Category Archives: six of the worst
SIX OF THE WORST… ways you can ruin an otherwise-good idea for a genre fiction story
It’s NaNoWriMo time, when thousands of people try to bang out a 50,000-word novel in 30 days and then start submitting it to publishers without any editing or peer-critiquing, and then getting butthurt on the internet when their stories don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged chekhov's gun, critique group, gary-stu, genre fiction, gratuitous sex scenes, last resort weapons, limitations, mary-sue, nanowrimo, research, the last starfighter, the name of the wind, writing, writing group
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SIX OF THE WORST… things about an office with a window
It’s amusing to me how films do scenes where people can clearly read hand-lettered signs across the street when they’re in office buildings. I can barely make out the two-story-high ads from the Rooms To Go across the street from … Continue reading
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Tagged ambulances, blinds, boss chicken, hand-lettered signs, office, weather, window, work, working
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SIX OF THE WORST… things to do on the toilet (besides pooping)
You knew this column would eventually get back to the subject of poop. You just knew it. SIX OF THE WORST… things to do on the toilet (besides pooping)
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Tagged anal cushion, bathroom, bathroom acoustics, falling off the toilet, poop, toilet
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SIX OF THE WORST… things that annoy me about the Android/iPhone battle
SIX OF THE WORST… things that annoy me about the Android/iPhone battle
Posted in column, nerdery public, nonfiction, six of the worst, writing
Tagged android, cell phone, iphone, they're the same
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SIX OF THE WORST… things about apartment living
I live in an apartment. I don’t have a lot of stuff, so I don’t need a lot of space. My goal is to live somewhere convenient, inexpensive, safe, and decent. I thought I’d found that place, but as it … Continue reading
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Tagged apartment, bill cosby, en suite bathroom, guest spots, home, maintenance, music, noise complaint, parking, religion
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Josh Roseman: Writer, Voice Guy, Dad, Human 