J Alan Erwine's Blog

J Alan Erwine is a prize winning SF writer. He is also an SF editor, and the co-designer of the Ephemeris Role Playing Game. He is also the creator of the Rocks on the Other Side RPG, as well as the Battle for Turtle Island RPG.

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Damn word counts

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I don't know why, but my works tend to fall around the 60,000 word mark. That's too long for the few novella publishers out there, ...
Friday, November 28, 2008

Black Friday is over

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My original plan had been to title this entry "I Survived Black Friday," but then I read about a Wal-Mart employee in New York bei...
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Thursday, November 27, 2008

Black Friday

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For my 30+ years on this planet, I've managed to avoid Black Friday like the plague. I don't generally like crowds, and I really hat...
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Thanksgiving

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Tomorrow will be Thanksgiving here in the U.S. For me, this holiday has always brought up mixed feelings. Since becoming an adult (at least ...
Sunday, November 23, 2008

The aStore

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For those of you not reading this in an RSS feed, you've probably noticed that there's a new widget at the top of my main page...it...
Sunday, November 16, 2008

Still undecided

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I've been debating back and forth whether or not I'll see this when it comes out. Now that I've seen this preview, I can honestl...
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Friday, November 14, 2008

SNOW!!!

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I woke up this morning to get ready for work, and found that it had snowed overnight. It wasn't a lot of snow...just enough to almost co...
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

The job search is over

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For better, or for worse, I once again have a "real" job. Tomorrow at 6 a.m. I report for duty at Office Depot, where I'll be...
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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

The real losers in this election

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The ballots have been cast, and the votes have been counted. The media has told us who the winners are and who the losers are, but I'd ...
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Saturday, November 01, 2008

An entry about writing

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And finally, an entry without pictures... While at MileHiCon last week, I moderated a panel about getting inside the minds of non-human char...

Halloween

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Last night was my first Halloween as a dad. I think what struck me more than anything is the surprising number of people that don't give...

MileHiCon pics

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Obviously I'm trying to get caught up on blogging tonight... Here are some pics from last weekend's MileHiCon. The Getting into the ...

The neighborhood

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From previous posts, you've probably gathered that we live in an area that's rich in wildlife, even though we're still in the ci...

Why can't we be friends?

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As many of you know when Rebecca and I moved in together, we each brought a cat. I brought Mosi, and she brought K.J. To say that the blen...
Sunday, October 26, 2008

I'm back from MileHiCon

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I've survived another MileHiCon, and it was yet another great experience. This year's Con was a bit different for me because I broug...
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Friday, October 24, 2008

Off to MileHiCon

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I'm about to leave for the Con. If I have time, I'll post updates over the weekend, but it could be Monday before you hear anything...
Tuesday, October 21, 2008

I've done my part for democracy

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I mailed in my ballot today, so I guess that means that I have every right to gripe about whatever the idiots in power do for the next sever...
Wednesday, October 15, 2008

I have the best fiancee in the world

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Normally I really hate my birthdays, but she made this one very special. She made a nice breakfast, a great dinner, and then an amazing cake...

Busy, busy, busy

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Things have been pretty hectic around here lately. On Saturday, we took the girls to the Pumpkin Festival that's just across the field f...
Thursday, October 09, 2008

When Living is a Crime

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My story, When Living is a Crime has sold to Tales of the Talisman . It's set to appear in the September 2009 issue. I'll be sure t...
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