The Old Man and the Stench
This summer an acquaintance told me that an old man was looking for someone to help him write a book. “He’s an …
Of the writing of novels for fun and pleasure
November is rapidly approaching and with it comes one of the most popular novel-related events in the world: NaNoWriMo, or the “Let’s …
Fiction, autobiography, the shifting sands of literature
There’s a decent article in the New York Review of Books, written by Tim Parks. It’s called “Reality Fiction” and I think …
Sometimes romantic advice is bad for the soul
I ran into a question on Quora that really caught my eye, not because it was special, but because it’s really common …
“So. How do you start writing a novel?”
After some mysterious hinting at something Really Important that we needed to talk about, he pulled me aside to ask a question …
Bribe thyself!
I’m a freelancer, working from home. Well, actually “from home” is a bit of a misnomer. I work at home, I work …
Musings about Bruce Willis
You know, I was watching Sin City: A Dame to Kill For when it came to town. And there was good ol’ …
Please stop sharing the “Please share”-ers.
They beg to be shared. Not like online magazines wanting their content read by more people. Not like suspicious sites, either, the ones …
A bundle of books with Coelho and Gaiman
One of the websites that I’ve fallen in love with during the past year is Humble Bundle. I found it when a …
A translator and Google translate walk into a bar…
A translator and Google translate walk into a bar, along with their boss. “Hi,” the translator says to the bartender. “I’m retiring, …