I’m in a weird place right now. On the one hand, there’s a Matt Chat interview with me on the internet, which still feels utterly surreal. On the other hand, it’s been surprisingly hard to get any publicity for The Book of Living Magic, despite the rather warm reception it’s …
A lot of Christians claim that the Bible is what they base all of their beliefs on, because it is the perfect manual for behaviour given to us directly by God. Let’s ignore the fact that most Christians have never actually read anything more than select passages, usually without any …
I’ve just rediscovered a quotation that you could say defines the way I live and speak: I am aware that many object to the severity of my language; but is there not cause for severity? I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice. On this subject, …
On Thursday we drove to Kassel to attend Spielsalon, an exhibition dedicated to “author games,” which included Alphaland. The drive took much longer than the internet had told us, but we still managed to get there before the exhibition actually opened up. I didn’t really know what to expect, so …
Sometimes I wonder whether there’s any point to it at all. I work hard, I write stories that move audiences and that mean something to people, I bring out stuff that keeps getting fanmail for years after its release… and it doesn’t mean anything. I keep wanting to tell myself …
Today the Greek junta showed its true face once again, using the most brutal methods to keep the Greek people from expressing their opposition to the criminal methods being used to take Greece apart and sell it. Beating, running down and shooting at unarmed people, at doctors trying to help. …
Selling flash games isn’t the easiest thing in the world, as you may have noticed from my grumblings every time I try to find a sponsor. There’s a lot of developers, a lot of games, and negotiating via email isn’t the most straightforward thing ever. So it would make sense …
You may have heard about the girl who is going to get a transplanted womb from her mother. Personally, the story just pisses me off. No, I don’t think We Have Gone Too Far or This Technology Will Destroy The World. She’s not going to stop being human, the baby …
I’ve been re-reading The Lord of the Rings for a while now. I don’t get much time to read anymore, and I’m often too tired to read when I go to bed. But I’ve been making steady, if slow, progress, and have now reached the middle of the The Two …
INT. KYRATZES APARTMENT – NIGHT JONAS and VERENA are about to go to bed. They look tired after a long day of work. JONAS You know what sucks? VERENA What? JONAS Vacuum cleaners. Verena GRUMBLES at the terrible joke. JONAS You know what else sucks? VERENA (annoyed) What? JONAS Black …
