Mar/103
The Sports Psychology of the Mushroom Kingdom
Hey, I’m back! I said I’d be posting more, and I am indeed a Terran of my word. Unless it’s too inconvenient. But this is pretty easy, so here I go.
I’ve been playing Mario Strikers Charged on Wii lately. It’s a great game. I am not a sports guy in any sense. I don’t play sports. I don’t watch sports. I don’t even play sports video games. Well, not normally.
Before the Wii, my two favorite sports games were Mutant League Football and Tiny Toon Sports. Both were for Sega Genesis, so that should give you an indication of how rarely I play sports games, even weird ones.
Mar/102
A Quick Admin Note! Divine Misfortune
Divine Misfortune is about to start shipping from Amazon, so if you want the book soon – get your order in now!
Mar/106
Fun, NOT Funny
Going to try blogging more regularly. At least two or three times a week. No promises, but we’ll see what happens.
By the way, I’ll be taking part in Borders.com’s Babel Clash, a two week blogging exchange thing. I’m not really sure how it works or what I’ll be doing, but it’s flattering to be asked to participate. So I’ll be doing it because any chance to meet new fans without forcing me to get up and leave my house is cool with me. It’ll start next Wednesday. I’ll keep you updated gang.
Mar/1011
A Critical Comment
So recently, the following comment was posted on the site. It’s rare for anyone to post a negative comment on this site. Not because I don’t have my detractors, but because I’m just not important enough that many people feel like logging on to offer any criticism of that sort. So I guess I’m moving up in the world, gang!
Feb/103
Ask a Smart Guy: The Novelology Marathon
Hello, hello. What’s this? Two blog posts in one week? Well, why the heck not?
It’s time for our infrequent and irregular Ask A Smart Guy segment. Let’s start with this comment someone recently posted on the site.
I have been an aspiring writer for five++ years, and still cannot find a method that works for me. Every time I start a story a new story idea pops into my head. The new story idea will nag me to death, until I give the idea some attention. I have thousands of introductions to show for it.
Feb/102
Just Another Random Blog Post
Haven’t posted anything in a long while. Been busy. Also, just seems like I’m repeating myself. In fact, saying it feels like I’m repeating myself feels like I’m just repeating myself.
Still, I am alive, and I just wanted to let everyone know that I’m still drawing oxygen. And while I’m at it, I might as well throw in a few offhand comments.
I’m sorta famous. That still blows my mind. Sure, I’m not Jim Varney famous, but I do have a Wikipedia page (woefully out of date, but still there) and I do have 6 (soon to be 7) published books to my name. In the right circles, I’m even recognizable. Crazy, isn’t it?
Feb/102
Martinez on Martinez
The A stands for Awesome. Â Let’s just be clear on that.
Hi. Â Been a while. Â Still working on finishing my current manuscript, but I can’t stay away. Â It’s not fair to you, my adoring public. Â You guys are my bread and butter, so I’m setting aside the manuscript for a second and posting something because I know how much you look forward to me enriching your lives with my wit, humor, and dinobot references. Â Although in this post, I will endeavor to keep dinobot references to a minimum because “Me, Grimlock, love challenge!”
Damn. Â So close.
Feb/100
Still Alive
Haven’t posted anything in a while. Been busy as heck trying to finish this damn novel. Writing can be a real pain in the ass sometimes. Even when you know what you want to write, just the time to write it is a killer. When I’m ahead of schedule, a book juste seems to appear out of nowhere. When I’m behind, every page just seems to take forever. And it’s not like I’m blocked or anything on this damn thing. It’s just putting aside the time and keeping at it.
Still, I’m behind, and I really shouldn’t be wasting much time blogging when I have actual work to do.
Jan/102
The Invisible Novelologist
Saw Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs again. What a fantastic film. I planned on buying the DVD, but put it off because I knew I’d probably be seeing it again at the bargain cinema. But after seeing it, I almost stopped and picked it up. This is just such a wonderful movie. Bizarre, goofy, funny, and heartwarming. Highly recommended.
Onto the subject at hand…
Recently, I found myself in a short debate on the nature of villainy. What makes an interesting villain? What doesn’t? Is a colorful villain the same as a more subtle villain? Stuff like that. Rather than repeat it all, I recommend you check out the comments on my Opinions Vary blog entry. Some ideas are shared, and it makes some interesting reading.
Jan/102
Famous Mummy Fighters and The Women Who Love Them
Haven’t been around in a while, gang. Sorry about that. But been busy on my latest manuscript and life and all that jazz. I’m engaged, just in case anyone out there who might care doesn’t know about it. Getting married by the end of the year. I’d say good-bye to my wild, swingin’ bachelor days, but I never actually had any of those. But you’re not here to read about my personal life, are you? If so, I can only estimate your level of boredom to be at yellow alert. Go buy a Nintendo DS or some juggling balls or something already if this is the case.
