Mel Odom
Mel Odom
cons general great kindred online people relationship since time tweeting
I think we're experiencing a resurgence of fantasy-type conventions in general because people want to get out around kindred spirits. Cons are a great place to meet people you've been tweeting and FB'ing with, and since you've had an online relationship with them, it's not like meeting for the first time.
blast dinosaur exchanges great ranger supposed turned twice
I had a blast writing the Ranger in 'The Great Dinosaur Rush' for the Moonstone collection. The story turned out to be twice as long as it was supposed to be, but I was having fun. I even showed the Ranger in his 'old prospector' disguise, and I had some nice exchanges between the Ranger and Tonto.
characters chips fights good heroes iconic lone mojo ranger rides serious underdog
The Lone Ranger is going to be one of those iconic characters that never rides off into the sunset. We need heroes like him - an underdog who fights the good fight, doesn't kill, and has some serious mojo when the chips are down.
real chaos planning
It takes real planning to organize this kind of chaos.
cutting sarcasm
Sarcasm, as it turned out--even when it was instinctive and quick--cut into the time one had to manufacture one's escape.
believe people shy
People who know me now can't believe I used to be shy, but in some ways I still am.
thinking frustration mind
One of the frustrations of having a mind trained to think and consider possibilities was that it couldn't simply be stopped once engaged.
lying people use
The truth is everything in the end. It is the greatest power in the world to make all people equal. If everyone knows what the truth is, no one can use lies to separate those people and turn them against one another.
book thinking waiting
I shudder to think of an eternity spend without books. I have hopes that every book that was ever lost is somewhere waiting for me when my life here finally ends.