Thursday, August 31, 2006
How come I didn’t notice this stuff before?
After Jack and his four-Marine fireteam deployed to the surface of the planet that would be later named New Eden, we see the following. Jack is chest deep in a river sampling the water and Robyn is on the bank monitoring the comms. She tells Jack that Rodas, [...]
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Okay, finished reading issue one, and I gotta say, I’m (re)hooked.
“Powering cat,” Robyn said. Jack’s adrenaline level and heart rate was rising, but Robyn sounded bored. Jack knew her well enough to know she was as excited as he was, but military pilots had a tradition going back to the dawn of the jet age [...]
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
It’s a space saddle.
Okay, I’m starting my re-read of UC, trying to get back into the narrative flow, and remind myself of what this particular iteration of Unification Chronicles looks like, since there have been oh so many.
Unification Chronicles actually began back in 1994, I believe, maybe early ‘95. I know I got some early [...]
In response to an article I posted over on Writing On Your Palm, one of my readers gave me the following hint as to the direction I should go with my writing:
For example, you could resume writing Unification Chronicles and take your readers OFF THE HOOK YOU LEFT US ON! (I feel much better now<G>)
That, [...]
Podcasts, and to a similar but lesser degree, audiobooks, are the enemy of writing. I spend a great deal of time every day listening to various podcasts (Franken and the Rachel Maddow Show on Air America daily, plus weekly 1SRC, Engadget, TreoCentral and others) and it occurs to me that this is all time that, [...]
This will be my behind-the-scenes author’s blog. I plan on posting from time to time about the process of writing my actual projects: Between Heaven & Hell, The Unification Chronicles and even a new project that has started writing me (that’s right) just recently. I’ll also be posting personal stuff here that you wouldn’t find on Writing [...]
I noticed something weird recently regarding how I use my 6700, a carryover from when I used the Treo. I’m so concerned about the optimal use of my time that a lot of things never get done at all.
It goes like this. I’ve bought into David Allen’s context idea hook, line and sinker. At any [...]
Now that I’ve switched over to a Windows Mobile 5 device, is it possible to duplicate the Treo’s famed ease of use? Sure, with a little help.
We’ve all heard it. Windows Mobile devices are more powerful than Palm OS, but they’re harder to use. I’m actually not sure how true either half of that [...]
Wednesday, August 2, 2006
Alright, dammit, I’m back.
I tried to leave mobile tech behind. I even started a new blog, the unfortunately acronymized Kirvin On Writing, to review desktop size writing tools.
And then I went and bought a Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC Phone. And wow, there’s a lot out there to learn again. I’ve missed a bit in [...]