I'm starting my last entry of 2015 with one of my favorite inspirational images. If I could have this rendered as a print, I'd post it everywhere. This year was a surprisingly productive year. I saw myself in print for the first time in over a decade. It's something I hope to repeat in… Continue reading A Few Notes on 2015
Author: urdith
Would be author, photographer and dreamer living in the corporate world.
My Science Fiction Can Beat Up Your Science Fiction
I admit, this entry was inspired by the most recent in a series of articles about science fiction getting 'real' as opposed to being fantasy with science fiction trappings (I'm looking at you NPR). But I think this really harkens back the old hard SF versus "soft" SF versus using SF as a literary mode… Continue reading My Science Fiction Can Beat Up Your Science Fiction
Re: NaNoWriMo
Well, I participated in NaNoWrimo using the novel I'd planned out earlier this year. It's one of my running projects, Metaphysical Graffiti. I used Michael Stackpole's 21 days to a Novel process to create character backgrounds and an outline. And it helped. I could just dive right into writing the book, and found that because… Continue reading Re: NaNoWriMo
Gonzo Science Fiction
Taking a break from my NaNoWriMo work and preparing for an insane series of trips in the near future (by which I mean 3 hours from now) , I wanted to take a moment to roll an idea over, and see if I could get it to shine: Gonzo Science Fiction. No, it does not… Continue reading Gonzo Science Fiction
“The Mirror Man” on Daily Science Fiction
For those who may not know, Daily Science Fiction has published my flash story, "The Mirror Man." It's the first story of any sort I've had published in quite some time and I've gotten some good feedback from it. I hope I'll be able to continue the trend, improving with each story and publication. I… Continue reading “The Mirror Man” on Daily Science Fiction
Ivre – Part 2: The City, Chapter 11
Ivre by Andrija Popovic (The following is an initial draft of this work. All content is (c) Andrija Popovic 2015) Adia was not woken by either Ufric or Cormac. They said goodnight in the small hours; the boys to report for duty the next day, and she to a strange bed in a strange city,… Continue reading Ivre – Part 2: The City, Chapter 11
Pandora Sands, or the Dream Author
I still remember standing in the doorway of the bookstore. Blue carpet stretched out under my feet. Above me, the sandy stone archways of the former cathedral now supported chandeliers and signs and at least one wooden ship with brass fittings and a golden sails. Ten foot tall bookshelves made from old oak mingled with… Continue reading Pandora Sands, or the Dream Author
Dialog or Get the Chatter Down
I've been thinking about my process for building scenes and crafting prose. Slowly, I'm admitting to myself I go for dialog above description. If a building needs to appear in the story, my first instinct is to have the characters talk about the building. ("Huh. Your apartment looks like the one from Ghostbusters." "What, the… Continue reading Dialog or Get the Chatter Down
August and Ever After
August was a long, and yet short, month. Personal items kept me from updating this blog and reviewing some of the thoughts I dredged up at the end of July. It was one of those months when I said, "Aside from a compulsion, why am I doing this? Why am I trying?" The answer is… Continue reading August and Ever After
Well C’mon and Let Me Know…Should I stay or should I go?
I've been updating this blog for well over three years now. Two entries ago, I completed part one of Ivre. You can see all the posts here or just visit the initial post in the series here. There's still more to come with the book. Two more parts to revise and post. I've yet to… Continue reading Well C’mon and Let Me Know…Should I stay or should I go?
Biomechanoid Blues 