Category Archives: On Scribbling

Crossing the Line

Posted on October 9, 2014 by clubfredbaja

In 1993 I crossed a line. Overnight, I went from “person who watches movies” to “person who is in movies”. This had long been a dream of mine and, as we all know, dreams are simply goals without a plan. … Continue reading →

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Criticism: The Best Bad Friend A Writer Can Have

Posted on August 13, 2014 by clubfredbaja

REJECTION If you’re a writer, that word elicits a very specific set of emotions. Never mind the F word, the real taboo for us is the R word. And any kind of unfavourable critique or criticism of our work can, … Continue reading →

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The Real Word Crime

Posted on July 23, 2014 by clubfredbaja

So, Weird Al’s “Word Crimes” is being passed among writers, editors, and Defenders of the English Language like ear plugs at a Yoko Ono performance.   Grammaristas are all aflutter over a parody video that educates, offends, and confuses in … Continue reading →

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The Day I Talked To Ralph Macchio

Posted on July 9, 2014 by clubfredbaja

Last night I stumbled upon this video of Jack Gleeson, the young actor who played the much-hated Joffrey on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The video is long and comes with a lot of um’s and uh’s but the essay he … Continue reading →

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The Is-ness of Writing

Posted on June 18, 2014 by clubfredbaja

I have almost eaten the elephant. Draft number two of the third Warpworld book is almost complete. It is a mammoth beast, spanning three worlds, with a plethora of perfectly paralleled plotlines. Say that last bit ten times fast, I … Continue reading →

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Writer Comparitinitis

Posted on April 30, 2014 by clubfredbaja

At the age of seventeen, I decided I wanted to be a bad ass. I’d grown up in the suburbs, in a decent house, with a loving family, pets, an air hockey game in the basement. My family vacationed in … Continue reading →

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Ten Authors, Ten Books, No Men!

Posted on April 26, 2014 by clubfredbaja

On December 19, 2013, I confessed to my hypocrisy. I was a woman who championed other women who wrote speculative fiction but didn’t actually read very many SF/F books written by women. Oops. I aimed to put that right and … Continue reading →

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Unfinished Business – a review of The Emperor’s Edge by Lindsay Buroker

Posted on April 22, 2014 by clubfredbaja

The Emperor’s Edge by Lindsay Buroker Why I chose this book I wanted to choose one indie author and book for this project completely at random, which didn’t work out so very well. This indie author and book choice was … Continue reading →

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Spellbound – A review of Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente

Posted on April 14, 2014 by clubfredbaja

Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente *Disclaimer: I spent hours crafting a blog post to capture just how fantastically unique this book is and then my laptop ate it. I blame Obama. Sadly, this post is just not as good as … Continue reading →

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History 2.0 – A review of The Last Summoner by Nina Munteanu

Posted on March 16, 2014 by clubfredbaja

The Last Summoner by Nina Munteanu Why I chose this book A few months back I put out a call to various authors of speculative fiction to guest blog over on the Warpworld Comms. The subject was real life places, … Continue reading →

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