by Jim Stitzel | Mar 15, 2006 | Writing
That night was the first in a long time that he had really prayed. Sure, he had offered up the periodic ‘desperation prayer,’ the kind of prayer that is only raised in an absolute emergency or when a screw-up is made and forgiveness is needed. But those...
by Jim Stitzel | Feb 27, 2006 | Writing
Random thought that’s probably an obvious ‘duh!’ statement – the fact that we don’t know nearly everything there is to know about science is the very thing that allows us to write science fiction literature. Pretty obvious statement, I...
by Jim Stitzel | Feb 24, 2006 | Writing
“The trials begin tomorrow.†The older man was leaning against the rail, watching as the waves slid past beneath the bow of the ship. “I cannot wait. I’ll likely not sleep tonight,†the younger one replied. He stood a couple paces off,...
by Jim Stitzel | Feb 16, 2006 | General
I don’t get it. Why are some people so antagonistic toward adults who read, and enjoy, youth fiction? I’ve met a handful of such people, listened to their scorn, read their sarcasm as they condescend toward those of us who thrill toward some youth fiction...
by Jim Stitzel | Nov 29, 2005 | Writing
It’s interesting the places from which I get new ideas for writing fiction. Just about everything in daily life serves as a notion for at least a _piece_ of a storyline. I just had another really cool idea today for a book, set in a very unique environment, that...
