Category: Some Other Things I’ve Written

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The Legend of Euchre

From German farmers to shipwrecked sailors to lonely astronauts, the card game
euchre has helped us cope with alien environments.

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Artificial Intelligence & Writing

Can you imagine was it like to hear a synthesizer for the first time? To be one of the first musicians to make music with this technology that has changed the way we think about composition and sound? Writers have a similar opportunity right now — to be among the first to experiment with remarkable […]

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Publishers Weekly Stories

I am the West Coast correspondent for Publishers Weekly, and I like to share my stories on this page… Formerly Self-Published Italian Author Lands Netflix Series 27-year-old Antonio Dikele Distefano is the child of Angolan immigrants, and his formerly self-published novels explore the lives the children of immigrants. “I show Italian kids that there is […]

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Best Writing Music of 2016

What’s your favorite writing music from 2016? Over at Spotify, I rounded up my annual list of the best music that helped me write this year. That’s 21 hours of inspiring instrumental music for your writing pleasure… During my days as the editor of GalleyCat, I created a collection of other Spotify playlists from some […]

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Writer’s Guide to Patreon

Are you struggling to find a way to support a long-term creative project? Over at GalleyCat, I wrote an essay to help creators use Patreon to fund ongoing writing projects. It’s called “What Writers Need To Know About Patreon.”  Here’s an excerpt: “Patreon helps creators of everything from web videos to novels to comics raise […]

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