New Podcast Up: Realism & Ramis

In this episode Ryan and I discuss the problem of realism and the suspension of disbelief in fiction and in film. How much realism is required when writing a fiction story in order to keep the reader from balking at our narrative. We also mourn the death of our hero Harold Ramis, aka “Egon Spengler”.

In Memoriam of Harold Ramis

Yesterday I received some of the saddest news: Harold Ramis passed away. It took a while for it to sink in.  As a long time fan of his work, I came to the realization of what a huge loss this was to the world.  All over Facebook and Twitter people are posting that they will

Why I Quit the Indiegogo Campaign

So you may have noticed that I cancelled the Indiegogo campaign.  It was an experiment anyway, and since I hadn’t heard a peep from anyone wanting to fund the print edition of my book I decided to not be embarrassed at the end of the 45 day run to find that no one had funded

Houghton Mifflin Files for Bankruptcy and the Publishing Industry Limps On

The San Francisco Chronicle yesterday reported that “Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co., the publisher of authors from Mark Twain to J.R.R. Tolkien, sought bankruptcy protection to eliminate more than $3 billion in debt.  The company, based in Boston, listed $2.68 billion in assets and $3.53 billion in debt in Chapter 11 documents filed today in