Writing

A commentary on todays use of language, beautifully set with typography and fonts. I’d love to hear your comments on this.

A good friend of mine, Rob Peters, posted in his blog some pearls of wisdom he gleaned from Jennifer Kornelsen, Ph.D. : 1) The simplest explanation is the best. (i.e. the most likely, the most accurate, the most truthful) 2) The data is what it…

President Obama on David Letterman

I had a wonderful opportunity today. I was able to take off and spend the day alone. I brought my laptop, worked on The Courier and started working on the undo/redo code for my WordStar clone: WordTsar (though I may change that name). I also…

Charles N. Brown, 72, Locus publisher, editor, and co-founder, died peacefully in his sleep July 12, 2009 on his way home from Readercon. I’ve been a subscriber of Locus for quite a few years now, and his columns were always informative and entertaining. From my…

SFWA is reporting that author David Eddings (the Belgariad & Mallorean series) has died. I greatly enjoyed his books.

Philip José Farmer passed away peacefully in his sleep yesterday morning. He will be missed greatly by his wife Bette, his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, friends and countless fans around the world. January 26, 1918 – February 25, 2009. R.I.P.

I figured I’d write a post about what I accomplished in 2008. This is it. I’ll also add what I hope to accomplish with each item in 2009. WordSlinger Beta released. WordSlinger is an Integrated Development Environment for writers. It’s geared towards the way I…

I’d like to wish everyone a Happy New Year, and I hope everyone brought in the new year the way they wanted. We did. I’m starting the new year with a new writing project, title currently unknown. I’ve shipped off The Courier to a first…

Marry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Happy Kwanza, and any others I may have missed. I hope the season bring all the joy it is meant to. This wish was delayed because I managed to stay off the computer for the last 2 days. I had severe…