Writing Is Lonely, Talking Is Hard

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How to take advice

2022-04-2809:55

Mostly, don't. Book recommendation: The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling

What does "be a good reader" mean to a writer

2022-04-1017:33

Reading advice, from one writer to the rest.

I finished another book! It's a secret though. Shh!

2021-11-2111:54

I am working, in spite of appearances. Follow me on Patreon, if you're into that sort of thing.

No one will ask for the story you're writing

2021-05-2010:15

Book and music recommendations: "Underground" by Tom Waits, and Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard

Three Creative Minds and the End of Writer's Block

2021-04-2919:23

In this one we talk about what to do with the doubt coming from the thought, "Nobody wants what I have to offer." And how to never have writer's block again.

Why do you write? Your reasons may be symptoms of what you should fix

2021-10-2718:10

Book recommendation: Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

I don't know how to "just write," and the power of middling discipline

2021-04-2120:51

Part writing tips, part the story of stories. I'm doing an audio blog, because I have stuff to say, and I get impatient with writing it down sometimes.

It's not clever to stress people out.

2020-05-2114:18

Reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling and Airborn by Kenneth Oppel

A Swan Song to Free Thought (maybe? Hope not) May contain spoilers, depending how you define spoiler

2020-05-1423:27

Reading Wool by Hugh Howie. PS: this episode may contain spoilers, depending how you define spoilers.

There's a reason why the Devil is associated with contracts.

2020-05-0721:28

Reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling.

The Godfather: a postmortem. Mythology and the U.S.A.. Reading Wool by Hugh Howey

2020-04-3034:31

Some light reading. How free are you?

Irresponsible Journalism and Fear-Driven Sexism. Reading The Godfather by Mario Puzo

2020-04-2325:01

I think sexism is fundamentally cowardly.

The Power of Plot and Taking Comfort in Human Bumbling. Reading The Godfather by Mario Puzo

2020-04-1619:57

I don't believe in conspiracy theory. But I do respect a good plot.

Worst case scenarios make the best stories. Reading The Godfather by Mario Puzo

2020-04-0915:34

It's important to learn to think of worst case scenarios when coming up with stories. It's also important to think of solutions to those scenarios. That's where satisfying stories happen.

Respect will cure us. Thoughts on Covid-19. Reading A World Undone by G.J. Meyer

2020-04-0208:59

Cataclysmic events drop on us sometimes, and they cause paradigm shift. I take comfort in history.

Politeness Causes Traffic. Reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

2020-03-2614:11

Recorded during the discount plague. It's a metaphor, like all the best stories. Harry Potter is also disturbing.

Reality Distortion Fields and Science Fiction Noir: Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

2020-03-1916:19

I finished reading Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee. I THINK I liked it...

I don't ask what people think of my stories, because discipline. Reading: Terminus by Peter Clines

2020-03-1221:11

Peter Clines writes good books. And if you should happen to read some of my stories, I do like to know what people think, even if I never ask.

Cues from rock and roll: Ragged Museum, by Oliver Blakemore

2020-03-0513:57

In which I express my impatience to share my collection of short stories with you.

What mythology tells us about history, and I started to read Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

2020-02-2714:30

Tuesday is named after an old, old god. He was once the Sky Father. Now he is a multitude. Also, so far, Ninefox Gambit is a good book. We shall see if it continues to be.

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