I'm potentially interested in all forms of storytelling and story, though my inclinations lie with the roman fleuve built around setpieces*. One model I looked into decades ago was the Choose Your Own Adventure ( Read more... )

This is one of those "Or is it just me?" discussions ( Read more... )

I love this season--the lights, the music. Around this neighborhood many Jewish folks put up Hanukkah lights when that festival begins, adding to the loveliness.

I love surprise gifties, like Sarah Rees Brennan's story, "Nick's First Word." Note: the story has a spoiler for The Demon's Lexicon, but if you don't mind a spoiler, this story would ( Read more... )

All this month Justine Larbalestier has been answering questions about the process of writing from her readers. It's so interesting reading about others' processes: sometimes it's a relief when someone has as one-legged-rooster-riding-a-rocking-chair messy an approach as I have; other times it's fascinating when someone has a process that ( Read more... )

Even after half a century living in L.A. I haven’t met a portion of all the SF and F-related circles. So I looked forward to a LiveJournal SFF meet-and-greet dinner party the other day. It turned out to be held at a wonderful old Craftsman house over on the west side, on one of the quieter streets lined with Jacaranda mature enough to shade the ( Read more... )

The other day matociquala was talking about one of my own favorite subjects: where story and the internet might lead. Meanwhile, we get glimpses here and there-- this one from superversive by way of Orson Scott Card, who links to another clever one here. I am sure I didn't get a lot of the references (thought myself very clever to get "hack" from the axe) but it ( Read more... )