Threads of Aether
Archive for April, 2010
Twittering away
The name ‘Twitter’ always brings to my mind the image of a pair of middle-aged Victorian ladies gossiping behind their pretty paper fans. I just imagine that that’s exactly what they would sound like. It’s onomatopoeia at its finest. I joined Twitter, despite my usual adversion to anything to do with social networking. I had [...]
Not going there
So, I realise I have some liberal opinions on the nature of the copyright debate. I realise my opinions regarding stuff like the three strikes law tend to be on the side of consumers, not copyright-holders, and that will probably not change until the copyright-holders start dealing with organisations who understand the nature of the [...]
The stories we tell each other
Two posts in a single day. Who would have thought I’d ever have so much to talk about? I read a lot of blogs, and inevitably I follow my nose through their links and find my way to other blogs and websites. Today, I’ve wandered into a blog by an author called Neesha Meminger, and [...]
Fantastic Worlds
So, Avatar has come out on DVD and BluRay, and smashed all kinds of records for most discs sold and all that. I will freely admit that I simply do not buy DVDs, and I don’t own a BluRay player, so I’m a little baffled by all the excitement. If this follows the same trend [...]
Sketching
One of the things I’d recommend any writer to do is try to sketch your characters, or the things in your story, or the world you’re creating. It gives you a better and a more solid idea of them, and of course, it’s good practice. Anyone can learn how to draw, given time – at [...]
Rejections, Rejections
Let’s say you’re a writer, and you have set your work free into the wilds of the world with the hope that an agent will find their way back to you. Hopefully with a contract in hand, of course. And time goes by, and the silence only grows – but suddenly an email appears! From [...]
Zen and the Art of Beyoncé
I will happily admit that I despise the vast majority of current pop songs. They are, as you say, not my thing, nor are they ever likely to become my thing. My taste in music is varied, weird, and frequently unpredictable. But I do read a lot, and inevitably I read about music. I happened [...]
The first threads
I think every author must remember their first stories. The first published one, the first written one, the first completed one. You think back on them sometimes, even when you know they were complete rubbish and your current material is infinitely better. It’s a tiny thing, but it’s also a place you point to where [...]
Read any good ebooks lately?
The brouhaha over Amazon and the larger publishers setting the price of ebooks has become rather deafening lately. Doom and gloom all around; writers lamenting the death of traditional publishing; the impending Apocalypse. You’d think that everyone has stopped buying books in dead tree form altogether. Well – it could just be me. I read [...]
A new look
Thank the gods for free Blogger templates. No, it’s not original – but it is lovely, and it saves me the trouble of making one myself. I adore good design. I especially love design that is usable and easy on the eyes. This one in particular is delicate, fantastical, and warm, but still very readable. [...]
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