Author Archives: Thom
Writing Update – January 6, 2017
I’ve not written a thing since the last update. I intended to, but first I decided to do some reading. I decided it might be good to go back and work on one of my previous manuscripts some more, and … Continue reading
Ladies and Warriors
I recently saw a meme pic on Facebook (and Oh, how many of my posts originate from those) stating “Why teach my daughter to be a lady when I can teach her to be a warrior?” I’m pretty sure I know … Continue reading
Conversation tips
Practical Psychology presents the F.O.R.D. method of building rapport and keeping conversations going. There’s some good information here, though it still kind leaves unanswered how you get yourself to talk to people in the first place. Still, it’s worth a … Continue reading
Bending light
Dianna Cowern shows us how to bend light in our own back yard! Yet another cool video from The Physics Girl:
A literary Christmas card
Here’s a little Christmas story I’ve been working on just for fun. I’ve never tried posting short fiction on my blog, so feel free to leave me feedback on how easy or hard it is to read in this format. … Continue reading
Year in review: Facebook
It feels like I spend much of my time on Facebook complaining about Facebook (And isn’t the first rule of Facebook that you don’t talk about Facebook? No?). As my wife can attest, I have a love-hate relationship with the platform. … Continue reading
Year in review: My writing
This has been a tough year. I’ve started writing two books–twice. I’ve not finished either of them either time. The only work I’ve finished this year is a single short story for an anthology that I was misinformed about and … Continue reading
Year in review: My reading
This was supposed to be the year I didn’t read as much because I dropped my Audible account. Clearly it didn’t make the difference it was supposed to. I read 28 books this year, possibly 29 if I take a … Continue reading
Book Review: Word Puppets, by Mary Robinette Kowal
Short story collections don’t get as much attention as they used to. Most writers these days make their names for their novels as few venues for short fiction survive the post-magazine era. Having just read Mary Robinette Kowal’s anthology “Word … Continue reading
Have we forgotten?
Much has been made of Mitt Romney’s apparent enthusiasm for becoming Donald Trump’s Secretary of State, even after denouncing him repeatedly during the campaign season. I can’t help but wonder what the big deal is. Isn’t that what we’re supposed … Continue reading