Today, I thought I would do a post explaining the concept of the Needs of Drama vs. The Needs of Culture using visual aids. Normally, I avoid things quite this tacky, but it is such a simple way to make the point. I hope my readers will for give me for the lapse. (Originally, I…
This weekend, a lot of fans have acted in a disappointing, mob-mentality manner. Fans, I’m sorry to say, on both sides. A lot of good authors received Hugo award nominations on Saturday…after hard work and the support of many fans. But two people crying “The sky is falling! Gamergate is coming!” ruined it for a…
Today the Hugo nominations were announced. John was nominated for SIX Hugos. This is an all time record. We are stunned and humbled. To those who voted, thank you!
With the Hugo Nominations being announced tomorrow, the topic of what is right or wrong with the award is quite popular right now. I am going to take a step away from most of the discussion on this topic and say that I do not believe the issue is political. Sure, at the moment, one…
Today we have a guest post from author Suzannah Rowntree. She speaks on a subject near and dear to my heart. I am a big believer in creativity in our writing…but I find that a lot of calls for originality in form and writing are like telling an artist that they cannot use perspective in…
History has overlooked one of my favorite Star Trek characters. You never hear her name any more, even though you hear Uhura all the time. But no one ever mentions Nurse Chapel, but I loved Nurse Chapel as a girl. Because she loved Spock. The thought of the unrequited love that this fine young woman…
At last, Operation Renfield by Steven Johnson is complete! Here is another snippit! Franz had heard the mine explode, of course. But mines exploded fairly often on the Line. He couldn’t know for sure we were coming in force. Did he have a reserve handy? Was he willing to send it out after one mine,…
In case any of you ever wondered what the writing of a Wright offspring might be like, here is an excerpt from the Elf King's write up for what we at the Wright Household call "Steve Johnson's Non-existant Next Mystery Man Game, or "The Nonexistant Game" for short. This is the part of the origin…
I want to write a brief post about why I love Spock, but many snow days have severely decreased my productivity. So that will have to be for next week. In the meantime, I have been meaning for some time to post John's Book of Gold essay as part of our Superversive Blog. John C.…
This comes from the keyboard of Larry Correia: ( Book by John below) BOOK BOMB! This is our last Sad Puppies 3 Book Bomb. Remember, you’ve only got a few more days to get your nominations in for the Hugo awards. If you are just joining us, a Book Bomb is where we…