Dear work,If you call me before Christmas, I will not answer my phone. You will instead be directed to a voice answering service run by Vince Offer, the ShamWow! guy, who will then proceed to banter and berate you into buying some steak knives to stab your phones with for calling me.Much love,JasonP.S. See the … Continue reading Back In A Bit
Author: Jason Cordova
Worst. Collaborator. Ever.
Poor Barb. She's been carrying the load over at SBR lately, providing quality book reviews, as well as being patient about our WIP that's been sitting in my "To Do" pile for almost six months now while I've... uh, been working? Picking my nose? I need an excuse, quick. ...okay, so it boils down to … Continue reading Worst. Collaborator. Ever.
The Next Big Thing
I've seen this going around other blogs but didn't really pay too much attention to it until I was tagged by Barb Caffrey (hey Barb). Barb recently inked a deal for her novel, Elfy, with one of the publishers I've written for (Twilight Times Books). We're also working on a steampunk/alt history story (I think that's … Continue reading The Next Big Thing
Doing Time in the Slush
I think that every prospective author should do time as a slush reader -- a volunteer slush reader, in fact. This sounds like a fate worse than death for most of us. If you are an aspiring writer who thinks that this could be fun, then you are one of the ones who must do this. Because … Continue reading Doing Time in the Slush
The Open File
I've actually come up with a very good technique to avoid any sort of "putting off" of writing time. I leave the file always open, with intermittent saves to keep my pc honest. It keeps me honest as well, forcing me to look at it regularly and think to myself "Crap, I should be writing." … Continue reading The Open File
I’m Bored and Don’t Feel Like Writing
There's been no small amount of dark humor floating around this week, with the best one I've come across so far being Operation It's A Small War After All. Now, I applaud this Marine sergeant's ingenuity with his placement of his troops and artillery, especially when considering this is a siege of Cinderella's Castle (with … Continue reading I’m Bored and Don’t Feel Like Writing
Holy Crap Batman!
Holy effing sh*t! They're finally opening a Games Workshop near me. Like, literally a few blocks from my house. I can finally find someone to play against without having to drive to Cincy! I'm a little excited, in case you can't tell. I know where I'll be next Saturday (which is the Man O' War … Continue reading Holy Crap Batman!
Quick Notice
Should probably mention that the story I contracted and mentioned before, Wake, is going to be in the Mental Ward: Echoes of the Past horror anthology being put out by Sirens Call Publications. No idea about a release date yet, but I'll post that when I get it. Also, they're still accepting submissions, so follow this here link … Continue reading Quick Notice
Long Work Week
In the midst of a surprise nine day work week. I'll have something more as soon as I have a day off. In the meantime, here are some kittens with puppies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MezotwyMbNQ
-5
I'm still recovering from this crazy weekend (why are my weekends insane and weekdays dull and boring?), but a brief rundown has it at this: Days: 2 Hours worked: 42 Words written between real job and acting job: 3,000 Years off life: -5 I'm really looking forward to a day off soon.
Reading + Writer = Slacker!
I love it when a bunch of books I can't wait to read are all released at the same time. You can literally see my writing come screeching to a halt. In two days I've purchased and finished Jim Butcher's Cold Days, his latest in the Dresden Files, and Kevin Hearne's fifth book of his Iron … Continue reading Reading + Writer = Slacker!
No Review This Week
I was going to review Stephen Zimmer's The Exodus Gate today over at SBR until I realized that I didn't easily remember some of the details, so it's back on the "to be reread" pile. The only other book I have that is remotely ready to be reviewed is Jim Butcher's latest, Cold Days, which I wanted to … Continue reading No Review This Week
15* Rules to Surviving the Abrams Dystopia
Before I start this, let me first say that I am a huge J. J. Abrams fan. I loved what he did with Star Trek, and Lost wasn't too bad (except for the ending). Super 8 was very entertaining and I really do enjoy most of what he produces. But damn it all to hell, what the hell … Continue reading 15* Rules to Surviving the Abrams Dystopia
Black Friday Mayhem
I'm still recovering from my turkey coma, so bear with me here. I was on my way to work and saw, well, mayhem is the only way I can describe it. You see, I live near a big mall and Target and Walmart (they're not close to one another, until you take into account I … Continue reading Black Friday Mayhem
Happy Turducken Day!
Just reviewed David Weber's A Beautiful Friendship over at SBR. One of the best YA books I've reads this year, hands down. Go take a look. Other than that, just working furiously on a short story. And playing Words With Friends. And blogging. And playing chess. Yep, I'm lame like that. Have a great Turducken Day.
Jason Córdova 