Here is an interesting quote by Patrick Dunleavy ( Read more... )

Through Seeking Avalon, I found a link to a really insightful and thought-provoking piece on the experience of an Indian speculative fiction reader:

I Didn't Dream of Dragons

This was written partially as a response to this:

Open Letter: To Elizabeth BearWhich in turn, was written as a response to this original post, written by the spec fic ( Read more... )

Another Story
Words for the day: 632
Total words: 763
Listening to: DS Meteos sound effects

NSS
Words for the day: 691
Total words: 8,255
Listening to: Halo, and then silence

Getting up to a bit of writing I won't enjoy at all.

One busy workday, one Wagamama dinner, dessert on the Quay, a weird and cool Swedish vampire film, and half a WoW instance later...

NSS
Words for the day: 521
Total words: 7,549
Listening to: Silence

Neeeed sleeeep...

If only writing an essay were as easy as drawing a picture. With drawing, another part of me takes over, and although I'm thinking, I'm not really thinking - I'm guided by instinct and god knows what else. Kind of like writing fiction, where I feel like I'm "exploring" the scene I'm writing, the characters' thoughts, my mood. When I'm writing an ( Read more... )

Curses! This be another bilge-sucking NaNoWriMo-less year for me, me hearties!

Also, happy birthday, Hermione!

So ( Read more... )

And how is everyone today ( Read more... )

Magic Casements IV - Festival of Speculative Fiction

Saturday 25 March 2006, 10am-5pm, at the Writers' Centre in Rozelle.

Program: pdf hereToo tired to write any other details. I went to Magic Casements II in 2004, and it was a good day. Back then it was also a free day (I think), and nowadays it's $15. But I think it's worth it, so I'll ( Read more... )