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Peter Clines
@PeterClines
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Makes stuff up. A lot. Stuff like GOD's JUNK DRAWER, out on November 11th. Also THE BROKEN ROOM, NYT bestseller PARADOX BOUND, the Threshold books, and the Ex-Heroes series. Trying to be a better person than I was yesterday.
Over on the ranty writing blog this week I'm talking about space stations, dragons, Doug holding onto that camera. and other things that are just impossible to believe in.
If any of that sounds interesting to you.
Complete Disbelief
I though I’d talk about something utterly unbelievable. No, seriously. Most of you have probably heard of willing suspension of disbelief. It’s when my readers (or moviegoers or whatever) are willing to overlook or ignore obviously wrong or just plain impossible things for the sake of enjoying a story. It’s a deliberate, often unconscious decision […]
Over on the ranty writing blog this week I'm talking about zombies, Doctor Who, and using obscure words.
Interested?
https://www.peterclines.com/2026/02/exacerbating-the-problem/
Exacerbating the Problem
I had half a thought about networking I was going to expand on, but as i started to write it out I remembered I just ranted about networking, well… not that long ago, relatively speaking. And I don’t want you all thinking I’ve only got three or four pieces of writing advice. So I’m skipping […]
Over on the ranty writing blog this week I'm talking about zombies, Doctor Who, and using obscure words.
Interested?
https://www.peterclines.com/2026/02/exacerbating-the-problem/
Exacerbating the Problem
I had half a thought about networking I was going to expand on, but as i started to write it out I remembered I just ranted about networking, well… not that long ago, relatively speaking. And I don’t want you all thinking I’ve only got three or four pieces of writing advice. So I’m skipping […]
Mignon FogartyDid you know people were using capital letters to shout in print as far back as 1856?
This week, I talked with Mastodon's very own technology historian, @glennf, who traced the history of "shouty caps" through centuries of newspapers, old Usenet posts, and even German dialect jokes.
There's also fascinating stuff about typesetters and costs. Check it out!
WATCH: https://youtu.be/ygyknQ3IDUo?si=FxyNRgCHEsO-uzus
READ: https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/1161/transcript
LISTEN: https://pod.link/173429229
@barryfujii Isn't it fantastic? We're all caught up now and have to (ugh!) wait for a new episode each week.
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In this week's ranty writing blog post, I'm blathering on about the Children of Tama, in jokes, best original screenplay winners, and writing dialogue nobody understands.
If any of that piques your interest.
Just Between Us
This is one of those things I’ve meant to revisit for a little while now. So, hey, let’s talk about the Children of Tama. “Darmok” was one of the most popular episodes of Star Trek:The Next Generation, but on the off chance you don’t know it (it’s been *cough* thirty years, after all)–the Enterprise crew […]
So, I forgot to tell, well, anyone, but on the ranty writing blog this weekend I blathered on about working with bad directors, unnecessary camera moves, and giant robots.
And storytelling. Also that.
Maximum Effort
There’s a little maxim you may have heard– work smarter, not harder. If you haven’t, what it means is some folks solution to every problem is to throw 100% of their effort at it. They’d throw 110% at if that was possible. But it’s not. Meanwhile, another type of person will look at the problem […]
Over on the ranty writing blog this week, I'm talking about Hollywood producers, genre writers, and my first serious attempt at a novel. And also about change, growth, and being creative.
Trust me, it all ties together. It's a rich tapestry.
Infinite Growth
Well, hey… 2026 managed to go off the rails pretty quick, didn’t it? I totally get it if you can’t get your head around the idea of writing right now. It’s tough to be creative when it feels like you’re trapped in a burning house. But I’m going to soldier on because, well, it’s my […]