Monthly Archives: October 2017

Kryptonite

Posted on October 22, 2017 by midiguru

If legends are to be believed (I don’t recall where I read this), in the first few comic books that featured Superman, he was invulnerable. Not surprising for the Man of Steel. But the writers soon realized they had a … Continue reading →

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Cave Dwellers

Posted on October 18, 2017 by midiguru

Every author of fiction is an amateur psychologist. Fiction is about people, and except by an unlikely accident our stories and novels can be no better than our understanding of human nature. All human beings look at the world through … Continue reading →

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But seriously, folks…

Posted on October 11, 2017 by midiguru

Maybe I ought to take my writing more seriously. I mean, I care about my characters, and I certainly care about writing as well as I can, but I seldom devote a moment’s thought to the notion that the story … Continue reading →

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Believing Is Seeing

Posted on October 9, 2017 by midiguru

On some level or other, a work of fiction has to be believable. Readers will happily cut the writer some slack: They want to believe that the story they’re reading is real — that it could have happened to real … Continue reading →

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