vice anticipated, and evil postponed

Just a few quick things this time around.

1. Okay, this is a little exciting

Of course, it’s the movie vs. the book, blah blah blah, but come on. A movie of a Thomas Pynchon novel? And a Pynchon novel that I’m somewhat obsessed with? That’s an event!

(There’s plenty of time to be disillusioned after it actually comes out, when I remember that I’m not a huge fan of the director, and the lead actor annoys me, and…)

 
2. In other news about movies directed by people named Paul Anderson, the final Resident Evil film has been postponed.

Well, an RE movie wouldn’t be the same without Ms. Jovovich doing all of her own stunts, so I’m happy to wait. Beats the hell out of body doubles and CGI.

 
3. I’ve decided to pause work on my current story. I think it’ll be good when I do write it, but this isn’t the best time to write about Jan Sleet’s relationship with her mother.

I’ve started making notes and writing scenes for a different story, actually, and it’s interesting to think about it because it will be set some years in the future relative to most of what I’ve written so far.

I’ve talked before about the things I’ve learned from Tolkien, for example how to spend your life writing about a single world, but while his tales of Middle-Earth covered many ages of the world, mine have really only covered a few years in the lives of my characters.

Maybe it’s time to let them grow up a bit.

 
4. Meanwhile, I do recommend my most recent story, “One Night at the Quarter,” which I’m quite pleased with.

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