Writer Tamago

This would be the last of the I, Claudius villain series. Claudius' young wife Messalina, turns out to also be a villain, and I would say that she combines the worst of Livia and the best of Caligula. What makes Messalina work is that she has deluded Claudius to her character. She appears to be [...]

You ever notice how it can be feast or famine with blog topics? Last week I was working hard to come up with topics. Today, I have three things I could do in addition to the one I wrote this morning. So, I figured I'd better at least get one of these bad boys down [...]

It's not my birthday. At first, when you begin to age, things are pretty superficial. My hair is mighty gray. I dye it. I have crow's feet and shadows under my eyes. I have permanent laugh lines around my mouth. Well, at least I've been a happy person. And then, the muscle aches begin. Plantar [...]

I've started and deleted the beginning of this series of posts for a long time. Often I do my best thinking once I've dropped Bryon off on my commute across town, and I'll have the occasional thought about something that I wish someone had told me when I started pursuing writing seriously. So, I'm framing [...]

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Livia is the calculating villain who believes she has a higher purpose (we call that delusion.) Tiberius is the tortured and manipulated villain. Sejanus is one of Tiberius' manipulators. His characteristic is like Livia's, the pursuit of personal powers, but he is entirely willing to compromise any principles at all to get it. (Yes, that [...]

And here's the post that I was planning on for today. Today you get two. I don't know why it's happening, but it is. A week ago, I was roaring with writing confidence. I came out of the Donald Maass workshop with a ton of work to do on my novel. This isn't a big [...]

Concerning this post from Jim Hines this morning. Here's the quote that caused so much controversy. “My daughter is mocking Voltron. This is how child abuse happens.” All right. So. Long time readers know that I was an abused child. AND long time readers know that I've been triggered and talked about it on this [...]

Miranda Suri's post about the same reminds me that I too need to weigh in on some books I've read. With Spring break and travel, I've done a surprising amount of reading lately. Let's go. Fresh for '01...You Suckas: A Boondocks Collection by Aaron McGruder. What's it about: Black family and friends live in white [...]