Where do ideas come from?

September 8th 2010 at 2:33 pm

A frequent question I get from interviewers is: where do your ideas come from? How did you get the idea for a book? To tie into this, David Barr Kirtley and I were once wondering about those people who come up to you at a book signing. They kind of look nervously around and say [...]

An argument for the Apple TV

September 7th 2010 at 12:26 pm

A writer at Mac News World says this: For reasons I don’t quite understand, my Apple TV can essentially stream a rented movie better than other services I’ve tried on my lowly 3 Mbps home DSL connection. The quality is better, and hiccups or pausing is essentially non-existent. He has a ROKU box, which I [...]

Videoblog: Novel Titles

September 7th 2010 at 12:09 pm

In this Videoblog I talk about novel titles for twitter user @jrvogt. The blog post I’m referencing about the ins and outs of novel titles is here. Ps: I’m still trying different routes to find the least windy ones, so bear with me as we learn…

A fuse in my brain went pffftt: here, let me show you it

September 7th 2010 at 1:47 am

Someone told me I should watch a movie called Tank Girl. So during the family vacation I found out we had a wifi connection, and after everyone turned in early, I had to retire as well. Typing would be loud and wake up Emily or the twins, so I loaded up a movie with my [...]

Videoblog: How to pick the idea for your first novel

September 2nd 2010 at 2:49 pm

I answer twitter user @Gsemones question about how to go about picking a novel idea for your first book. Sorry about the wind noise, I was trying to avoid some construction, which lead me down a windy street:

New Apple TV? Roku’s still a good choice

September 1st 2010 at 2:24 pm

A tiny new Apple TV was announced today for $99. It lets you access your Netflix Streaming. It lets you rent HD movies for $4.99, and rent HD tv episodes for 99 cents. It comes out in 4 weeks. Or, you can buy a ROKU box for $69 today. You can tie into your Netflix [...]

Videoblog: Walking for ideas

September 1st 2010 at 11:43 am