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My Theory on How Sherlock Survived *Spoilers*
If you haven’t seen season 2 of the BBC’s Sherlock, don’t read this. Unless you like spoilers. *spoilers* *spoilers* *spoilers* Okay, this is my theory of how Sherlock survived the fall from the building in The Reichenbach Fall: He never jumped.We see John get out of the taxi, and Sherlock directs him to stand…
Review Etiquette
Every once in a while, you hear about an author who responded nastily to a negative review. This is generally regarded as a good time to get popcorn and lurk for the lulz, because those situations never end well for the author. Never. So my advice to authors is ignore…
Books, Scotland & More in Chicago April 2012
Online registration for the RT BookLovers’ Convention in Chicago, April 11 – 15, 2012 is open! Are you going? There’s tons of panels and chats and parties for writers, readers, booksellers and librarians, YA fans, everyone! And of course, book-signings, like the one pictured here. The hotel is the Hyatt…
Dance Macabre – 99 cent SALE
TEMPORARY SALE!! Dance Macabre is only 99 cents at Amazon!! Check it out: http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Macabre-Lords-Pendragon-ebook/dp/B005XO2INU
Interview with Chris Avellone
This is an excellent interview with Chris Avellone, wherein he discusses how Fallout: New Vegas and its DLCs were created – the steps designers go through, etc., things he’s learned in the industry – such as not to foreshadow future games as they did in Knights of the Old Republic…
Instantaneous Chocolate
I love old advertisements. It’s inevitable that when I’m researching one thing, I go off on tangents because I’ve discovered something else. This time it’s: INSTANTANEOUS CHOCOLATE – THE GREATEST INVENTION OF THE AGE. Yes, I’d support instant cocoa as one of the wonders of the modern age, especially the…
Roman Intaglios
Aren’t these gorgeous? They are ancient Roman intaglios — tiny gemstones for rings or other jewelry. A person hand carved these figures into the stone. No laser. No sophisticated magnifying device. See how tiny? I love these. The craftsmanship amazes me. You can see many of these intaglios at the…
Roman Dice Tower
“You can just see the dice tower on the table, it has a little set of stairs for the dice to roll down.” – @RomanCaerleon, http://twitpic.com/7rxa04 This device prevented cheating by providing a uniform way by which the dice were thrown.