James Maxey - Jawbone of an Ass
Wednesday, September 24, 2008

My letter to my congressman

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Driving home tonight, I listened to the President talk about the need for the 700 billion dollar bailout package. A feeling of terror gripp...
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Monday, September 22, 2008

Daikaijuzine

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My short story "Final Flight of the Blue Bee," which first appeared in Asimov's, has been reprinted online at Diakaijuzine . I...
Saturday, September 20, 2008

A long, cranky rant about our economy and our government

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This morning I discovered something called the "Drew Carey Project" and heard he'd had put some videos on the web talking abou...
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Friday, September 12, 2008

The two sentence guide to writing interesting characters

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I've been corresponding with a fan of Bitterwood who's asked me for some advice on developing the characters in a story he's wo...
Sunday, August 31, 2008

How to be a Writer

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How to be a writer: Step one: Write book. Step two: Go fishing. Yesterday, I finished step one. I started Dragonseed, the third Dragon Age ...
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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Single Issue Voter

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I've been wrapped up in the final draft of Dragonseed during a time when there's been a lot of developments in the political world....
Wednesday, August 20, 2008

I just couldn't keep quiet!

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Okay, so two columns back I announced I wouldn't be posting any columns here in August because of the deadline for Dragonseed. But, yes...
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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Dona Nova at Golden Belt

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I took a break from my writing marathon on Friday night to go see my friend Dona Nova's new studio at Golden Belt in Durham. It occurs ...
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Sunday, August 03, 2008

A last post on writing before a month long break...

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Sorry for the lackluster post rate lately. I'm posting more frequently at my dragon blog these days as I work to promote Dragonforge . ...
Monday, July 14, 2008

Cuteness as an evolutionary strategy

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I've been assured by fellow codexian bloggers that I'll double my readership if I start adding pictures of my cats. At first I thoug...
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Sunday, July 13, 2008

My first ever blog post composed on a cell phone

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I'm at the beach, sitting in the crows nest of a beachhouse, typing a blog post on my phone. It's one of those strange moments when ...
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Thursday, July 10, 2008

Odyssey Fantasy Writer's Workshop

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In the last two weeks, I've driven an insane number of miles. First, I drove 700 miles to Chatanooga to attend a gathering of my fellow ...
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Monday, July 07, 2008

Anthology Builder

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I'm a featured author this month at Anthology Builder . Anthology Builder is a neat little concept that is a bit like a paper iPod--you ...
Saturday, June 28, 2008

Essential Loneliness

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I haven’t had a lot of success in my life building my own family. Both my marriages ended childless, which saved a lot of paperwork on the d...
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Sunday, June 15, 2008

Can a powerpoint presentation change the world?

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Ross Perot is back! The last person to discuss the federal budget seriously with voters has launched a website discussing a doom I've b...
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Friday, June 06, 2008

Racing toward the End

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I've been hunkered down writing a good bit of the day. There's also been some bill paying and air conditioner purchasing and instal...
Sunday, June 01, 2008

Concarolinas and Creationism

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I'm just back from Concarolinas in Charlotte. This is a kick-ass con, extremely well organized and well attended. I got to hang out wi...
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Saturday, May 24, 2008

The Prophet and the Dragon

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Last year around this time, I launched my Bitterwood blog. In retrospect, launching a blog that was dedicated to a single book was perhaps...
Saturday, May 17, 2008

Will things get better, or worse?

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As a science fiction author, I spend a lot of time imagining what the future will be like. Though, I suspect the implied causality of that ...
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Saturday, May 10, 2008

Under Construction

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Whateverville is no more! For a long time, I've been worried that my blog title was too close to the title of science fiction author Joh...
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