by jamesyoung | Nov 26, 2019 | Usurper's War, Writing Business
Figured I’d perchance save loyal readers some gumshoe work down the road if they ever want to do a World War II story: You can find ONI drawings for World War II references (like for your cartographer to draw ship outlines) here. This is a good time zone...
by jamesyoung | Nov 11, 2019 | Admin, Con(vention) Life, Music Monday, Sales!, Usurper's War, Writing Business
So it’s been a bit since I’ve updated the blog. I figured I’d hit some of the high points of the last couple of weeks: Attended the Ozark Book Con down in Fayetteville this past weekend as a vendor. First year event with all that entails, but had...
by jamesyoung | Jul 6, 2019 | Con(vention) Life, Writing Business
So I forgot about this being mentioned in a panel while at Libertycon. Yes, as Cedar says, if you’re in a group that seems at all sketchy, get out most ricky tick. The ‘Zon has been really cracking down on trying to find people gaming their system. From...
by jamesyoung | Jun 13, 2019 | Random Confession
Sensei. n. A teacher or instructor usually of Japanese martial arts (such as karate or judo). “No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away…” ― Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man. On Monday, I learned that one of my doctoral...
by jamesyoung | Jun 12, 2019 | Writing Business
Where Sarah Hoyt discusses the difficulty of putting a cover on alternate history works. Go on and take a gander…