Failing again. Failing better.
First, let me say that my first Nebula Awards Weekend was amazing. I want to thank the SFWA (Science Fiction Writers Association), particularly Ms. Peggy Rae Sapienza, Mr. Steven Silver, and all the volunteers. This was a great event, and if you have a chance to go to a future Nebula Awards Weekend, I highly…
Ah, the recursive magic of Twitter. Today, Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) tweeted a link to a blog post by Andy Ihnatko (@Ihnatko) that included a quote from Gaiman and Patton Oswalt’s (@pattonoswalt) Death Bed bit (that clip has some NSFW language, by the way, so don’t click on it unless your boss is very cool or…
Member of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame and winner of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, Gene Wolf is a major figure in the genre community. Perhaps best known for his novel in four parts The Book of the New Sun, Wolf is sometimes intimidating to readers because of his dense but beautiful…
This morning, Neil Gaiman reposted some advice on beating writer’s block. He advises writers to turn off their internal editor while writing. You need to find a way to silence or ignore that inner critic, because the most important thing is to finish your writing. Of course, this isn’t new advice from Neil Gaiman. I’ve…
I’ll be honest. I haven’t watched The Simpsons in a long time. I tend to prefer the older re-runs, even though I know nearly every line by heart. I grew up with it (I believe if Bart had aged in real time, he and I would be about the same age), enjoying the satire. But,…