Serdar Yegulalp's Blog, page 76
June 22, 2020
Crossover Events
For fun I ran down a list of popular culture things that nobody really had expectations for, but which sort of escaped their box and went on to become major cultural landmarks.
June 18, 2020
The Pop Problem
What is it I really want from popular culture? Typically something rare.
June 17, 2020
Why That Story?
What does it mean to say that I want to tell a given story about a given person or a given thing? Why me and not someone else? What do I bring to the table?
June 14, 2020
Four Years Of Facelessness
According to the fossil record, I quit using Facebook about four years ago, give or take a month. I'm still off. I regret nothing.
June 13, 2020
The New Absurd Is The New Normal
And how we might be able to write about it.
June 12, 2020
A Bucket Back Into The Well
On new work in progress.
June 11, 2020
Faster Typewriters
I never want to make the argument that we should refrain from making things easier as some kind of hedge against mediocrity.
Ousmane Sembene Remembered
My turn to throw out props for a black creator, one who doesn't get much press in any circle: filmmaker and author Ousmane Sembene.
June 8, 2020
Ticking Some Boxes
Things SF&F need to do, in no particular order.
Another Life Touched
Depth of connection with an audience, even an audience of six, always wins out over sheer numbers.
