I just went and watched Prince of Persia. My first impression (and that of my friend who saw it with me) was “It wasn’t bad” and “Well, it was pretty.” The more I think, though, the more I realize we were fairly harsh on the movie. It had many of the makings of a great [...]

First: My next (and first content-ful) Firefly re-watch post is up at Tor.com.  Have a look. So, I’ve been doing research for a book I want to write shortly, and I always find it a little funny, doing research for a narrative fiction, especially a fantasy.  I mean, OK, I know I’ve complained before about [...]

Today is not so much a writing post as just me rambling.  And what I want to ramble about is the concept of getting what you deserved.  Reaping what you sow, as they say.  What goes around . . . OK, I’ll stop.  So yeah, what’s up with that?

So, recent discussion all over the place—from bad word choices of senators to discussion of the meaning of Holmes and Avatar—have gotten me thinking about the concept of messages.  What is a story supposed to say?  What did the author want it to say, and what did the author end up saying?  They aren’t always [...]

Brandy Ok, so I lied.  This is a steampunky fantasy I wrote a while ago and just fnished cleaning up.  It’s a bit of a character piece about a character from a novel I’m trying to get picked up right now, kind of like A Life to Give was.  Bit of a difference from my [...]