Serdar Yegulalp's Blog, page 44

Arrival

An actual SF movie, not just a tarted-up shoot-'em-up, both because of the breadth of its ideas and how they are lovingly personalized.

Over The Top, Out The Bottom

If there was an envelope I wanted most to push, it was envelope of "accessible and fun" as it edged up against "complex and challenging".

Yours And Yours Alone

Whatever it is you make, make it so yours they can never take it away from you.

Ask Yourself This

Whenever I've said to myself "I'd like to write a book like X", I always had to ask myself, why? And to what end?

All Of This And Nothing

More about Buddhism's most misunderstood concept, "emptiness".

Behind The Scenes With 'Unmortal', Pt. 8: The Soundtrack

The soundtrack for my new novel "Unmortal".

Behind The Scenes With 'Unmortal', Pt. 7: The Themes

A discussion of the themes in my new novel "Unnmortal", and how they are embodied there.

If I Wouldn't Want To Read It, I Probably Wouldn't Write It

The title tells it. Let's dive into this idea and see what comes up.

Behind The Scenes With 'Unmortal', Pt. 6: The Supporting Cast

A discussion of the supporting cast in my new novel "Unmortal", and the roles they play.

The Dizzying Whirl Of The Perfection-Go-Round

That last long stretch of finishing up a book is often taken up with nattering about the kinds of details only you and one other jerk can see.