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
Author: urdith
Would be author, photographer and dreamer living in the corporate world.
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?
Ten Women – And the Future (#TenWomenAuthors)
There is a hashtag trending - #TenWomenAuthors - whereupon folks name ten women authors who've inspired and amazed. I thought I'd add my ten in this article. Now, I could just keep adding and adding, but I've picked ones which had a particular influence on me in one way or another as I was exploring… Continue reading Ten Women – And the Future (#TenWomenAuthors)
Ivre – Part 1: Arrival, Chapter 10
Ivre by Andrija Popovic (The following is an initial draft of this work. All content is (c) Andrija Popovic 2015) A box within a box. The great watchers laugh at me. The beast flailed in the ocean's depths, grasping at the tiny motes of energy floating around. Fish. Squid. Survivors of the ship which carried… Continue reading Ivre – Part 1: Arrival, Chapter 10
The Truth Revealed – thanks to Garth Marenghi
I admit, I was sucked in. A sheeple lead to the slaughter. But my eyes were opened by the brilliance of this man- Garth Marenghi: It was here, in the awful light of his amazing literary talent, that I realized the Puppy campaigns were right all along. Why has a grand literary talent such… Continue reading The Truth Revealed – thanks to Garth Marenghi
Embrace the Weird
Last year, my fiancee and I watched True Detective with rapt attention. The mix of two outstanding performances by Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, the multiple levels of mystery and the deeply embedded sense of weirdness caught us right away. That very first episode, the Lynchian images of the first serial killer victim said we… Continue reading Embrace the Weird
Ivre – Part 1: Arrival, Chapter 9
Ivre by Andrija Popovic (The following is an initial draft of this work. All content is (c) Andrija Popovic 2015) "Can you see it?" Anton tilted his head. Tellus did. He knew his efforts were in vain, but he could not let go "Yes." Tellus toppled his king. "I am beaten." "Gods, what a graceful… Continue reading Ivre – Part 1: Arrival, Chapter 9
Red as Blood: Memories of Tanith Lee
Tanith Lee passed away on May 24th, 2015. I first learned this news very early on the morning of the 26th, while looking through my Facebook feeds. My heart shrunk back in my chest. I nearly burst out into tears, but the presence of even a few co-workers forced me to keep my workaday mask… Continue reading Red as Blood: Memories of Tanith Lee
Snow Warm as Toast
I will have more later. Right now, though, I'm writing a sentence which pains me: Tanith Lee has passed away. Now, to muddle through this work day with a smiling mask.
Biomechanoid Blues 