Archive | March, 2008

Office Hours in Second Life

Thursday evening, March 27th, I’ll be at Wordsmith Hall from 6-7 pm game time, which is 9-10 pm Eastern time. I’ll be hanging out, and will be happy to answer questions about my work, about writing or gaming or pretty much anything else—including the Asteroid and the premiere, tomorrow, of Fiction Fortress! We had a […]

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Kid Binary and the Two-Bit Gang

I am pleased to offer for sale Kid Binary and the Two-Bit Gang. This is a story I wrote over ten years go, based on my experiences with online gaming, chatting and a one-page article about a chat software called Palace. The article appeared in Entertainment Weekly and talked about a program where people created […]

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E-books for the iPod Touch/iPhone part 2

Based on the response to the sample chapter of Talion: Revenant I’d put up in a format suitable for use on an iPhone/ipod Touch, I’ve gone ahead and expanded the selection of fiction I’m offering for sale here on the website. Kassie Klaybourne, my webmistress, came up with the label iReady to differentiate the books […]

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A singular honor

On March 23, 2001, David Healy and Jeff Medkeff discovered an asteroid about a mile in diameter, in the asteroid belt on the Mars side of the solar system. It was designated 165612. Until today. Now that asteroid is officially known as Stackpole. The International Astronomical Union approved the designation on March 21. I am […]

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Office Hours in Second Life

Thursday evening, March 20th, I’ll be at Wordsmith Hall from 6-7 pm game time, which is 9-10 pm Eastern time. I’ll be hanging out, and will be happy to answer questions about my work, about writing or gaming or pretty much anything else. It’s a chance for an informal chat. This convenient link will land […]

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E-books for the iPod Touch/iPhone

Last Friday I picked up some software by Michael Zapp of Zapptek called iPresentIt. It’s this great piece of software that allows you to turn a PowerPoint or similar presentation into something which you can put on any video iPod (not the Nano) that supports video out. Instead of having to bring a laptop to […]

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The Secrets Newsletter #94

Issue 94 just went out to subscribers. In this issue I discuss a couple of things: the divide between Academic writers and Commercial writers and more about electronic publishing. If you’re a subscriber, you should have an e-mail from me letting you know where to get the latest issue.

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