Today, I wrote two chapters of my current novel, covering the climax. Whoo. There is just no greater entertainment. Oh, sure, you’ll be able to read it someday when it’s published, but writing it — that’s different. In every media, there’s attenuation. A scene in one person’s head is transferred to another. But this isn’t… Continue reading Climax
Writing Under Fire
It’s dove hunting season, and I live out in the country. Add to that the fact that Mary Ann had been feeding the wild birds on the property for years now, and it’s not surprising that shotgun fire is coming from across the pond, and has been for some time now. Mary Ann is well… Continue reading Writing Under Fire
Naming the Planets
Okay, this is positively the last planet post, for a while. I want to talk about a slightly different classification topic, naming the planets. Currently, this is owned by the IAU. It’s a long drawn-out process, and because of their philosophy, that makes sense. The IAU works under the premise that everything belongs to the… Continue reading Naming the Planets