chapter
