Failing again. Failing better.
I can’t believe I forgot to post this. A while back, during the peak of the replacement ref extravaganza, I wrote a short story about the future of officiating called “The Last Call.” I had recently starting working as a football official in Virginia, so I had all this material to work with. One the…
The referee entered the new stadium for the first and last time. They had asked him to arrive an hour earlier than normal, so that they could give him a brief tour of the facility. During his tour, the guide repeatedly thanked him for agreeing to work today’s game. Jim just nodded and kept walking…
OK, so here’s another quick post, also from io9.com. They posted a great link,
I’ve previously written about sfnovelists.com’s Skill List Project here and here. It’s a fantastic series of posts for all fiction writers, not just science fiction writers. Today’s post, about writing descriptive passages was another winner. James Alan Gardner, the author of the post, provides this great quote regarding writing descriptive passages: “A descriptive passage is…
Looking at this website, or my reviews on goodreads.com, you’d be correct in thinking The Friends of Eddie Coyle isn’t something I’d normally read. In fact my wife is to blame responsible. She grew up in South Boston, so we were curious about an episode of Anthony Bourdain’s (@noreseravations) Travel Channel show “No Reservations” that…