The Life Cycle of a Manuscript

On a recent episode of Geek Gab, a listener asked me an excellent question: when is a manuscript ready for an editor? That questions got me thinking about my own writing and editing process, because to my knowledge no two writers follow exactly the same steps. Honestly, my approach to…
February 3, 2015

Magnificent Bastard

YouTube user Insensitive Bastard has prepared a short video relating the struggle fought by GamerGate to the plight of SFF authors who put story before message. (Be advised: Insensitive Bastard isn't just a name. Expect some rather earthy language speaking truth to power.)
January 28, 2015
Larry Correia on Geek Gab

Larry Correia on Geek Gab

Quick but major update: multiple best selling author Larry Correia will be joining us on Geek Gab tomorrow night at 7PM Eastern. Log in to YouTube for the live chat that will accompany the podcast.
January 25, 2015
Second Geek Gab Appearance

Second Geek Gab Appearance

I joined Daddy Warpig and Dorrinal for another episode of Geek Gab last night. Myriad pop culture topics were discussed, including Academy Award contender American Sniper, fifteen reasons why the 70s was the best decade for horror films ever, and addictive indie genre mashup game Crypt of the Necrodancer. The last time…
January 19, 2015

Empress Theology and Queen Philosophy

The commendable Tom Simon writes about the contempt which late Moderns have been conditioned to hold for theology and philosophy: Only the philosophers and theologians, nowadays, try to concern themselves with the entirety of any question, from first principles down to final answers. And we have taught the humans to regard…
January 12, 20152 Comments
We Don’t Have Enough Road

We Don’t Have Enough Road

My informal study of book covers has prompted a question: is there some rule of graphic design that claims a causal relationship between sales and images of roads stretching from the foreground to a vanishing point in the background? OK. This one's pretty much obligatory. But this just seems like…
January 6, 2015