Tech week. TECH week. TECH WEEK!!! In theater, there's always that final week before you open the show. You know, the week when everything goes wrong, the technical people (lights and sound mostly) are still working out the kinks while the actors (who are no longer allowed to call for their line) desperately struggle to … Continue reading Tech Week
Author: Jason Cordova
This Week in Babbling…
Posting may be a little erratic this week, since A Bad Year For Tomatoes opens Thursday, October 7th. Tickets are still available for the opening night. Got a message from a few people this week about Google search and yours truly. If you type in "jason cordova" it recommends "corruptor" to help you finish it … Continue reading This Week in Babbling…
Influential Books
"But Jason", someone's going to say, "there's s-e-x in the book!" Trust me. If a 16 year old doesn't know anything about sex after listening to the current Top 20 on the radio, then they live in a place where the children can't read books like this anyways or the radio station is nothing but classical music.
Disorderly Misconduct
Just how much creative license can one person take before the reality police pull them over for disorderly conduct? I was emailing Barb Caffrey earlier about some military terminology and what you can get away with when I realized that, by and large, the majority of scifi writers get crucified whenever their math is incorrect. … Continue reading Disorderly Misconduct
Plague Revisited
When the plague visits me (I call getting sick the plague, FYI) I generally have little production or interaction with the human species. So it's a short and sweet "How do you cope?" when you're sick question today. Ugh, when will these meds kick in...?
100th Post and a Snippet
I'm going to just say "Have a good weekend" and enjoy this little tease of a snippet from Wraithkin
Enge-date
James Enge, author of Blood of Ambrose, has gotten back to me and he agreed to be interviewed. Yay! I'll be sending the info to him and (hopefully) it'll be up within the next few weeks either here or at Shiny Book Reviews. Wrote quite a bit yesterday after the update, and was generally pleased. … Continue reading Enge-date
The Michelin Man Cometh
Good morning readers! How is your lovely day going? Oh, need some caffeine? Ah, you haven't had breakfast yet... I understand. Here, have a donut or three with your coffee. Now some snacks... yum yum. Believe it or not, the majority of writers are very unhealthy critters. We snack when we write, we sip absentmindedly … Continue reading The Michelin Man Cometh
Monkey Nuts
On the plus side, I edit other people's work fairly well. So I guess it balances out rather nicely, so I don't find my mad skills overflowing with monkey nuts.
The Pick Up Game
Worked some more on Wraithkin today, then went to the gym. Yeah, you read that right. Me. In a gym. Willingly. To be fair, I would go to a gym quite often if it weren't A) so expensive, and B) restricted to free weights and what-not. You see, I hate lifting. Some of my best … Continue reading The Pick Up Game
Update At The “Other” Site
Over at Shiny Blog's sister site, Barb Caffrey has recently reviewed The Course of Empire by Eric Flint and K. D. Wentworth. Go give it a read.
The Plucky Favorite?
Assignment for the week: if you like, write a brief summary about what the hero did after he becomes the new ruler. Does he abdicate the throne in favor of a busty, redheaded dominatrix named Trixie? Does he become a kind and friendly ruler who must battle his own insurgency? Entertain me, please. Be as insane as you want.
Quick Word
Another slow week updating, mainly because I've been working on projects all week. Budgeting my time is getting more and more difficult as winter draws nigh. Heh. I used a fancy word. I've decided to move my book reviews to another site so that I can keep this one clutter free. I'll still be posting … Continue reading Quick Word
First Con of 2011 Scheduled
I've just been confirmed as a guest at Mysticon on February 25, 2011. Not sure yet what my panels will be on, but I have a sneaky suspicion it will either be on MilSF, gaming or any mixture of that and History. Maybe a few on being published, who knows? They're still pre-registering people as … Continue reading First Con of 2011 Scheduled
News Update: No More Cookies!
You see, to a lot of authors, these are your babies, your children growing up before your eyes. To your readers, these characters are often growing up with them, maturing as they do and doing things throughout their lives which the reader can relate to. It's heartbreaking, but joyous at the same time, when you get to begin and end relationships your characters have. Why does this come up today, though, when I've focused more this week on what the effects characters have on their worlds?
Jason Córdova 