TorchShips – Real 3-D Space Combat by johncarlgillespie — Kickstarter
As anyone who knows me, or reads this blog knows, I’ve got this thing about Space Combat (as in, I’m fascinated by it) and have often wondered...
Ten rules for writing fiction | Books | guardian.co.uk
The Guardian published a huge collection of top 10 writing tips from various authors, I’ve posted Elmore Leonard‘s before, but I thought I’d post Neil Gaiman’s and...
Creative Challenges: The Fox Cycle
I think it’s good for writers to challenge themselves, it helps them grow. Back in January of this year, I picked up an amazing book for (script)writers...
‘Spider-Man’ flashback: Nicholas Hammond, reeling in the years
I never got to watch the live action American Spider-Man TV series when I was a kid because I didn’t know it was on when it aired,...
6 Ridiculous Lies You Believe About the Founding of America | Cracked.com
Great article from CRACKED that is definitely worth reading, and ties into my post from yesterday about America’s First Gay President. (Thanks for pointing that out, Don!)...
Our real first gay president – American History – Salon.com
Salon.com has just published an amazing article about American’s first actually 100% real gay president, not one who is just pro-gay- James Buchanan. It’s a rebuttal of...
Smashwords Releases eBook Sales Data!
As someone who publishes on Smashwords, I got an update today about their company blog, which has made public a powerpoint the owner recently gave on ebook...
Bakuman
I buy very few manga these days, in fact, I can count the number I do buy on one hand without using all the fingers. But if...
Senior Citizen | Futility Closet
Well that’s unusual. I’d like to know what Herbs this guy was taking! 🙂 When Chinese herbalist Li Ching-Yun died in 1933, newspapers were hard pressed to...
The OODA Loop
Came across this today, interesting reading: The OODA Loop Boyd’s key concept was that of the decision cycle or OODA Loop, the process by which an entity...