22 Feb 2011 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta
The inaugural post of my new column, The Wayward Time-Traveler, is live. In this first column, I discuss “Old School Science Fiction Flame Wars“. If you are so inclined, go check it out and join the discussion. And thanks once again to the folks overt at SF Signal who invited me to write a science…
19 Feb 2011 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta
Since January, I have been trying to focus the content of this blog more on my writing and topics related to science fiction. Occasionally, I post other things too, opinion pieces, or personal stuff about me or the family. But now I’d like to give you, the folks who read this blog, the opportunity to…
18 Feb 2011 » 3 min read about Blog & Site Meta, Writing & Publishing
I hesitate to count how many blogs show up in my RSS list (I use Google Reader, by the way). However, one of the folders I maintain is a READ THESE FIRST folder that contains the blogs that I start my day with, usually as I eat my breakfast. I figure I’d mention them as…
17 Feb 2011 » 2 min read about Blog & Site Meta
It is always humbling when people take notice of your writing, be that writing fiction, nonfiction, stories or blogging. Back in January, I was asked by the folks at i09 to reprint one of my posts. Early this week, I was asked by the good folks over at SF Signal if I would like to…
16 Feb 2011 » 6 min read about Blog & Site Meta, Writing & Publishing
I get asked occasionally about my blogging and the two most common questions are (1) why do you blog; (2) how do you [get started | choose a platform | get your blog noticed]? Yesterday, someone from one of my writers’ groups asked me a combination of both of these questions. The questions come at…
11 Feb 2011 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta
I’ve added a few new features to the blog this morning: comment subscriptions and spoiler blocks. I explain each of these briefly below. Comment Subscriptions As I find more and more people commenting on posts here and the threads getting longer, I thought it might be useful to provide guests with the ability to subscribe…
05 Feb 2011 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta
I noticed this morning that I’m fast approaching my 4,000th post. I started regular blogging back in January 2006 and virtually never missed a day for the next three and a half years or so. Things tapered off for a while, I posted much less frequently, but since October or so, I’ve been back to…
31 Dec 2010 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta
Barring any unexpected or unusual activity on the blog today, here are my top 10 blog posts for 2010 ranked in order of most hits to fewest hits: Scrivener 2.0: My month-long test drive Scrivener: The ultimate writer’s tool (Almost) Everything I learned about science I learned from Isaac Asimov Frederik Pohl v. Mark Rich…
09 Apr 2010 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta, crosspost
The fancy new header to this site is thanks to my sister, Jen Ashlock, co-founder of Buttercreamcards.com. She does great work (as you can see above). I guess now that I’ve got the branding more or less wrapped up, I should get started with the blogging again.
08 Mar 2010 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta
I finally hashed out the issues that I was having with my WordPress installation and we have agreed on a mutually beneficial configuration. My newly redesigned website (minus some forthcoming banner artwork) is once again up and running. This website will also be the authoritative source for my blog. Keep in mind that posts that…
08 Mar 2010 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta
For those following along, a new update is available in the ongoing Adventures of the Little Zipper. If you’d like to read these, but don’t have access, send an email to zipper at jamierubin.net