Cosmic Whack-a-Mole
By any standard, the great thumping whack delivered by the Deep Impact probe on Comet Tempel 1 has to be considered pretty cool. I haven’t seen any video yet, but for full coverage of the mission, along with the “Top … Read More
Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia — at Boston’s Publick Theater
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The other night I went with my daughter’s drama workshop group to see the opening performance of Arcadia, by Tom Stoppard, at an outdoor theater in Boston called the Publick Theater. It was a wonderful performance of a witty and … Read More
Questions About Writing #7: Will You Write It For Me?
This one pops up every once in a while—in fact, it happened again not long ago. Someone emailed me saying, I’ve worked out this great idea for a story. Would you like to write it for me? Well, actually, no. … Read More
Writing Question #6: What’s It Like to Write a Movie Novelization?
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Battlestar Galactica: the Miniseries was my first movie novelization, and a refreshing experience. First off, it gave me a welcome breather from working on the long-delayed Sunborn, coming as it did just as I finished the first draft of that … Read More
Galactica’s Done! Plus Other Cool News
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That’s all she wrote: Battlestar Galactica: the Miniseries: the Novel is finished and turned in. Big sighs all around. Initial reaction from my editor is very positive. (He’d read the whole thing less than 24 hours after I sent it … Read More
Almost done…
Almost done…Almost done…Almost done…