thoughts and opinions by author s. andrew swann
S Andrew Swann | April 18, 2008
Just saw an interesting post on The Feminist SF Blog that draws attention to one of those little cultural blind spots that are really useful in worldbuilding. You know, the kind of thing everyone takes for granted, so when they read about another culture (real or fictional) that does it differently they’re all like “whoa.” [...]
S Andrew Swann | April 14, 2008
Economic stimulus, YEA! But, please note the oddity in the following scenario: I do my taxes, and per usual, am cutting the Government a honking big check. So we’re in the position of sending them about $2500 (over and above what we’ve given them to date) so they can give us $1200. Can someone please [...]
S Andrew Swann | April 12, 2008
My wife inflicted this upon me against my will, and to purge the damage this has inflicted on my soul, I inflict it upon everyone else. If you are of my generation, this will surely hurt you in your brain. . .
S Andrew Swann | April 11, 2008
You may have heard about the move Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed which apparently exposes the vast conspiracy of the scientific establishment to keep “Intelligent Design” from being taught in science classes alongside Evolution. This is sort of like the Yankees making a movie bemoaning the NFL’s conspiracy to keep them out of the Superbowl. They’re [...]
S Andrew Swann | April 9, 2008
Well, since I finished up the Wolfbreed rewrite, I haven’t done much writing. I guess I just needed to rest the old story muscle for a bit. Also, the next thing I’m working on is Heretic, the second book in the Apotheosis Trilogy. This means going straight from a rewrite of a medieval historical dark [...]
S Andrew Swann | April 5, 2008
When did it become acceptable to blatantly lie in internet ads? Are we just so desensitized from all the Nigerian Viagra Lotteries that it just washes over us? Is it a default assumption now that all banner ads are written by Russian script-kiddies playing with an exploit they found for unpatched versions of IE5? You [...]
S Andrew Swann | April 4, 2008
Well, I’ve gotten through most of the editorial rewrite of Wolfbreed #1 (Yeah, I know, but I just e-mailed Anne a bunch of title ideas) and I’m going to go over copy-editing type stuff this weekend and hopefully send out the final draft to her and Eleanor by Monday. Most all the changes were due [...]
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