My mother used to call trains “The poor man’s movies”.
And I would really like to take a trip on a train just for the sake of the trip itself.
And write about it.
Useful resources for travelers (and writers)
6 Amazing Websites to Learn a Language If You’re Too Busy
Huaqueros
Isn’t this business of writing a hoot?
For instance…
About five years ago I outlined an idea for a series of stories.
In a nutshell – the adventures of a team of disgruntled and hard-up university researchers that recycle themselves as “retrievers of ancient artifacts”.
Basically, a series of stories about a band of highly qualified looters1.
The series would have been called “Huaqueros”.
Nothing came out of it.
But… Continue reading
Adventure by Proxy
I’ll write down a few sparse ruminations, if you don’t mind.
This post is tagged Armchair Adventuring, and this post is at the core if that tag.
You see, I just stumbled on a piece by a guy that recently discovered the joys of white-water rafting.
You know, that sport that consists in paddling down rapids in a big inflatable dinghy.
The guy I was reading really loves that stuff.
He’s pretty sure this is his sport.
He’d spend hours watching videos of people rafting.
Yes, he’s considering it a spectator sport.
Give thanks to the inventor of the GoPro camera.
The thing got me thinking along two very different lines. Continue reading
24-hours vacation
Not much to show today – I spent most of yesterday’s night finishing my editing/cleaning-up/setting-things-straight work on a new novel.
The hard part was trying to make my Linux-based LibreOffice digest and show properly a MSWord document (the one my editor sent me).
But apart a few crashes and recoveries, it all went for the best.
Now, I’m relaxing a bit – and I just gave myself a big gift for finishing this big job.
I read wonders about Chris Willrich’s Gaunt and Bone series, so I got me the first volume, The Scroll of Years.
I love the Chinese feel of the artwork.
Now time to dig into it.
Later!
PS: I don’t know if it’s the same for you, but it looks like it’s snowing on my blog.
Apparently WordPress decided to get festive.
Must-read from Chuck Wendig…
“I Meant What I Said When I Said The Soup Was Good,” I Ejaculated Most Fizzily
Great article and reading list by John DeNardo in Kirkus:
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