Threads of Aether
Archive for July, 2010
Top Ten Reasons to go read The Rejectionist
10. Frequent, unapologetic swearing 9. Posts which are written using the royal ‘we’ 8. Dramatic capslock use 7. Intense, vocal hatred of bad writing, the like of which may never be seen again by mortal man, usually parsed into mocking, humourous commentary 6. Continuing love of aspiring authors, no matter what utter waste-of-paper manuscripts appear [...]
Opening Lines
Kevin Sheridan over at Optimism Abounds has a post up about getting started with a story. Everyone says that you need something that will instantly grab the reader and get them into the story; something pithy, memorable, interesting, whatever. Nothing like “It was a dark and stormy night” anyway. Yes, children, starting off your fantasy [...]
Flying with the Phoenix
Today, I got my copy of Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon. Got home, did my usual speed reading thing and finished it in two hours flat. Ai Ling is a young woman in the Kingdom of Xia – an oriental setting that kept bringing to mind images of the Avatar: Last Airbender artistic style – [...]
T-Shirt Design: You Complete Me
Yes, I am on a roll with designs right now. Still waiting for my first sale. I live in hope, though. It’s all for a good cause – that is, me and my better half packing up all our stuff and leaving Ireland in search of more geek-friendly shores. Speaking of which, this design is [...]
T-Shirt Design: Epic Win
The latest design: a gamer special! I used to play D&D a lot, then 4th Ed came out and it just wasn’t the same anymore. Yes, I have my own dice that no one may touch on pain of pain. I’m sure this would work better if it was white on black, but Skreened don’t [...]
T-Shirt Design: Fly vs. Cobra
This is my latest design. It’s been added to a new Skreened shop called the Bizarrium. …I like funny names. Don’t judge me! In case you can’t read it, it says “Do not taunt me Mr. Fly, I have a swatter and the reflexes of a disgruntled cobra”. This design was inspired by a fly [...]
Jason Robert Brown, and the Sound of (Copyrighted) Music
I write a lot about copyright, and licencing, and the situations arising from filesharing, so the shennanigans with Jason Robert Brown were of particular interest to me. In short – JRB is a famous composer, and he was slightly and understandably miffed that some sites allow his sheet music to be accessed for free. So [...]
T-Shirt Design – Canadian Dream
Yes, Canada. My better half and I are making arrangements to leave for the land of forests and socialised medicine in the New Year. This particular design is called the Canadian Dream, in honour of the fact that any profits I get from the shirts will go towards our immigration fund. Next up is a [...]
T-Shirt Design – Razor Angel
This is the latest design up on my store, called Razor Angel. This is the back of the shirt. I’m thinking about modifying it slightly to move the wings farther apart. Hopefully I’ll be adding more designs and getting more interest. I also have this mad idea to print up a run of shirts and [...]
Comic Books and the Male Gaze
I like comic books, really I do. They’re remarkably underrated as a medium. Alan Moore in particular is a storyteller of consummate skill; V for Vendetta, Top Ten, and others are among some of the most in-depth and emotionally involved works I’ve ever come across. The problem, of course, is that comic books are rarely [...]
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