Serdar Yegulalp's Blog, page 59

Cleanup In Aisle 1

The remaster of 'Summerworld' is on the way, with as many deletions as additions and changes.

Move Fast And Publish Things

Here's a good article about the way novel lengths have been influenced by technology and marketing, with an except I found particularly enlightening:

Behind The Scenes With 'Flight Of The Vajra', Pt. 6: The Supporting Cast

A rundown of the supporting characters in 'Flight Of The Vajra', and the roles they play.

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Else

Why not propose something truly new, instead of just taking the old and rejugging it?

The Leftover Effect

Many of my books owe at least a little something to their immediate predecessors, chiefly because whatever it was I did with the idea the first time didn't use it all up.

Crosseyed And Painless

Good thing I set aside all that money for PC upgrades, right?

Death By A Million Brands Of Toothpaste

On choice paralysis in creative work and how to avoid it.

Legal Cheating In The Visual Cortex

How I got the new art for "Absolute Elsewhere" to cover the book's spine without completely reworking it.

The Beauty Of Doing Things Backwards

First design the cover, then write the book? Why not?

Factoring In The Lag Factor

I'm behind schedule on Behind The Scenes and the remastering job, but I haven't forgotten about them.