Author Archives: jamesdmacdonald

Originally posted on Dr. Doyle's Blog:
Because I can’t hold up my head and call myself a science fiction fan if I don’t have some: All in all, a victory for truth, justice, and the fannish way. Also, the air that was full of smoke and dust and apprehension on Friday was clear and…

Originally posted on Dr. Doyle's Blog:
On the days when it starts to feel like the internet is nothing but insult and outrage from wall to wall and floor to ceiling, it helps to go look at some of the other things. For example:  here’s an informative post from Tumblr, giving workshop instructions on…

Originally posted on Dr. Doyle's Blog:
Which is to say, I’ve upgraded my desktop system to Windows 10 and – so far, anyhow – nothing vital has either exploded or disappeared into the ether. I did take good advice, though, and didn’t use the “Express” setup option, because it defaults to sharing everything with…

Originally posted on Dr. Doyle's Blog:
(Or, novelet.  The spelling varies.) John Barnes explains the real difference, over here.   The explanation comes with a link to the first episode of an actual serialized novelet, also by John Barnes.  He’s a good writer and a clever guy – go read and enjoy.

Originally posted on Dr. Doyle's Blog:
In addition to the usual unsolicited credit card  offers at rates that make “usurious” sound like a good deal, the postalperson today brought us our authors’ copies of the anthology Decopunk: The Spirit of the Age, which contains our short story, “Silver Passing in Sunlight.” I really like…