I was on Twitter this weekend, and I noticed that Roger Ebert was posting an awful lot of anti-ebook messages. Well, they weren’t exactly anti-ebook, but they were very passive aggressive in how they pointed out all the positive aspects of literature and books that can’t be conveyed via ebooks. The funny thing is, everything… Continue reading Don’t Judge a Book…
Tag: Literature
Religion in Science Fiction
Very often science-fiction writers treat the ideas of religion and spirituality as being quaint at best and harmful at worst. Characters who believe in a higher power are often ridiculed for their faith, for not supplicating themselves before science as being the be-all/end-all. There are exceptions to this tendency; however, positive religious SF stories are… Continue reading Religion in Science Fiction
“Origin” by JA Konrath: A Devil of a Technothriller
I’ve enjoyed JA Konrath’s writing for a while. I read his blog whenever it updates, and I even downloaded his non-fiction ebook of collected essays on writing, The Newbie’s Guide to Publishing, for my Kindle and read a few entries a day. One particular entry grabbed my attention more than others. In it, Konrath talked… Continue reading “Origin” by JA Konrath: A Devil of a Technothriller
Writing My Novel: Kill Kill Kill
One of the major philosophies of fiction writing is called “kill your darlings.” In it, anything is fair game when it comes to editing. No matter how much the writer loves a sentence or word or scene or even character, if it does not advance the plot in a tangible way, it must be cut. … Continue reading Writing My Novel: Kill Kill Kill
What Makes Great Literature?
Recently, the idea of why one reads has been a discussion in our household. And it turns out that my wife and I read for entirely different reasons. We look for something completely different in literature, and because of that, I don’t think either of us really gets the whole experience. She reads for the… Continue reading What Makes Great Literature?