Yesterday, I touched on DC Comics’ new “social media policy” for t heir contractors, which is aimed at one specific person in order to silence his political speech. Against the wishes of its own members, the board of the Bruin Republicans has caved to intense pressure from the UCLA faculty and one of its advisors […]
Archives for February 2018
Why I’ll Likely Never Work For A Big Publisher – Thoughts On DC Comics’ Social Media Memo
Bleeding Cool actually obtained a company memo from DC Comics about their creators’ social media, which vaguely states “mean spirited” tweets are against their company policy. The fake news gossip site itself is every to gleeful to talk about how the policy is meant to “pre-empt” a buzzfeed fake news article which is going to […]
Federalist Interview with Extinct and Ender’s Game Universe Writer Aaron Johnston
I did an interview with the showrunner and writer for Extinct, a tv show I really loved last year that sadly wasn’t renewed. It was nice seeing characters that were family-oriented in sci-fi for once. Aaron knows a lot about writing and is one of the most thoughtful interviewees I’ve ever had the pleasure of […]
Quality Takes Work – There’s No Way Around It
Everyone’s always trying to get to the top of the game in whatever they’re doing with the least amount of work possible. It’s human nature. We all want to be the top-top of whatever we’re doing, and more importantly we want to do that fast. I get approached for writing advice and marketing advice on a […]
Book Blast: God Hates Me: The Diary of an Ex-Angel By Richard Cain
I love when fantasy hits on good Christian concepts, and this looks to be an excellent work in that regard. Evil comes as wolves in sheep’s clothings. They don’t tend to show themselves as the ugly, hateful creatures you’d expect. This book looks like an entertaining fantasy/horror read: Demon is such an ugly word. Malach […]
John C Wright To Co-Host First Annual Ribbit Awards
The Happy Frogs highly anticipated first annual Ribbit Awards now has a date and time: February 20th at 7 PM EST. Come watch the 2nd most prestigious awards in science fiction live with co-host, grand master of Science Fiction, one of the greatest writers in the field, John C. Wright! It’s going to be a […]
Friend Friday: “Goof Off” By Russ Meyer
R.D. Meyer, author of Salvation Day, stops by the blog today to tell us about the importance of goofing off and daydreaming in terms of creativity. Read what he has to say: Goofing off has long been maligned. We’re told as kids that we need to knuckle down and concentrate. Goofing off and daydreaming are […]
Brief Thoughts On Editing A Sequel
This is the first time I’ve gone through a book as a sequel while I did edits. It’s a very interesting process which is a bit different than the first. The characters are established, so it’s more making sure they’re consistent in their actions with the first book (having grown) than it is ensuring you […]
Retro Review: Poul Anderson – Ensign Flandry
Almost every time I open up a new Poul Anderson book, I find myself overcome with joy. I get strange aliens, a cool world with a lot of conflict, plenty of intrigue and action, and a g guaranteed sense of wonder and just joy of being in science fiction that a lot of modern authors […]
The Hilarious Reactions To The Happy Frogs Hugo Slate
The usual suspects are triggered like always. They can’t just enjoy what they like and have other people enjoy what they like and get along. They have to diminish, demean, and destroy. It’s all they have now. The slate was carefully chosen to give a nice glimpse at some of the best fiction out there, […]
Hugo Nominating – “Gravity Of The Game” By Jon Del Arroz
Hugo Nominations just opened, and we’re a month since Wolrdcon made an unprecedented move by banning me from attendance without giving much of a reason, but defaming me on their website and calling me a “racist bully.” The leadership of Worldcon has made it clear that they are not willing to extend protections to political […]
The Importance Of Timelines
I take some pretty detailed setting notes when writing books, and I’m glad I have those, but something I hadn’t done in my book ones of series, is set up a detailed timeline of my universes. As I’m getting into sequels, I find this increasingly important to have as I’m referencing past events in the […]
