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Kryptonese Often Makes Me Peeved

As a science fiction writer, one of the most difficult tasks I have is world building. In order for it to make …

Rediscovering the Fountain Pen and Penmanship

I’ve missed using a fountain pen. After decades of longing, I finally bought another one…an inexpensive one. To go along with that, I’ve also been practicing to revive my long-abandoned skills with cursive writing. In a way, it makes me feel more “writerly”.

The Connor Wars Writer’s Room 46 – Kindle Testing

The Kindle has finally gotten to the point where I can seriously consider porting scripts to it. I’m still in the testing phase, but I think it looks promising. TCW scripts make for some convenient test cases.

Don’t Write What You Know

Before I read a lot of scripts and stories from new writers, I never realized that English teachers have done a great disservice to young people learning to write. These instructors say, “Write what you know.” Poppycock.

The Connor Wars Writer’s Room 45 – Nuclear Reality Imitating Art

I’d be lying if I said this excerpt from The Connor Wars F0401 – “Chronicle” (pp 23-24) wasn’t often on my mind as images and videos of the deteriorating situation at the Daiichi nuclear facility have been released.

On Recent Blogs, the Dish on My Roof, and Writing

It’s been a weird, time-consuming span of weeks here at the casa. An unfortunate side-effect of this has been a recent reduction in blog posts. What can I say except that I hope the end result will be worth it.

The Connor Wars Writer’s Room 44 – Extra04

As most of you have noticed, I recently posted a new Connor Wars episode. I thought I’d take a moment to share a few thoughts about it as well as other notions about what may yet come.

The Connor Wars EXTRA04 – “Allison Wonderland”

Here is the fourth extra little something I’ve written for The Connor Wars. The fanfic that picks up where the second season finale of Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles left off.

The Connor Wars Writer’s Room 43 – Thinking About Cam and Ali

Reflecting on Cameron and Allison’s perspective on their relationships as well as my perspective, as a writer, on my relationship with them.

The Connor Wars Writer’s Room 42 – Six Months Done…Or Am I?

It’s been about six months since I finished up season 4 of The Connor Wars. Since I’ve obviously not been posting about that as much as I was, I thought y’all might like a bit of an update.

The Connor Wars EXTRA03 – First Draft: “A Thousand Miles”

Here is an extra little something from the Connor Wars archives. The fanfic that picked up where the second season finale of Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles left off.

The Connor Wars Writer’s Room 41 – How To Do It

I thought I’d take a few moments and give my thoughts on Terminatory production items. As this is a “Writer’s Room” entry, I think it’s fair to say there will be some thoughts on TCW as well.

The Connor Wars EXTRA02 – “Fate” (alternate ending pages)

Here is an extra little something I’ve written for The Connor Wars. The fanfic that picked up where the second season finale of Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles left off.

Other Scripts I’d Love to Write

I love to write, especially screenplays, so as you can guess, I have tons of stuff I’d like to write. Some things are special: either held close to the vest by their owners, or simply not easily gotten even if you have a name and rep. Like many screenwriters, I’d love to take a crack at them.

The Connor Wars Writer’s Room 40 – Tech Choices

Prepping for The Connor Wars was an interesting exercise. The big thing was deciding how much of the future world we had seen that I was going to use

TCW Compilations

As I wrote The Connor Wars, I posted scripts on a more-or-less consistent schedule. By necessity that meant I posted each script on its own. True, while I threaded them together so you could read them in order, and provided a home page for you to access them at your whim, there was still one thing left to do that I’ve held off doing until now: a compilation.

The Connor Wars EXTRA01 – “Ghost Message”

Here is an extra little something I’ve written for The Connor Wars. The fanfic that picked up where the second season finale of Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles left off.

The Connor Wars Writer’s Room 39 – Flotsam and Jetsam

Again, I don’t really have enough of any one thing for a Writer’s Room. So, here are some housekeeping bits and a few comments.