Browsing All Posts published on »October, 2012«

Character Sketch in 32 Words

October 15, 2012 by

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I want a trouble-maker for a lover, Blood spiller, blood drinker, a heart of flame, Who quarrels with the sky and fights with fate, Who burns like fire on the rushing sea. — #862: From Rumi’s Kolliyaat-e Shams-e Tabrizi. Edited by Badiozzaman Forouzanfar (Tehran, Amir Kabir, 1988). Translated by Zara Houshmand  

Insulting Your Minions? Put Your Back Into It!

October 12, 2012 by

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Me: ….I’ll have you gagged, beaten bloody and then forced to dress as a mime so others will know to avoid you. Is that better? Rick: Yes. But maybe will know how much they need to avoid you? Me: No, that sounds awkward. Rick: Yeah, but, like the degree. Like there’s vagabond, man with a […]

The Writers Who Stare at Ceilings

October 11, 2012 by

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I am… staring at the ceiling and trying to figure how the latter part of the book happens. I mean, I know what happens, but my original mini-synopsis is going to bring the book in about 20-40 000 words short of the length I want it to be. So I need to tweak it a […]

It’s the Small Things

October 10, 2012 by

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I honestly don’t know if this drives me crazy or if I really like it. My OCD tendencies are at war with my love of individualism and object anthropomorphisation. I think I like it. Right now it’s making me smile. I’ll take that.  

This is Perfectly Normal Behaviour

October 9, 2012 by

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Arkem: You said something before that I thought should be addressed. You said you were writing. Possibly still are? Me: …yes. Arkem: Right. Then I wanted to make you aware of something. It’s Sunday. That’s a day when traditionally people don’t work. Me: Yes. Um. I couldn’t help it. You left me alone in the […]

In Mathematics, You Don’t Understand Things. You Just Get Used to Them.*

October 8, 2012 by

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This morning all I have to say is this: math is always, always just a little bit weirder than you thought.   * John von Neumann  

Stories That Give You Options: Good or Bad or Just Driving Me Mad?

October 5, 2012 by

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The first time I watched Inception I wasn’t a big fan of it. I think because I’d seen the trailer and I loved the premise, so when I actually saw the movie I was disappointed that they didn’t spend a lot of time really exploring the possibilities inherent in the idea. A couple of years […]

Neil Gaiman Gives Excellent Advice

October 4, 2012 by

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Science Fiction Safety Protocols or Why Don’t People Seem to Realise Space Travel Actually INCREASES the Number of Ways You Can Die?

October 3, 2012 by

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Me: I just realised I’ve given this ship an airlock that it shouldn’t have out of existential panic and now have to figure out how to write it out. Rick: Don’t they need airlocks? Me: Ships that are meant to dock with one another should have airlocks. This ship is docking with another, hence I […]

Vampire is Just a Way of Saying, “You Kinda Freak Me Out, Man”

October 2, 2012 by

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Rick: Pirates? Me: Pirates. Vampires. Thieves. Smugglers. Whatever. Rick: I remember you telling me about vampires. Me: Same thing. Rick: How does that work? Vampires can’t be pirates. Pirates are uncouth, vampires are… well they are couth. Me: That’s a stereotype. You don’t think I’m writing about stereotypes, do you? Rick: I’m guessing the answer […]

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