I wanted to write an update on Monday. Today isn’t Monday. And this isn’t an internet connection. It’s a bloody time machine. I’m in 1999. I have a ton of things to write about, but if I do, this post will appear seventeen centuries from now. We’re flying back to …
We’re flying back to Germany on Tuesday, but for now we’re trying to enjoy the little bit of sea and sunshine we have left. Our trip to Athens was something of an adventure, but it was fun, and it was fantastic to meet Mr. and Mrs. Gnome (of Gnome’s Lair). …
I have nothing interesting to say right now. But for the next few days there will be a cool photo every day on Verena’s blog, all of them taken here in Greece. Go look at them. The children’s book is going really well, by the way.
In order to prepare for writing the children’s book I’m currenly working on, I asked my parents to give me a bunch of the books I read as a child. Seeing them again was a strange experience, because I don’t really remember them – and yet I do. Clearly some …
I’ve been thinking about this, so I wanted to say one more thing: I don’t think the comments of the IndieCade reviewers were terribly evil or unfair. I do think that their comments reveal a mindset, very common in the world of games, that is worth criticizing and analyzing – …
We’re in an internet cafe. It’s too loud. Everything else is good. Sea, sun, sand. Something like that. Excellent progress on the children’s book. Too much noise. Too many people in here. Will write again tomorrow.
You know something I miss in a lot of modern fiction? A certain poetic quality, a quality of storytelling rather than just scenes being described. That’s why I prefer many older writers to the current ones (with notable exceptions). There seems to be very little interest on the part of …
Today’s interesting thought, courtesy of Vincent van Gogh: I tell you, if one wants to be active, one must not be afraid of going wrong, one must not be afraid of making mistakes now and then. Many people think that they will become good just by doing no harm — …
Why do I suddenly have so many things to write about just now that I don’t have proper internet access? Anyway, something that I realized in the context of the last few posts is that I may end up sounding more defensive than intended because I keep talking about my …
I’m writing from a slow connection. About as slow as they still come in this part of the world – 56k. Yes, my parents still connect to the internet via a modem. What can I say? I can’t even watch something on YouTube. From tonight until next Sunday we will …
