2026
DAYLOG Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 14 50 29daylog 22JUL26
Could there be a zeitgeist-y thing happening where people are turning away from their phones and social media, and abandoning AI? My sample size for this study is watching commercials for Carnival Cruise Lines and Snickers.
DAYBOOK Friday, July 3, 2026 at 10:12:47
When you are a screenwriter, you’re a movie camera. You’re trying to write down what that camera sees. In a novel, it’s not like that. A novel is about time. A novel is about memory. A novel is about what goes on inside people.
Do you consider yourself an introvert, but want to do more public speaking? This is the podcast for you: A detailed exploration of working with impostor syndrome.
DAYLOG Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 11:35:33
Though I am writing a fantasy novel set many thousands of years ago, it is shaped by my understanding of parallel universes and GPS; and my characters have modern minds like our minds now. I suppose that’s obvious, but I can’t escape the time we are in.
DAYLOG Friday, June 19, 2026 at 10:41:36
We need a theory of meaning in the absence of intelligence.
DAYLOG Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 11:56:49
One thing I miss about multitrack podcasting is the search for the perfect alert sound or rattling fan or a beep that signifies something wrong. That was fun. 
DAYLOG June 15, 2026 at 14:37:25
Remember people believe that a novel means that you go into a room and come out six to nine months later and say “Here’s my book.” Nobody wants to know about the struggle, the dead ends, the intense focus stretching your capability. (So I won’t mention it!)
DAYLOG Friday, June 12, 2026 at 11:39:07
Since the new burger place opened up down the street, depending upon prevailing winds, the whole joint smells like a burger.
Tomorrow I will publish absolutely the last newsletter I will write about AI. I am walking away for good. Subscribe today and find out why I am saying “no mas.”
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DAYLOG Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 10:21:21
Notebook #30 has all the good stuff. Notes from the Grist conference on building better world using climate fiction, character studies, and notes for the new series email stories called HOLLYWOOD EXTINCTION EVENT. All there.
DAYLOG Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 10:40:20
Appreciating the people who have interviewed me and feeling heard and seen by them. It’s good to see and hear the caring and craft in their work. It’s a writing day today as I work through beta2 of THE SHADOW SIDE project.
I had the chance to talk about storytelling for architects on the Business of Architecture podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
DAYLOG Monday, June 8, 2026 at 10 47 12
p>Morning pages to sort out some backgrounders. A story about a Hollywood extinction event creeps in. It could be a newsletter series.
As I grade papers for the class I teach, I get this. (Clip from Jason Koebler at 404 Media)
Teachers I spoke to last year ... know that they are often giving writing notes on papers that were likely written by AI.
Writing a new trilogy. SF/fantasy written for the Young Adult market. Had a crazy idea. What if there was a planet where everyone could bet on everything? I wrote the story before Kalshi and Polymarket were announced. I’m predicting the future. Happened last time I wrote a trilogy.