Wizard Confidential Seattle, 1927. You’re a private eye in a city drenched in secrets. Bootleggers run speedboats over the border to supply speakeasies and jazz clubs; gangs shoot it out in dark alleys; and the coppers are even more crooked than the crooks. Crime isn’t the only thing lurking in Seattle’s misty streets: there are…
This has been a light convention year for me, and Seattle Worldcon is going to be my last event of the year. It’s also a light con for me, since I had a scheduling conflict with my only panel. That leaves a pretty light event, but I’ll still be plenty busy meeting with SFWA members,…
The best four days in gaming is winding up again this week, and I’ll be there with piles of events for the Gen Con Writers Symposium. For those of you not familiar, the Gen Con Writers Symposium is a fantastic piece of the overall Gen Con experience. It’s a series of panels, workshops, and seminars…
When we start to think of these structures it’s easy to think of how they once made sense. An ancient civilization had reasons for everything they did, right? If we follow that logic, then we can build our megastructures.
But what if they don’t make sense?
It’s time to take a from-the-stratosphere look at my indie-publishing process.
As a writer, I will always exploit the character-building power in a well-placed tune, and you should, too.
Good dialogue builds so much tension and so much momentum that it might as well be combat.
