Monthly Archives: January 2013

Pointless controversy: Super Bowl XXXI had the best halftime show ever

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Lummox JR

The Super Bowl, hereafter spelled Superbowl because I’m lazy and I also think that’s the way it should be spelled anyway, has had an alarming number of truly terrible halftime shows. Looking through the history of them on Wikipedia is … Continue reading →

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Omniscience and the explorer

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Lummox JR

Apologies in advance for another writing post. Variety eludes me lately, but at least I’m hitting a variety of subtopics. No doubt a good rant will be in the offing soon enough. The other day I was asking about genres, … Continue reading →

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Ugh

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Lummox JR

I got a flu shot three hours ago. The fact that my arm is aching doesn’t surprise me. For fatigue to hit this fast, though, that was a surprise. It’s not far off what an actual flu onset feels like. … Continue reading →

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In search of a genre

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Lummox JR

I knew going into this that The Affix was going to be tough to pigeon-hole into a genre. Now that I’m so near publication, I need to settle that question. Novels are categorized in all online platforms, as they are … Continue reading →

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Without a net

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Lummox JR

I’ve been using battery backups for my computer for more than a decade now. It’s nice to have the security of knowing that if you’re working on something when the power goes out, you can quickly respond and shut things … Continue reading →

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Try not to get sick

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Lummox JR

I’m getting a flu shot this year, because the flu season is said to be very bad this time around. I’m getting it a week later than I had planned, because the moron at the Wegmans pharmacy who told me … Continue reading →

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I know just where to put that Idol

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Lummox JR

When I said I made no resolutions for the new year, that wasn’t entirely correct. I did resolve something, but I resolved it about a year ago. It was that I’d be giving up on American Idol. I tried to … Continue reading →

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This cover doesn’t suck

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Lummox JR

I need to arrange a promo for One Woke Up. The goal is twofold: Give the book greater publicity, and use it as a launching point for the next (totally unrelated) book. I do believe we are nearly a go … Continue reading →

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Planning the next challenge

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Lummox JR

Right now, a good cover image to use for The Affix is rendering on my wife’s computer. In order to get to that point I had to think not in sci-fi terms but in thriller terms. The book doesn’t seem … Continue reading →

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Improv vs. script

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Lummox JR

When I write, I often start with just a basic idea of the setting, some characters, and the beginning of the plot, and let it run free for a while before the story congeals into something more solid. It’s often … Continue reading →

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