The old blog, active from 2006 through 2012.
Humanity’s Five Biggest Moral Challenges
Because I'm an especially broad-minded mood this morning, and because I haven't been able to get my butt in gear to finish any of the other blog pieces I've been writing the past few weeks, I decided to come up with a list of what I consider to be humanity's biggest moral challenges going into the 21st century. Continue reading→
New “Infoquake” Reviews and PhilCon Appearance
Here are links to a few recent reviews of "Infoquake," as well as my upcoming PhilCon schedule. Continue reading→
World Fantasy Convention 2007, Days 3-4
Alas, all the late night boozin' and schmoozin' has caught up with me. I'm sick. As a dog is sick, so I, too, am sick. So I will complete my report here of the goings-on at World Fantasy by summarizing the last two days of the con. Continue reading→
World Fantasy Convention 2007, Day 2
The organizers of WFC 2007 are rat bastards who deserve to be strung up by their own intestines. Why? Because they handed out free boxes of concentrated Seduction to everyone attending the con, in the form of Freihofer’s chocolate chip cookies. You’ve heard it said that human beings are merely an efficient transportation system for water? Freihofer’s chocolate chip cookies are merely an efficient transportation system for butter. These things are so chewy, sweet, and... Continue reading→
World Fantasy Convention 2007, Day 1
Dear Diary, Yesterday at the World Fantasy Convention in Saratoga Springs, I had drinks with, caught up with, or otherwise hung out with Chris Roberson, Lou Anders, George Mann, John Picacio, Paul Cornell, Deanna Hoak, John Joseph Adams, Douglas Cohen, Allison Baker, David J. Williams, Tom Doyle, and Raani Graff. I rubbed elbows and said hello briefly to Amy Tibbetts, Beth Delaney, Eugene Myers, Garth Nix, Chris Cevasco, Jay Lake, Elizabeth Bear, Jeremy Lassen, Cat... Continue reading→
My World Fantasy Convention Schedule
Tomorrow morning, I get on a plane and head for upstate New York for the World Fantasy Convention 2007. It will be my first World Fantasy ever, if you don’t count the one where the World has me tied up to a four-poster bed and we’re having a menage a trois with the Moon. I will be doing a reading on Sunday, November 4 at 10:30 a.m. Which really didn’t seem like such a bad... Continue reading→
“Full Metal Jacket”: The Jungian Thing
Nobody seems to be paying attention to the fact that 2007 marks the 20th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket." Which is a shame, because "Full Metal Jacket" is one of the most meticulously crafted films of the past 20 years. I think it's damn near perfect. Continue reading→
Transferring ISPs…
…so things may be a wee bit rocky with the website for a day or two.
The New Cover for “Infoquake”
As I mentioned the other day when I unveiled the final cover for "MultiReal," the great Stephan Martiniere is also doing the cover for Solaris' mass market paperback release of "Infoquake." Well, wait no longer. Here's the final version of the new cover. Continue reading→
How Does the Story End?
As part of the planning process for how I’m going to wrap up my Jump 225 trilogy of novels, I’ve been thinking a lot about the structure of story. I think it’s useful for us writers and readers to occasionally step back from the process to remind ourselves of one crucial thing: stories are artificial. They’re constructs. I’m not just talking about the difference between fiction and non-fiction. I’m talking about the very idea of storytelling itself. It’s an... Continue reading→