Patrick Rothfuss had a recent blog post about the status of his second book, The Wise Man’s Fear. It was a post that really touched me, because while I do not know Mr. Rothfuss personally, his story in many ways felt like my story. I don’t have a legion of fanatics harassing me, but I […]
I Wish I Could Read Polish
I always lament the lack of emphasis in American schools on foreign language skills. I enjoyed a very good public education, and it has allowed me to go far (and others even farther), but there were still many things lacking, like computer education and foreign languages. Language classes weren’t even an option for students until […]
NY ComicCon Author Roundtable
Okay, I mentioned this during my ComicCon Day II posting, but it took a while for the video folks to get it ready. There was an SF Author Roundtable at ComicCon where nine other authors and I all got to talk for… about five minutes each. Maybe. Admittedly, I am a loudmouth, so I might […]
ComicCon Miscellany
So I still had some miscellaneous pictures from ComicCon lying around, mostly ones that people sent to me after I had started posting, and a few that were cut from the first series of blogs due to my own laziness or stupidity. Enjoy! Here’s a shot of all the speakers on the author panel, as […]
Petri Dish
The 77,000 people under one roof at NY Comic Con last week formed a human petri dish to challenge even the strongest immune system, especially for me, since I was gladhanding all over the showroom floor. I had hand sanitizer with me (like any new parent), but I didn’t want to go all Howard Hughes […]