Challenge Your Beliefs – Pt. 3
The concepts of good, wicked and evil aren’t just something writers need to explore, they need to be explored in all walks of life. These definitions which many wish to believe are hard and fast are actually quite fluid. You have all heard about the movie “Schindler’s List” even if…
Dizz Knee Land
We all have songs which will pop into our head for seemingly no reason. During my junior college days a friend said it was always the last song you heard before getting out of your car. Others theorize it is because radio stations are paid to play the same four…
Zero Days – Pt. 2
Please read Part 1 first. Part of me wants to see if this documentary also covers the hard drive firmware virus. The geek in me wants to tip my hat to the people who created that thing because there is almost no way to purge that. Hard drives never used…
Zero Days Pt. 1
I was incredibly excited when I saw this report on PBS News Hour. Those who know me know that I’ve spent roughly 30 years working in IT. I got into software during the gold rush of the 80s. If you knew VAX BASIC or IBM COBOL you could work anywhere…
Challenge Your Beliefs – Pt. 2
Sometimes you need to challenge a major belief in your writing. Something you hold dear or sacred. This is as much for your personal exploration as to move your story along. These challenges are best framed in your first draft. Later, when re-reading and editing, you can either flesh them…
Idiot Phones
Marketing spin doctors try to call them “smart” phones, but they really are idiot phones. Just like a pair of fuzzy dice hanging from the rear view of a pickup truck is a pretty good Red Neck marker, one of these phones in the hand of someone is a pretty…