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Fiction is Dead

Post author:Scott Alumbaugh
Post published:March 3, 2011
Post category:General

Well, maybe not dead. But according to Buce, picking up from Tyler at Marginal Revolution, it's on the skids. That is, they both seem to feel that the quality of…

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up

Post author:Scott Alumbaugh
Post published:January 7, 2011
Post category:General

My last post was about a flash fiction story I wrote that dealt with the atmosphere of tension in a corporate lawfirm. It was a small example, and pretty civilized,…

Food, Sex, Danger

Post author:Scott Alumbaugh
Post published:December 2, 2010
Post category:General

Susan Weinschenk is a psychologist with a book (Neuro Web Design: What makes them click?) and a website (What Makes Them Click). On the website, she is running a series of articles entitled œ100 Things You Should Know About People. As of this writing, she™s up to thing number 47: œPeople Value A Product More Highly If It Is Physically In Front Of Them.

I Don™t Get John Grisham

Post author:Scott Alumbaugh
Post published:November 27, 2010
Post category:Criticism

I don™t get John Grisham. Never have, really. But I also never figured it was worth the effort. He writes crap that sells. (As one critic notes, his second novel, The Firm, œsold a bazillion copies. Not technically accurate, perhaps, but close enough.) I read a couple of his novels and didn™t see any reason to read more.

Signing Up

Post author:Scott Alumbaugh
Post published:November 18, 2010
Post category:General

Part of the process of becoming a writer these days is signing up. Services abound. Resources are overwhelming. Many are free, unless you count the time you take to search, scan, read, save, post, forward, or archive them. All of them require at least a little time commitment. I signed up for two things today.

The Plan

Post author:Scott Alumbaugh
Post published:November 17, 2010
Post category:Criticism General

Okay, so here's the writing plan. None of this is particularly original. But it is enough of a plan that it actually gives me a roadmap, something I need if I'm to make any progress at all. As to the plan itself . . .

GRR course mark

Susanville to Taylorsville

Post author:Scott Alumbaugh
Post published:July 7, 2009
Post category:GRR 2009

Facing the WallMile 516.8 to Mile 576.5 I was up with the alarm, dressed, packed, and back up the street to Susanville control by 4:30. There were still a few…

Getting ready for the ride

Davis to Oroville

Post author:Scott Alumbaugh
Post published:July 1, 2009
Post category:GRR 2009

Rolling for TimeMile 0 to Mile 103.1 My plan for the Gold Rush RandonnÃ©e (GRR) was to break it into thirds of roughly 250 miles (or 400 kilometers) each: Davis…