What's this? Oh, yes, right, I have a blog and I've been ignoring it in a huge way. I've also been doing very little writing since early August. No excuse other than pure laziness. I am working on a comeback.
Author: Mark Ladouceur
Spelling counts
I found an interesting (to me) article on the effect bad spelling and grammar can have on a blog. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/errors_by_bloggers_kill_credib.php
Reading so far this year
This list is far shorter than I would like it to be. Part of that is starting and putting aside more books than usual. I have a second daughter at home now and reading time has been shaved down even further as a result. If it doesn't grab me fast, I'm on to the next… Continue reading Reading so far this year
Star Trekked
I've put my money towards the Star Trek sequel (seeing it 5 times), because it was probably the most fun I've had at a movie in years. I had planned to review the movie initially, but there are billions of bytes already taken up with those. Instead I just wanted to say what it meant… Continue reading Star Trekked
Shoes for the apocalypse
When the apocalypse comes, I've got the shoes for it; a pair of Wolverines. I've had them now for about 7 years and they show no signs of wearing out. I'll be striding across our post-nuclear, or post-zombie, or post-nuclear zombie wasteland for years to come, because these things simply will not wear out. I… Continue reading Shoes for the apocalypse
video game cliches
You I've recently gone back to a very old (2001) video game on my PS2 called Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance. It's fun for a while but gets pretty repetitive in only a short while. So what cliche's are there? You start off with nothing but a rusty dagger and no money, like some transient drifter.… Continue reading video game cliches
Over two straight weeks of productivity
I've just passed two straight weeks of writing. I've managed to get at least some time each day to either edit a short story, or write a bit more toward my novel. I'm hoping to keep up the pace, although part of it has been to dominate the leader-board on the writing tracking site I… Continue reading Over two straight weeks of productivity
So very, very close
I've worked the past 5 nights to finish edits on a short story, so far titled "Guardian of the Heart". Now I have just one last scene to rewrite and that'll be that. And right after it's done I can start edits to the novelette I drafted late last year.
Boldly going anew
The new trailer for Star Trek is out. I've watched it a bunch of times. More than I want to admit. It's exciting and flashy. It's not the Trek I grew up with. The new movie caters to a new audience. And why not bring in a new audience? Catering strictly to the old school guarantees that… Continue reading Boldly going anew
He’s not dead yet
From the web site I use to track my writing progress, my output graph lately looks like a patient about to give up the ghost. I've only managed to get a hundred or so words once or twice a week for the past few months. But things are looking up! The patient isn't dead yet.… Continue reading He’s not dead yet
Dispatches from Obscurity 