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PERSONAL (12/31/2007)

Posted on Dec 27, 2007 | Last Updated Apr 7, 2008

personal, health, aging, death

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health, death, writing

ABOUT AGING: my own story so far

Posted on Oct 5, 2008 | Last Updated Oct 10, 2008

Personal observations on my own senility, the 5th in a series on aging

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aging, senility, strokes, the brain

CREATIVE WRITING 101, PART ONE

Posted on Oct 1, 2009 | Last Updated Jul 21, 2010

Reviews, Reviewers, and Writing Fiction

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reviews; critiques; truths; rules for writers; books on writing; Mitford; Karon; tell, don't show ; golden rule of writing; focus; story arc; data dumps; dialog ratio; norse sagas; ethnic character

WRITING 102 - Writing Science-Fiction and Fantasy

Some Basics
Posted on Aug 13, 2010 | Last Updated Aug 13, 2010

If you ignore everything else I say here, heed this: to develop the ability to write well, write. Write a LOT. Thinking about it isn't enough.

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writing, tips, authoring

Creative Writing

Posted on Nov 16, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 16, 2007

Creative Writing Tips from Sci-Fi author John Dalmas.

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ABOUT AGING: Part 4

Posted on Jun 22, 2008 | Last Updated Jun 22, 2008

Gail's Story

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Geriatrics, marriage, stroke, philosophy, love, family, case history, aging

HEALTH CARE

Posted on Nov 11, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2008

Aspects of the issue

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National health care, political slogans, conventional wisdom, health insurance, national comparisons, cultural elements

Where you been, John?

Posted on Oct 5, 2008 | Last Updated Oct 19, 2008

my three month absence explained

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writing, blogging, aging, Great Northern War, Stockholm, Helsinki

ON AGING, Part 2

Posted on Mar 17, 2008 | Last Updated Apr 6, 2008

more about senility

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old age, health, personal history, senility, strokes, the brain

Writing FAQ

Posted on Nov 16, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 16, 2007
Writing FAQ