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2013-04-29 16:30:01 (0 comments, 4 reshares, 4 +1s)

Creative profanity, ahoy! Come up with some inventive new vulgarity, maybe win an e-book of BLACKBIRDS:

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/04/29/quickie-blackbirds-kindle-giveawaypalooza/

2013-04-28 14:11:30 (1 comments, 10 reshares, 12 +1s)

Hey, look what's on sale!

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/04/28/blackbirds-3-49/

2013-04-20 17:12:23 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

2013-04-09 13:16:39 (7 comments, 2 reshares, 12 +1s)

Wading into the fray anew: 

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/04/09/indie-first-what-is-best-in-publishing/

2013-04-04 18:59:09 (4 comments, 6 reshares, 15 +1s)

In response to today's Salon self-publishing article, which is apparently my role, now:

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/04/04/self-publishing-is-the-blah-blah-and-floo-dee-doo-and-poop-noise/

2013-03-28 14:37:08 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Heyooo! Come meet me in South Florida on April 13th! DEETS:

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/03/28/come-meet-me-in-south-florida-on-april-13th/

2013-03-26 14:36:56 (2 comments, 11 reshares, 18 +1s)

FINGERPAINT LIKE A BOSS. FUCK MONEY. WRITE MORE.

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/03/26/25-ways-to-be-a-happy-writer-or-at-least-happier/

2013-03-05 14:25:03 (1 comments, 8 reshares, 15 +1s)

Writers have to watch out for all manner of horrors out there in Publishing Land -- shitty contracts, vanity presses, contest scams, and other rampant scum-fuckery. Which means it's time for...

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/03/05/25-things-writers-should-beware/

2013-02-14 01:09:07 (0 comments, 11 reshares, 41 +1s)

#ValentinesDay2013 

2013-02-14 01:04:15 (6 comments, 3 reshares, 13 +1s)

I must regrettably boot-stomp a single piece of writing advice into the meat of your heart. Forgive me now.

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/02/13/the-hardest-writerly-truth-of-them-all/

2013-01-29 15:39:05 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

POKE POKE POKE.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/17hzaa/greetings_humans_of_reddit_im_possibly_drunken/

2013-01-29 14:39:23 (3 comments, 7 reshares, 15 +1s)

On the subject of being a professional (meaning, PAAAAAID) writer:

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/01/29/yes-virginia-you-can-be-a-paid-writer-too/

2013-01-18 15:58:02 (6 comments, 3 reshares, 13 +1s)

NEWS.

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/01/18/the-kick-ass-writer-coming-soon-to-bookshelves-near-you/

2013-01-12 18:35:25 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 5 +1s)

HELP ME GOOGLE PLUS KENOBI YOU'RE MY ONLY HOPE

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/01/12/the-qwillery-debut-author-cover-battle/

2013-01-07 14:50:43 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

BLACKBIRDS needs your vote!

http://qwillery.blogspot.com/2012/12/2012-debut-author-challenge-cover-wars_29.html

2013-01-03 19:29:52 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

2013-01-01 15:47:39 (6 comments, 11 reshares, 44 +1s)

This is of course the time of the year when frowny-faced naysayers tell you your resolutions are stupid and why are you waiting till today to make them and keep them, as if your today must conform to their today, as if your decision to evolve or change or Do Something is somehow offensive to them. It's the same cynical thing you hear at Valentine's Day -- "I don't need a day to buy flowers for my wife," they say, which is true, but of course they probably don't buy flowers for their wives on any other day anyway. People are resistant to the idea that we should change, that we can better ourselves, whether it's on the first day of the year or the third or the 51st or the 345th. They will tell you your resolutions are stupid, but of course they'll continue on making no changes for themselves and wearing their cynicism like an ugly hat proudly displayed. Yes, of course,... more »

2012-12-27 16:47:41 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)

THE EPIC BATTLE IS HERE. Vooooooote!

2012-11-28 22:47:14 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 19 +1s)

Hey! Look what gets reviewed at io9.

2012-11-06 20:10:12 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

I interview +Chuck Wendig, author of 'Blackbirds' and 'Mockingbird' about writing horror, creating memorable characters, writing metaphor and original descriptions, as well as combing traditional and self-publishing, plus blogging and twitter.
Writing Metaphor, Memorable Characters And Horror With Chuck Wendig

2012-10-17 16:38:12 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 16 +1s)

At #terribleminds Margaret Atwood talks about robots, hockey, zombies, sex, amoebas, and the color mauve.

