What a difference a week makes. So for whatever reason, I’ve been sputtering along with this story. Part of that was adjusting to a new schedule for my family. My wife recently returned to work and my boys are off to school again. This has resulted in some upheaval and…
This is post 18 of 34 in the series “Geek Confessional” Confessing my deepest, darkest geek secrets. Geek Confessional: I’ve got (a lot of) game Geek Confessional: I’ve written for Deep Space Nine, Lois & Clark, and The X-Files (sort of) Geek Confessional Update: I have the scripts! Geek Confessional:…
Well, I’ve been kind of off in reporting my wordcount, haven’t I? Life has thrown a lot at us here in Missouri, what with kids going back to school (actually, my wife went back to school, but as a teacher, not a student). And with all the changes to life…
Well, things have gotten started off with more of a sputter than a bang. Life has a way of sneaking up on us and causing chaos and that’s certainly true in the Otte household right now. I won’t go into details, but suffice to say, finding the time to write…
This is post 15 of 34 in the series “Geek Confessional” Confessing my deepest, darkest geek secrets. Geek Confessional: I’ve got (a lot of) game Geek Confessional: I’ve written for Deep Space Nine, Lois & Clark, and The X-Files (sort of) Geek Confessional Update: I have the scripts! Geek Confessional:…
And I’m back in the saddle again… Those of you who have been following my writing posts lately know that I had sort of a false start recently. Since I’m kind of between projects and waiting to hear from my publisher on one in particular, I decided to resurrect a…
This is post 14 of 34 in the series “Geek Confessional” Confessing my deepest, darkest geek secrets. Geek Confessional: I’ve got (a lot of) game Geek Confessional: I’ve written for Deep Space Nine, Lois & Clark, and The X-Files (sort of) Geek Confessional Update: I have the scripts! Geek Confessional:…
Gather ’round, folks, it’s time for me to tell you a story. A few years ago, I noticed that some friends of mine were posting pictures from something called OYAN. This included folks like my intrepid agent, my original publisher/editor, and numerous writer friends. They were all giving speeches on…
This is post 13 of 34 in the series “Geek Confessional” Confessing my deepest, darkest geek secrets. Geek Confessional: I’ve got (a lot of) game Geek Confessional: I’ve written for Deep Space Nine, Lois & Clark, and The X-Files (sort of) Geek Confessional Update: I have the scripts! Geek Confessional:…
So a while back, I shared a video by a guy named CGP Grey about how more and more jobs are becoming automated. If you haven’t watched that video yet, please feel free to get caught up. If you want. It’s still an interesting video. One of the things that…