Daily Archives: August 25, 2008
Free Fiction: The Secret History of The Last Colony
Posted on August 25, 2008 17 Comments
Interestingly enough, given the last post here, I have a new bit of fiction online for you: An excised chapter of an early version of The Last Colony. As I explain in the introduction to the chapter, it’s no longer a “canonical” part of the OMW universe, because it’s from an iteration of the story […]
On Writing For “Free”
Posted on August 25, 2008 30 Comments
The science fiction tube of the Internet is having another one of those spasms about “free writing on the Internet” and whether giving away writing actually helps or hurts one’s career: Here’s one of the latest, in which I play a prominent role as an example. And while I understand I am fated to continue […]
First Day of School, 2008
Posted on August 25, 2008 62 Comments
It’s the first day of fourth grade, which means Athena is officially in Judy Blume territory. Athena says “I’m very excited about the first day of school, although by the third day, I’ll be dreading it,” which I think fairly well encapsulates the American educational experience. But we’ll do what we can on this end […]
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