by Jim Stitzel | Feb 9, 2007 | Writing
Things I do not like to see in novels – Kalbzayn’s World This is a bit of old news, but sometimes I keep things in my writing queue for longer than I should. In the article cited above, Kalbzayn complains about supplemental material in speculative fiction...
by Jim Stitzel | Feb 8, 2007 | General
I stumbled across a debate yesterday on the topic of escapism, worldbuilding, and speculative fiction. I had initially intended to contribute my own thoughts to this discussion, but after having perused a number of _other_ opinions on various websites and blogs, I...
by Jim Stitzel | Feb 1, 2007 | General
The final installment of the Harry Potter series, _Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows_, is “set to be released on July 21st”:http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/01/new.potter.date.ap/index.html. This is music to my ears, especially considering that...
by Jim Stitzel | Jan 13, 2007 | General
Earlier this week, my wife and I were finally able to get through the last few episodes of the final season of _Angel_. I’ve been a big fan of _Buffy, the Vampire Slayer_ for years now and have been systematically collecting each season on DVD. I was never able...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 15, 2006 | Writing
writefantastic – Why Fantasy? And on the heels of the article “I wrote yesterday”:http://open-dialogue.com/blog/2006/12/14/the-literary-sexual-mechanic/, Mark Chadbourn has an interesting article. This one’s actually been in my queue for a...
