[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ht.ly] A noir thriller/visionary fantasy set in the failed state of Ambergris, 100 years after Shriek: An Afterword. The gray caps, mysterious underground inhabitants, have re-conquered Ambergris and put the city under martial law, disbanding House Hoegbotton, and controlling the human inhabitants with strange addictive drugs, internment in camps, and random acts …
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ht.ly] A wood roach scurried from the interstitial spaces of my writing shack (God rest his soul). Shortly after I wiped his mortal coil from my desk, a long-legged spider skittered from what appeared to be another dimension across my wall and behind my outlet plate. Fearing additional insect visitations, I did …
I’ve been making my way through Maps of the Imagination: The Writer as Cartographer at a leisurely pace. The author, Peter Turchi, juxtaposes the idea that maps need be accurate with the idea that a map reveals only that which is germane to its purpose (e.g., you won’t find mineral deposits on a U.S. road …
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ht.ly] Some of M. Ward‘s music conjures sepia toned photographs, scratchy Victrola records and cold beer on ice in a galvanized bucket. At least for me (check out the second song to hear what I mean). Since I have no beer on ice, I’ll settle for a cup of strong, black coffee. …
I’ve been working on developing a concise blurb for the novel I’m writing. I’ve gone through no less than four iterations of a back-of-the novel blurb in hopes of distilling the story in my mind. And as of last night, I reduced it further to a one sentence blurb that I’m not embarrassed to put …
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ht.ly] Back in August of last year, I went to my first Gen Con in Indianapolis. I was but four months into writing full time and excited to check out the pageantry, the games, and the writers. Upon visiting Author’s Alley, what I found were authors sitting at tables with their books …
We can always stand to hear how successful writers write, no? Well, top off your coffee and hear what Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother, Makers and For the Win has to offer on the craft. [tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ht.ly] [googlevideo=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6906862465345251715#] Sure, Mr. Doctorow reveals nothing earth-shattering in this interview. Still, it’s comforting to be …
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ht.ly] A conversation between a subject and an artist about how the artist works: I said, “It’s difficult for me to imagine how things must appear to you.” “That’s exactly what I’m trying to do,” he said, “to show how things appear to me.” “But what,” I asked, “is the relation between …
Maps is a different thing altogether. Published by Trinity University Press, I had this book on my wish list based on a recommendation from VanderMeer (not personal, mind you, but from his book, Booklife). I’m excited about this one.
Wrap your hands around a warm mug of coffee and then wrap your mind around this: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2mId99XQYg] [tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ht.ly]