Mar 31, 200712

Icon versus I Met Him Last Week

By David Niall Wilson

Categories: authors

By David Niall Wilson
Recently, following the news, I’ve been reintroduced to a concept that I think about now and then, and I thought I might bring it to the group for dissection. The idea is a simple one. The characters we write about, no matter how much of ourselves or our experience we [...]

By David Niall Wilson Recently, following the news, I've been reintroduced to a concept that I think about now and then, and I thought I might bring it to the group for dissection. The idea is a simple one. The characters we write about, no matter how much of ourselves or our experience we invest them with, must never be real. We use a lot of stereotypes to connect with the "group mind" of our readers and draw out particular ... Read More

Feb 28, 20077

Wave Dilson Had a Flack Bedora, on a Train and on a Plane

By David Niall Wilson

Categories: authors

By David Niall Wilson
(with a nod to Shel Silverstein and Dr. Seuss)
Currently, one of the greatest pleasures in my life is reading stories to my three year old daughter, Katie. One of the things that make this fun is the work of some very clever authors. My two personal favorites are Dr. Seuss, [...]

By David Niall Wilson (with a nod to Shel Silverstein and Dr. Seuss) Currently, one of the greatest pleasures in my life is reading stories to my three year old daughter, Katie. One of the things that make this fun is the work of some very clever authors. My two personal favorites are Dr. Seuss, and Shel Silverstein. I'm not as familiar with Shel's other works, but any parent who has come up against the formidable task of reading "Runny Babbit" ... Read More