I killed the movie twenty minutes in, muttering ‘In a world …’ under my breath – my favorite ironic description of lazy storytelling. ‘In Time‘ is a classic example of lazy storytelling where ‘In a world’ of 25-year-olds with the ability to buy and sell minutes of life, nobody worries about wasting the viewer’s time….
For this Sci-Friday, enjoy this SNL lampoon of every young adult dystopian novel, ever. I’ve voiced my disdain for dystopia and post-apoc fiction before, but let’s take a moment to reflect on why, again. Watch out for one swear at the end but otherwise this is safe for kids. Take a look: Yeah, yeah…
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Some interesting scifi news this week reminded me that I need to talk about Second Rat Gets the Cheese (SRGTC) Syndrome when we discuss Solarpunk. Yes, we need innovation to solve the problems of humanity that we currently face. Yet, is it just a matter of ‘find a problem, solve it?’ Historically, the answer to…
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Celebrating the release of ‘The Battle of Victoria Crater’ with some free author tools – would you like to learn how to make an audiobook? Step through the slideshow below – I’ll show you what’s involved! How do you make an audiobook? I spoke about the new audiobook I produced and released a few days…
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Four drafts of negative feedback later – I’m arriving at the overwhelming conclusion that I have the Query Letter Blues. What are the QLBs? Why does it matter? Let’s take a moment on this Tuesday to discuss an underknown aspect of the writing profession and also why it isn’t that big of a deal if…
Let’s decompress from a busy week by enjoying bloopers and from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Come for the Leonard Nimoy, stay for the Nichelle Nichols. Watch and enjoy! According to Wikipedia – Nimoy and Bennett selected a time travel story in which the Enterprise crew encounters a problem that could only be…
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Woohoo – come enjoy this new audiobook: The Battle of Victoria Crater. It’s now available on YouTube and publishing on all your favorite audiobook platforms in the next few days! I create full audio experiences for my short stories with the help of Jeremiah Jones – an up and coming voice actor. Here’s what it’s…
Today’s ‘Notes from Eugene’ is entitled: Ode to a dandelion on Mill Street. Here was a moment, and nothing else. You grew out of a crack in the sidewalk. Soft yellow petals, hardy jagged leaves. Glowing from a shaft of light in the clouds, a tiny traffic sign telling us to watch out – life…
I know that I said Reddit’s on its way out – but today I ran into something on Reddit that reminded me of an important truth: It’s okay to not be okay. “What’s a subtle sign that someone isn’t ok deep down?” was created yesterday and I related to so many of these signs that…
Fun article in the BBC today documenting Hollywood’s strike issues, asking “Is Hollywood self-destructing?” The short answer is no, but let’s take a moment to talk about why. Understanding what Hollywood is, and isn’t, is crucial for anyone who wants to be a professional storyteller. To recap – Hollywood’s writers have been on strike since…
