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Who’s Got Imposter Syndrome?
Read more: Who’s Got Imposter Syndrome?If you are a writer (like me) or, actually, any kind of artist trying to get published or displayed or viewed or whatever, do you suffer from the feeling of despair of ever being taken seriously in your art, a phenomenon frequently known as imposter syndrome? Personally, I think the term is a bit misleading…
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The Logic of Other Worlds
Read more: The Logic of Other WorldsAs I was watching on television a few days ago one of the first three Star Wars films to be made (they’re now numbered 4, 5, and 6) I kind of became aware of just how much the film*—although ostensibly taking place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away—was using so many…
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EXPLORER Now Available
Read more: EXPLORER Now AvailableNow! My first book, my first novel, and my first science-fiction novel—EXPLORER : The First Book in The Anthanian Imperative Trilogy—is now available for purchase. You should be able to order it through any bookstore (most bookstores at this time won’t have it in stock), or order it through this website—just click on the “EXPLORER”…
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Tools of a Writer
Read more: Tools of a WriterI’ve seen a few comments on social media in the past few weeks concerning writing and what makes a good writer and good written copy. Most of what I’ve read is very general in content, and ranges from the A to Z of the instruction on good writing. I can’t comment on all of that,…
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To Quit or Not to Quit
Read more: To Quit or Not to QuitAs someone who has come to writing lately—and I’m talking here about writing fiction, especially science fiction novels and short stories—after a career spent doing scientific research and writing scientific papers and other science-related articles, I’ve seen, met, talked to, and listened to a lot of other writers, both established and newbies, young and old;…
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The First Writer
Read more: The First WriterWho was the first writer? That is, who was the first person to set down on some surface—a rock, a leaf, a cave wall, in short, some surface that could reasonably retain the “writing” for at least a short period of time—a representation of an object that could be transferred to another person? It seems…
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A Slight Change
Read more: A Slight ChangeIf you are one of the few who used to read my blogsite on WordPress over the past few years, I have news for you. That site has been shut down as of yesterday, April 27, 2024. I set up that site on May 3, 2010, while I was living in Winston-Salem, NC, as a…
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Six Grammar Miscues To Watch Out For
Read more: Six Grammar Miscues To Watch Out ForI’m not a writer with many published works to my credit, but I have done a lot or reading—of books, articles, short stories, essays, even some poetry. I’ve read most every different kind of writing from published material to unpublished manuscripts from writers of all stages in their journey toward publication. As a result, I…
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After You Press “Send”
Read more: After You Press “Send”As an author of absolutely no repute whatsoever, I have a tendency to send out stories I have written to editors, agents, even magazines in an attempt to try and get published, or at the very least get representation. There comes a time when the writing of a particular article or story is finished (at…