economics of self publishing
Intro Writing is not a way to get rich. Writing is not even a way to have a decent middle class lifestyle. Writing is (for...
two missed requests for alpha copy
I had an email hiccup and the last two folks who asked me via email for alpha copies of the book had their messages lost....
free copy of Draft #2
I’ve complete draft #2. Now the hard word of draft #3 starts. A few friends have volunteered to read through draft #2 and offer feedback....
draft two complete!
After 9 months of work (7 days per week, averaging about 3 hours per day), I finished draft two today! Seeing those numbers there prompts...
how writing a science fiction novel is like launching a startup (part 3)
(part 1, part 2, part 3) Continuing my comparison with Paul Graham’s essay about what it’s like to run a startup: 10. Change Your Idea...
how writing a science fiction novel is like launching a startup (part 2)
(part 1, part 2, part 3) Paul Graham wrote a great essay about what it’s like to run a startup. I’ve launched two, and I...
writing a science fiction novel is like launching a startup (part 1)
(part 1, part 2, part 3) When I was eight I decided that someday I was going to write a science fiction novel. …and then...
the Exodus arrives…and it’s got software bugs
Another sample chapter. Like the previous one, this chapter takes place midway through act 2b. Much earlier in the book Mike, our ancap lunatic protagonist,...
a board meeting while on the run
It’s been a while since I’ve presented the work-in-progress. Here you go! This chapter takes place midway through act 2b, when the Boardroom Group is...
First 1,000 words
I’m re-reading The Writer’s Little Helper and came across a chapter that instructs that the first 1,000 words must: introduce heroic character: personality, appearance, flaws,...