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/10/17/margaret-atwood-the-terribleminds-interview/

2012-09-27 13:33:22 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Interview with upcoming author Susan Spann who talks a lot -- I mean, a lot -- about ninjas. And that's why you'll click. BECAUSE NINJAS, THAT'S WHY.

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/09/27/susan-spann-the-terribleminds-interview/

2012-09-25 13:19:58 (1 comments, 9 reshares, 10 +1s)

About to start that novel? TA-DA.

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/09/25/25-things-you-should-do-before-starting-your-next-novel/

2012-09-24 13:16:24 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

In which I address the fear, uncertainty and impatience of the writer's life -- as well as offer you the OMG BONAFIDE SECRET to defeating it. SHHHHH.

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/09/24/on-cultivating-instinct-as-an-inkslinging-penmonkey/

2012-09-18 14:22:02 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 28 +1s)

Holy crap, BLACKBIRDS and MOCKINGBIRD are going into reprinting. Which means, somehow, you people are buying these books.

Thank you for that.

2012-09-18 13:29:54 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

The day is finally here! You can now download the "Laser Zombie Robot Love" album for only $5.  Just click the link below.  

The album features 11 tunes, plus 9 bonus electronic remixes and acoustic versions of the songs.  20 tracks in all.  Just $5.

If you enjoy it, please click the +1 and Share buttons on this post.  It helps a ton.

2012-09-18 13:29:02 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 8 +1s)

Building characters! Describing characters! Three beat arcs! The give-a-fuck factor! Cardinal questions! 

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/09/18/ask-a-writer-building-a-better-character/

2012-09-15 18:34:19 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

DARPA unveiled it's latest military gadget, a robotic dog that can carry over 400 pounds 20 miles.

Now smart enough to follow the squad lead, doesn't need to be remote controlled to follow paths and work in tandem with his robotic brothers. can walk up to 3 miles per hour over rocky terrain and transition to a 5-mile-per-hour jog on a flat surface. Eventually, top speed will be around 7 miles per hour on flat surfaces.

“We want a radio operator to be able to tell it to sit, stay. Likewise, the robot could tell them, I’m stuck, wait.”

Each member of the pack is also 10 times quieter than its predecessor robot, which should make it easier to hold a conversation or sneak up on an enemy.

2012-09-15 18:33:14 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

"We will never have the elite, smart people on our side." -- Rick Santorum, in a speech to the "Values Voters Summit."  

Well, gosh.  Perhaps you ignorant, superstitious fanatics might give some thought as to why that might be.




http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/rick-santorum-says-smart-people-will-never-be-on

2012-09-13 20:15:48 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

2012-09-12 12:47:28 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

In the category of "embarrassing PR for the government," I offer this sentence (emphasis mine): "Three aging anti-nuclear activists, including an 82-year-old nun, cut through fences surrounding a facility where highly enriched uranium, a key component of nuclear bombs, is stored. They vandalized its exterior, going unstopped until they walked up to a security guard's car and surrendered." http://news.yahoo.com/fort-knox-break-u-nuclear-stockpile-security-focus-050116431--finance.html

2012-09-11 15:53:24 (3 comments, 6 reshares, 25 +1s)

9/11 for me created in me a sense of fear and anxiety. F'rex: I was afraid of flying for years after. Okay before and now. But then: afraid.

Thing is, that's of course the aim of terrorism. But what nobody really tells you is that it's also the aim, in part, of the government.

This became clear recently when flying out of PHL airport, where before security they play a video that literally evokes the events of 9/11. Because, hey, if there's one thing that'll get me to submit to a violation of my human rights by the TSA, it's trying to drum up that fear.

9/11 taught me a lot about fear. And over time, it taught me that we have to find a way to operate without it.

Because fear trumps wisdom, logic, science, common sense, love, all the good stuff. Fear will fuck you up, stop you from taking chances.

I mean, listen, fear is fine if... more »

2012-09-11 13:33:51 (3 comments, 9 reshares, 13 +1s)

Plot is Soylent Green! Don't write what you know; know what you write! Fuck trust! These and my other current-use rules of writing and storytelling.

It's a doozy, so bring food and drink. http://bit.ly/PlUZ0F

2012-09-11 02:02:07 (1 comments, 4 reshares, 7 +1s)

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma5ml7gCro1qatepso1_500.jpg

2012-09-10 16:51:51 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Been a bit since I mentioned it, but if you hate bullies, despise dog-fighting, and love troubled teenage detectives... http://bit.ly/MpgRaY

2012-09-10 13:07:49 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 5 +1s)

When writers behave badly, readers are the ones who take it on the chin.

