One of the best books about writing I ever read was David Gerrold’s Worlds of Wonder. It’s a how-to for writing science fiction and fantasy, but it’s applicable to all writers since, in the end, we ar… more →
Bertram's BlogHarper wrote 2 months ago: Did I ever say this blog was going to be exclusively about Second Life (grin)? Since I’m knoc … more →
jonathanerock wrote 4 months ago: Last week I read some HP Lovecraft on vacation. The Shadow over Innsmouth and Other Stories of Horro … more →
bigwords88 wrote 4 months ago: I’m interrupting my train of thought on SF for a moment to comment on the lack of imagination … more →
wordweary wrote 4 months ago: Watch the episode on YouTube. Having watched “The Omega Glory,” I decided I had to do ri … more →
dcairns wrote 5 months ago: “You have mogo on the gogo!” diagnoses Gregory Peck, mysteriously. Ingrid Bergman just l … more →
David Marshall wrote 6 months ago: Picture the scene (if you can): the Cro-Magnons are gathered round the fire in their modest pied-à-t … more →
darthmojo wrote 6 months ago: There’s been so much attention focused on Star Trek this summer, people have barely taken noti … more →
jrbooth wrote 6 months ago: Not that we’d planned to see the new Land of the Lost movie, but wow, judging by the reviews a … more →
Pat Bertram wrote 7 months ago: One of the best books about writing I ever read was David Gerrold’s Worlds of Wonder. It’s a how-to … more →
edsweb wrote 8 months ago: With the imminent release of JJ Abrams’ highly anticipated Star Trek motion picture, Peace Tal … more →
Diana Glyer wrote 1 year ago: I spent the weekend at Loscon, a local science fiction convention of a thousand or so members. One … more →
scottbastedo wrote 1 year ago: I was perusing the shelves of my University library looking for sources for a dreaded research paper … more →
myv382 wrote 1 year ago: Director: Menno Meyjes Writer(s): Seth Bass (screenplay), Johnathan Tolins (screenplay), David Gerro … more →
Pat Bertram wrote 1 year ago: The best books always have characters that go through a transformation during the course of the stor … more →
Pat Bertram wrote 1 year ago: David Gerrold, a science fiction writer, is guest hosting my blog today. He doesn’t know that … more →
Pat Bertram wrote 1 year ago: I like my characters and don’t enjoy hurting them so my novels tend to focus on unraveling the … more →
dcairns wrote 1 year ago: “The ultimate aim of commercial television is to convince the viewer that he smells bad. … more →
Jersey Guy wrote 2 years ago: “The only winner in the War of 1812 was Tchaikovsky.” —Solomon Short R. … more →