Thomas M. Disch Predicted The Rise Of Sarah Palin
Philip K. Dick predicted virtual reality. But his close contemporary, Thomas M. Disch, predicted Sarah Palin. Writer David Auerbach explores Disch’s fascination with the apocalyptic heart of America. I. Disch, His Time, Our Time Thomas M. Disch (1940-2008) was a brilliant, ornery, and greatly American writer. He was best known for science-fiction, and three of…
What Do I Wish I’d Known…Or You’re Kidding, Right?
“What did you wish you knew before publishing your first book or story.” Well, I was going to say, I wish I’d known how long it would take to sell my first work of fiction. But then I thought about that and realized, no, if I’d known how long, I might have quit before I…
When Does Researching Your Fiction Do More Harm Than Good?
Dean Wesley Smith, author of over 90 novels, has been publishing an irreverent, thought-provoking series about writing over at his blog, called “Killing The Sacred Cows Of Publishing.” Here’s one of the entries, about doing research before writing a novel. Researching for a novel is one of what I call the half-truth myths. Yet I…