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/09/10/readers-are-the-victims-of-bad-author-behavior/

2012-09-10 01:55:18 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 3 +1s)

They did this willfully, for money.

I can almost hear the chorus of shareholders in the background going "Meh" and cashing their dividend cheques.

Scotts sold this illegally treated bird food for two years after it began marketing its bird food line and for six months after employees specifically warned Scotts management of the dangers of these pesticides.  By the time it voluntarily recalled these products in March 2008, Scotts had sold more than 70 million units of bird food illegally treated with pesticide that is toxic to birds.

2012-09-07 15:47:13 (12 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

If you missed it: a teeny bit of Miriam Black micro-fiction voiced over and animated. If you dig it, share it. http://youtu.be/gcR1B-48lK4

"I met her at a bar..."

2012-09-07 13:30:04 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

I am particularly excited about today's flash fiction challenge... plus, hey, a chance to win some free stuff!

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/09/07/flash-fiction-challenge-a-game-of-aspects/

2012-09-06 19:51:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Oh my! I'm over at Mary Robinette Kowal's place today talking up my favorite (freaky) bit from MOCKINGBIRD: http://bit.ly/Rq2UpI 

2012-09-06 02:14:52 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

Shameless writer-whoring! BLACKBIRDS http://amzn.to/QbhSQp and MOCKINGBIRD http://amzn.to/QbhVf2 are a mere $4.89 for your Kindlemaschine.

2012-09-05 16:57:22 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

It turns out that some of my readers didn't know I am writing a book called KING KHAN. In this blog post, I explain what it's about and how I came to write it. 

2012-09-05 13:35:31 (0 comments, 4 reshares, 10 +1s)

"The Death Of Genre: Drifting Toward A Post-Genre Future."

Talking about ways to blow up -- and reconstitute -- the very idea of "genre" at Ye Olde Blog today. Jump in! Discuss! Throw things at my face! 

http://bit.ly/OXeta2

2012-09-04 15:17:39 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)

I am quite certain that I'm missing people and events and random boozery, but here is my best attempt at a Worldcon recap. Boosh.

http://bit.ly/Rh8dI1 #terribleminds

2012-09-04 12:49:35 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

"In Blackbirds, Miriam’s strange ability to see people’s deaths was mostly presented as-is, but in the new novel Chuck Wendig starts to reveal some of its underpinnings and even ties these into the novel’s central mystery, making it an even more tense and gripping story. I realize that’s vague, but I simply don’t want to give away any plot details here because Mockingbird, a shocking, twisting beast of a book that’ll have you on edge throughout, is best experienced with as little foreknowledge as possible."

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/09/a-shocking-twisting-beast-of-a-book-mockingbird-by-chuck-wendig

2012-08-30 00:01:26 (5 comments, 4 reshares, 4 +1s)

Poke, poke. MOCKINGBIRD is now only $4.89 for your Kindlemachine.

If you were waiting for a sign from the digital gods, this is it.

http://www.amazon.com/Mockingbird-ebook/dp/B007GYNO10/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1346284143&sr=8-2&keywords=mockingbird+wendig

2012-08-29 13:05:36 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

So -- at the blog I talk about book trailers and ask, just what the hell makes them effective Or, worse, ineffective?

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/08/29/so-just-what-the-hell-makes-a-good-book-trailer/

2012-08-29 00:02:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

I pretty much can't stand the way tumblr works but I've updated the VODKA O'CLOCK tumblr so all the episodes are posted. After about the 7th episode, I stopped embedding the shows in tumblr. Instead the tumblr posts go back to AmberUnmasked where all the great show notes are anyway. That's where I want people directed so it made no sense to embed the audio in yet another place. They're also on iTunes. #podcast   #comics   #movies   #gaming   #writing   #gamedesign   #interviews  

2012-08-28 19:40:59 (3 comments, 5 reshares, 5 +1s)

HOLY SHITSNACKS. Brand spanking new trailer for BLACKBIRDS & MOCKINGBIRD. Words by yours truly. Voice by Daniel B. O'Shea. Direction, animation by Alan Stewart.

Book Trailer: BLACKBIRDS, MOCKINGBIRD

2012-08-28 13:09:44 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Who's doing a Reddit AMA right now, all day long? 

<--- THIS GUY.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/yyef8/ama_chuck_wendig_author_of_mockingbird/