Apr 05

It’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it.

It’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it.

Originally shared by Melissa Walsh

Do you love stats? Do you love writing advice? Do you love stats about famous authors who don’t follow writing advice?

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/73072-danielle-steel-loves-the-weather-and-elmore-leonard-hates-exclamation-points-literature-by-the-numbers.html?linkId=36142443
Apr 04

Three questions for evaluating a technology (or rather, an implementation of a technology):

Three questions for evaluating a technology (or rather, an implementation of a technology):

1. Does the technology have the potential to benefit everyone equally?

2. What are the risks and rewards?

3. Does the technology more strongly promote autonomy or dependence?

I would add the words “or interdependence” to the third question.

Originally shared by Singularity Hub

INTERVIEW: Star Trek or Mad Max? Why What Happens in the Future Is Up to Us http://suhub.co/2oyLfIN

Apr 02

I don’t work long hours. I don’t find it productive.

I don’t work long hours. I don’t find it productive.

Apparently I’m not alone in this.

Originally shared by Guy Kawasaki

” If some of history’s greatest figures didn’t put in immensely long hours, maybe the key to unlocking the secret of their creativity lies in understanding not just how they labored but how they rested, and how the two relate.” http://bit.ly/2nZ63bI

Apr 01

The latest edition of Compelling Science Fiction features my story “Aspiration Value”.

The latest edition of Compelling Science Fiction features my story “Aspiration Value”. It’s near-future SF, sparked off by a YouTube lecture I saw from a futurist and entrepreneur where he suggested, in passing, that in future people might make money by having affiliate links visible to passers-by who could use them to buy the clothes they were wearing.

Anyone who’s ever tried to make money online (including by indie publishing) knows it’s not easy. So that’s where I started.

http://compellingsciencefiction.com/stories/aspirationvalue.html