It was on this day in 1452 that the first section of the Gutenberg Bible was published in Mainz, Germany. It was the first book ever printed with movable type, Gutenberg’s revolutionary idea. At the time, all existing books were copied out by hand, and in order to be as efficient as possible, scribes had…
Monthly Archives: September 2006
A Wonderful Dialog
William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy having a very candid conversation about why the Star Trek franchise will continue. I howled. Yes it’s gutshot, but this every last bitter dollar will be squeezed out of it.
My Best Writing Hack
I’m a professional writer. My words pay for my bread, my beer and everything else I consume. Last year, not counting re-writes or emails, I generated 400 pages. That’s a novel worth of writing. Except that I don’t write novels. The average length of what I write is about two pages. Which means I started…
“How to Succeed in Evil” Wins a Parsec Award!
Patrick McLean was given a Parsec Award for “Best Fiction (Long)” for How to Succeed in Evil!
“How to Succeed in Evil” Wins a Parsec Award!
Patrick McLean was given a Parsec Award for “Best Fiction (Long)” for How to Succeed in Evil!
“Dishwasher” Wins a Parsec Award!
Patrick McLean was given a Parsec Award for “Best Fiction (Non-speculative)” for Death of a Dishwasher!
Parsec Awards
So the Seanachai (I guess I could just say ‘I’) won two Parsec Awards this weekend. It’s somehow fitting that it was Labor Day weekend. Because if there’s one thing a podcast requires it labor. And it’s very nice to get recognition for that labor. The Seanachai was nominated in four categories and won in…
