OryCon begins tomorrow (where did the time go?), and I have an unusually busy schedule for the weekend. (Three panels as moderator? What was I thinking? What were they thinking? Don’t answer that….) Here’s where you’ll find me: Friday, 4...
John C. Bunnell
Back from our annual pilgrimage to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival — as usual, well-stuffed with (mostly) very good theater. First up this year was Richard III, a solid traditional production on the Elizabethan outdoor stage, with the bonus that Richard...
Counter-intuitive thought for the day: reading a bad book can be good for you. Yes, really. Let me explain: From a craft standpoint, sometimes one way to figure out how good prose works can be to look at clunky prose....
Reviews are beginning to come in for Spirit of All the Russias, and the response to this point has been decidedly positive. From Long and Short Reviews: “The exquisitely detailed passages in this story made me feel as if I...
The short version first: a Kickstarter has just opened up that I’d like to see succeed. I’ve already signed on; now I hope some of you will, too. Let me tell you the story…. A couple of years ago now,...
The day has arrived! My newest Uncial Press ebook, Spirit of All the Russias, is live. The title page calls it a “novel byte”; in practical terms, it’s a short story published in ebook format. Which means (among other things)...
I am not at all sure what the following experience proves, except possibly that my unconscious brain has a wicked sense of humor…. As with most people, my dreams tend to manifest recurring themes. There’s the flying theme, the trying-to-get-somewhere...
I know, I know, I’m one of the last three people in the whole world to have seen Frozen…but at least I caught it a few hours before it picked up its Oscars. Some thoughts: In general, it’s an impressive...
Bonus thankfulness this week: I have the contract in hand for a new Uncial Press e-fiction release set for this coming March. This is a short work entirely unconnected to my other Uncial Press titles: Spirit of All the Russias...
