Month: February 2008

SF author John Scalzi has posted a nifty blog entry on financial advice for writers.

“The full-time writing life isn’t about writing full-time; it’s about a full-time quest to get paid for your writing, both in selling the work, and then (alas) in collecting what you are owed. It’s not romantic; it’s a pain in the ass.”

Well worth a read. Check it out. I’ve already been living by several of those tenets, notably #6: “Don’t have the cash for it? You can’t have it.”

I will, however, take exception to #8: “Unless you have a truly compelling reason to be there, get the hell out of New York/LA/San Francisco.” Yeah, the financial reasons make sense, housing-wise….but he fails to take into account a couple of things: one, the sheer number of really interesting cultural things that you can do for free in those cities, which does cut down on your expenses. Two, you don’t need a car (at least in NYC), which we all know is a major cash-sink…..and three, the fact that I’m pretty sure that I’ll go fucking apeshit if I have to stay in the Midwest. (Well, OK — I couldn’t expect him to know that. But still!)

Roy Scheider dead at 75.

So long, Chief Brody.

So, Obama wins every single primary and caucus this weekend. By a massive margin, in most cases — including in Maine, where most expected a Clinton win.

A sweep. The momentum is clear.

So naturally, the mainstream media, desperate for the narrative they’ve decided upon, leads instead with the story of the personell switcheroo in the Clinton campaign.

Obama wins every contest, and yet they still insist on giving Clinton more coverage.

Remember — the mainstream media has a vested interest in keeping the old political wars going. It “sells papers” — puts eyes in front of screens — after all. Expect to see a lot more Clinton coverage, with the occasional mention of Obama’s growing number of wins.