Author Archives: Chris Gerwel
A Blogging Vacation
So over the weekend, I realized that I’ve been blogging just about every week for two and a half years. That adds up to one hundred eighty five blog posts (this one makes one hundred eighty six), which I estimate … Continue reading
Viable Paradise 2013: Applications Due in Just Over a Month
Applications Due: June 15, 2013 Workshop Runs: October 13 – October 18th, 2013 A couple of years ago, I attended Viable Paradise, a week-long workshop for science fiction and fantasy writers. Applications for this year’s VP class are due on … Continue reading
Running a Little Late This Week
Hi Folks – My apologies, even though we’re only two days in, this has already become One of Those Weeks. As a result, I think I’m going to have skip this week’s post with a return to my regular Tuesday … Continue reading
Speculative Fiction 2012: The Best Online Reviews, Essays & Commentary Now Available
So here’s a bit of really cool news: today marks the pub date for Speculative Fiction 2012: The Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary, edited by Justin Landon of Staffer’s Book Review and Jared Shurin of Pornokitsch. This is awesome … Continue reading
The Care and Feeding of Chapter Breaks
What do you get when a bunch of writers get together and start chatting? No, it’s not a joke. In this case, some of my friends and I recently got into an interesting discussion about chapters, and more specifically on … Continue reading
Bioshock Infinite and the Components of Video Game Storytelling
On March 26th – while still caught up in the throes of a nasty cold – I dragged myself out to my local GameStop and bought Bioshock Infinite. I started playing that same day, and finished the game (the first … Continue reading
