Justin Cronin on vampires, spec fic, the apocalypse and Comic Con
I haven’t read The Passage yet, but I’ve listened to a reading of the beginning of it here. If you haven’t read it, take a listen. The Passage is at the top of my list for this fall. Author Justin...
View ArticleMore Neal Stephenson
This video is an hour long, or roughly two and half cups of coffee, but the first three minutes is worth it alone. In the rest of the video, Stephenson talks about Anathem. If you’ve got the time,...
View Article10 Questions for James Ellroy
Life has gotten in the way of finishing my latest draft, so I’m still at it. I leave you with James Ellroy answering 10 Questions for Time Magazine. All I can say as I sip my luke warm coffee is wow. I...
View ArticleThe Mysterious Explorations of Jasper Morello
I may have posted this before, but I’ve been thinking about it lately. Great story. Great animation. Steampunk at its finest. Here’s the synopsis: Nominated for an Oscar and for a BAFTA award, Jasper...
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Raising a Relic
Coming to you live from the Star City, Roanoke, Virginia. I’ve decided to bring back Words and Coffee using the most economical means possible. As a result, I’m back where I started on wordpress.com....
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Slow Burn
I’m working through the fourth draft of my latest novel, Flood, and have been leaning into the process, doing my best to not worry about the final product and timelines. It’s hard work. But it’s also...
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Wilderness Restoration
Taken from whitewaterguidebook.com/idaho/main-salmon-river/ Last month my wife and I flew out to Idaho to join some friends on a seven-day trip on the Main Salmon River (not to be confused with the...
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3 Tips for Finding the Inspiration to Write
Image by Fiona Art. Tip 1: Start writing. Pretty boring, right? Maybe, but showing up gets stuff done. Few things are finer than seeing the words and pages pile up over time. Without showing up, I...
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Changing
The immortal Rick Steves said this about traveling to Naples, Italy (probably Naples, Florida too): “If something’s not to your liking, change your liking.” After reading his Italy guidebook before...
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Shaking Things Up With A Royal KMG (ca. 1949)
Our neighbors down the street were moving out from a house they’d been in for 35 years. Apparently the wife had been holding onto her parents’ typewriters over the years and finally decided to get rid...
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