Spent the weekend at WisCon and hung out with a number of people and talked on panels. Much of my time was spent talking to new authors and readers, but I did get the chance to hang out with Matt Forbeck, Monte Cook and a few local authors. The show takes on a professional tone; […]
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Musings and Opinions
The IP Crackdown Cometh
I’d like to call your attention to a piece of legislation floating around the Senate right now. Dubbed the “Protect IP Act of 2011,” this legislation targets the businesses and parties associated with a website that has illegal files. Read Senate Bill 968, the Protect IP Act of 2011 (PDF) here. Unfortunately, this legislation is […]
Ditching the Ego in Favor of the Basics
One of the things I’ve been doing, is nurturing my inner artist. It’s something I haven’t done in a long, long time. Not because I didn’t make room for it, but because I was hung up on something. I was never sure what that was, until a few weeks ago. My ideas are sophisticated, but […]
The Hard Question for New Writers
I’ve talked about this a little before, about how we live in an age of immediacy. We have many tools that allow us to instantly connect with anyone, anywhere else in the world. I feel this connectivity is a double-edged sword because of something very simple, yet very important to all creative people. Before I […]
[Recommended] Dystopian Sci Fi Movie “Sleep Dealer”
One of the best things about Netflix, is its collection of foreign films. Last night we watched Sleep Dealer, a film set in a dystopian future – in Mexico. Produced in 2008, this film has garnered several awards, and I can see why. The cinematography is absolutely gorgeous, the use of color to show mood […]