Andrew Moore's Blog, page 114
August 13, 2022
Our Lawyers Suggested We Add This
It is not the position of this blog or its writers that anyone ought to invent a time machine and use it to commit crimes. Thank you for your understanding.
August 12, 2022
History Corner
Those guys didn't know nothin' about fingerprints! You could get away with anything!
August 10, 2022
August 9, 2022
A Science Fiction Reminder
Even in space, airplanes will still be cool.
August 8, 2022
Character Introduction Q&A
Q. How do I efficiently let readers know a particular character is famous within the setting?
A. Call him Famous [name].
A. Call him Famous [name].
The Zealousness of the Law
"Not a lot to go on at the scene, Inspector."
"Find out if he had a will and who inherits. I smell money in this." The inspector patted one tiny section of the dead titan's finely tailored clothes, far beyond the dress of an ordinary man. "We'll learn more when the autopsy is done. Doctor, when will that be?"
The man turned and shrugged. "Couple weeks."
". . ."
"He's really big." The doctor pointed by way of demonstration.
"So your theory is that the titan, saddened by how much trouble he caused by being huge, took his own life?"
"That's right, Superintendent," the inspector lied.
"Lot of that going around. I suppose the inquest will come to the same conclusion."
And it did, too.
Finis
"Find out if he had a will and who inherits. I smell money in this." The inspector patted one tiny section of the dead titan's finely tailored clothes, far beyond the dress of an ordinary man. "We'll learn more when the autopsy is done. Doctor, when will that be?"
The man turned and shrugged. "Couple weeks."
". . ."
"He's really big." The doctor pointed by way of demonstration.
"So your theory is that the titan, saddened by how much trouble he caused by being huge, took his own life?"
"That's right, Superintendent," the inspector lied.
"Lot of that going around. I suppose the inquest will come to the same conclusion."
And it did, too.
Finis
August 7, 2022
Fighting Games
More like fighting lames! That's a pretty strange term, but most genre names are. Fighting games I mean, not fighting lames. The latter makes good, plain sense. They're more like duel games or sparring games, I would say if called to testify in court.
August 6, 2022
The Real Definition Corner
Fantasy: Stuff what ain't real with dirt roads.
Scifi: Stuff what ain't real with flashing lights.
Literary Fiction: Softcore
Scifi: Stuff what ain't real with flashing lights.
Literary Fiction: Softcore
August 4, 2022
Definition Corner
Feudal: People will get mad at me if I try to define this.
Medieval: Not touching this one with a ten-foot pole.
Civilization: Absolutely not.
Medieval: Not touching this one with a ten-foot pole.
Civilization: Absolutely not.
An Insightful Observation
Everybody worries about making stories post-apocalyptic when they should be reaching for most-apocalyptic. As for the insightful observation, there's no need to include any of those. Substitute fifty zombies and one explosion for each missing observation.
