When people ask me what type of stories I write, I eagerly tell them speculative fiction. The most common reaction is a blank stare and a repeat of the question “So what type of stories do you write?”. It’s an age old dilemma that writers continue to struggle with when…
Category: A to Z April Challenge 2013
Posts related to the A-to-Z April Challenge for 2013
F is for Fear of Failure
Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice. –Will Smith as Cypher Raige in After Earth One of the things that hold us back from realizing our full potential in this life is…
Why do we say it?
As a writer and someone who actively uses words as my building blocks, I am always fascinated by the origin of words. Today on the A to Z Blog Challenge I take a quick look at my love of Etymology – the study of words and their history and origins. Discovering…
Do Androids Dream of Philip K. Dick
I could have easily done a post for the letter D on Johnny Depp, but since I am already doing a year long tribute to Depp on my blog, I thought I would take the opportunity to talk about another big “D” in my life – Philip K. Dick. For…
Creativity and Conventions
I’ve always considered myself a fairly creative person and by creative I don’t just mean imaginitive. I like to create things. From making up stories to building websites and everything in between. As a kid I wanted to be an inventor, someone who took things around them and combined them in…
For the Love of Books
I attribute my love of books to my parents, who while they weren’t big readers themselves, always took the time to expose my sisters and me to the written word. It probably started with the Dr. Seuss & Friends book-of-the-month subscriptions back in the 70s before I was even school…
A is for Andy
For my kick-off post for the April A to Z Challenge I thought I would start by introducing myself and talking a bit about my name. Since my name begins with the letter “A” I figured why not use it to my advantage. My given name is Andrew, but growing…
A to Z April Blog Challenge
I never intended this blog to be about ONLY Johnny Depp movies. I wanted it to be about my writing and other passions in life, but have been slow to introduce other topics to the blog. Partly because I haven’t gotten over my initial shyness of sharing my thoughts publicly…