“Speculative fiction author and bad influence” (her self-description) K. Tempest Bradford hosts a podcast entitled The Write Gear… and invited me aboard to pontificate! Continue reading “Ricky Talks About… Fountain Pens!”
Category: Writing
The Elements of Television
I was channel-surfing with my obnoxiously precocious six-year-old niece Gabby (her full name is Gabrielle Callisto Aphrodite Zimbelman; she was conceived at a Xena convention) when we stumbled upon a rerun of Blaster Patrol. “My favorite show! Did you write this one, Uncle Ricky?” Continue reading “The Elements of Television”
Tales from the Writers’ Room
Picture, if you will, perky young Mary Sue, an aspiring TV writer who’s celebrating her first sale. But her enthusiasm will soon be tested, for she has no idea what terrors await in… The Writers’ Room.
Blinded by Science (Fiction)
Science quiz! Which of these is the least scientifically plausible?
