“Still” in On Spec
Monday, August 16th, 2010The Summer 2010 issue of On Spec has published my short story "Still". I hope those who read it enjoy it...
Archive for the ‘Writing’ Category
The Summer 2010 issue of On Spec has published my short story "Still". I hope those who read it enjoy it...
To Read Is To Learn
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009Lots of people have said that computer science students should read code as well as write it. Not many people have gone the next step and designed a course around that idea, which is why I was excited to read Jason Montojo's recent post, and the course outline he has ...
Upgrading Their Plots
Monday, September 7th, 2009Everyone who writes does so for their own reasons. I got into it because I got tired of coming to the end of an article or story and thinking, "I could do better than that." (OK, to be honest, my friends got tired of me saying that and told me ...
The Core Literary Technologies of the 21st Century
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009Nice mini-manifesto from Lev Grossman about storytelling in the 21st Century---more specifically, about the fact that after a long detour, writers are going back to telling stories. Yay!
Zimmer’s Visions
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009Carl Zimmer has a lengthy post on the future of science journalism that's well worth reading. I have many of the same misgivings regarding writing about programming; as the cost of entry goes down, so does the signal-to-noise ratio, even among the "professionals".
Why I Read Less Science Fiction Than I Used To
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009I picked up a copy of Stephen Baxter's Vacuum Diagrams Friday---wasn't in the mood to read any tech stuff, and Gears of the City hasn't arrived yet---and reading it reminded me why I don't enjoy "future history" science fiction as much as I used to. In Baxter's stories, humanity spends ...
Things I’d Like To Finish In the Next 489 Days
Friday, December 26th, 2008One of the things I teach my students is that the real purpose of a schedule is to tell you when to start cutting corners and dropping features. The ticker on my web site tells me I have 489 days left in my contract with the university; I signed up ...
Sold Another Story
Sunday, December 7th, 2008On Spec magazine has bought my short story "Still"---it should appear some time in 2009.
Advertising for “Bottle of Light”
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008My dad (a former English teacher) sent me a scan of an advertising flyer from Scholastic Canada that includes my latest children's book, A Bottle of Light. As I've said before, it's only available in school reading programs, not bookstores, but it's still pretty cool.