by Jim Stitzel | Feb 15, 2007 | General
I’ve just quite a bit of material to write about, all of it stacking up in the queue. Most of it right now has to do with theology and philosophy and the like, some of it has to do with writing, and some to do with gaming. All of it requires a clear head to mull...
by Jim Stitzel | Feb 11, 2007 | General
Apparently, George Lucas thinks that The Empire Strikes Back was the worst of all the Star Wars movies. Ironic, then, that it is the one most commonly held up and revered by die-hard fans as being the best of all time. (And, according to “SF...
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 7, 2007 | Writing
In case folks missed it, “Flashes of Speculation”:http://open-dialogue.com/fs got another update yesterday. Four new stories got posted up, so go give ’em a read and leave some comments and feedback for the authors. FS is always taking submissions,...
