Sharp-shooting robots are being sent to Iraq.

My third guest blog entry at Times & Seasons is about the direction of the LDS film industry.

My second guest post at Times & Seasons is up, talking about advertising directed at Mormons.

I've been invited to be a guest blogger at Times & Seasons for the next couple of weeks. (For those of you unfamiliar with Times & Seasons, it's a Mormon group blog.) You can read my introduction or just skip right ahead to my first post, on the subject of "Prodigal Artists."

In the mail today, I found a preliminary ballot for the Nebula Awards. How cool is that? It's the science fiction genre equivalent of getting to vote on the Oscars. For those unfamiliar with the Nebula Award, it is one of two major science fiction and fantasy awards (the other being the Hugo.) The Hugo winners are chosen by fans,... read more »

I'm sure you've seen it, either in a TV show or a movie: Character D has no pulse and is not breathing. Characters A and B try desperately to revive D using CPR or those shocky-things. But it appears to be no use. Finally, B says, "D's gone. We have to accept it. It's time to let D go." A... read more »

I believe I've mentioned that I'm part of an online writers' discussion group called Codex. Codex recently started a group blog, and I'm one of the bloggers. My latest post there is about gravity.

The long-awaited forty-seventh chapter of my novel is complete. I feel like it's not all that cohesive; it's more like a collection of scenes that I needed for various plot reasons.

Let me explain a bit about the arcane field of rejectomancy. A rejection from a writing market is not just a simple "no." There are shades of nuance that even John Kerry would have a hard time deciphering. There are various hierachies of rejections, and they vary from market to market. At the bottom is the photocopied form rejection. This... read more »

Well, last year I made some writing resolutions, so it's time to take stock and set some goals for this year. What were last year's goals? 1. Double the number of words written for my novel. Achieved. 2. Write six new short stories. Achieved. 3. Write at least 13 lines of fiction every day, even if it's not part of... read more »