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What I’m doing in 2014
My plan for 2014 includes: Writing 300,000 words of new fiction Continue my streak of over 365 days of new writing Editing over 400,000 words of fiction Publishing the Kagent trilogy Submitting short...
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You’ve never seen skyscrapers like this
Check out these awesome skyscraper designs and pictures. If you want just one example, look at this. It’s refreshing to live in a period where architects feel free to push the envelope and do new...
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5 Things I Learned Writing Crashpoint
1. Figure it out later Get the story down. Some of it may not be fully explained in your head, but the reasons will emerge from the mist later. At first I see bits and pieces of scenes, teaser...
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Would you like to become a beta reader?
I am looking to add to my fleet of beta readers as I ramp up production to publishing three books a year. I have some awesome beta readers already, but the more the better the cumulative edit. (And all...
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Failing quickly
I should have known better, because I can’t paint. But I thought I could assemble and paint a model of the Enterprise-B, an Excelsior-class ship featured in Star Trek: Generations. I have a display in...
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Amazon leads at halftime, 42-35
Yes, John Scalzi, the Amazon vs. Hachette dispute is a football game. A teeth-gnashing, fight for every inch, go for it on 4th down, football title game. We all know that the lawyers and executives...
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Help choose the cover of the next book!
The next book,Twistpoint (Kagent Series: #2) currently is surrounded by AI-operated robots who are hammering it together right at this moment. I want you to help pick the cover. Thanks to the good...
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The poetry of Piano Man
Piano man is a classic song. It works on a lot of levels, with the right hooks, it’s not over-produced, and the first time you hear it you could swear it sounds familiar. As a piece of writing, it...
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Accomplishments, 2014 edition
Writing: I published two novels: Crashpoint and Twistpoint. I was trying to publish 3 books in one year, but Chokepoint didn’t make it. It will be out early this year, I hope. I learned a lot about...
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10 things I learned from Steve Jobs’ life
In my recent pillaging of the public library, I couldn’t turn down the chance to read Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs. I had read many accounts of Steve Job’s life and work, at least up to...
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10 Signs You’re Just Getting By at Work
Writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch recently blogged about an epiphany she had about people who get by at work and those who do so much more. Her epiphany resulted from realizing that a lesson she learned at...
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Batfleck delivered in Batman vs. Superman
I just saw Batman vs. Superman and since I have opined about this movie before it came out, it seems like I should report back. Here are my quick impressions: Ben Affleck was very good as Batman,...
View ArticleA must see Charlie Stross talk on breaking the future
His incredibly fascinating and pessimistic talk at something called the 34th Chaos Communication Congress in Germany last month. (Note: if you invite Charlie to something tagged as “an annual four-day...
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