Starting Sunday, we here at Vaguely Circular will be talking about superheroes and supervillians with the people who write about them. But what makes a hero different from the people who surround him? And I’m not speaking about powers– powers … Continue reading
Every year, in cities all over the world, people get together in bookstores and libraries to collect stacks of books. Then they go out into the night and hand those books out to random people they might meet. What is … Continue reading
Your fingers are itching to get to the computer. (Or notebook, or typewriter, or cave wall. Whatever your thing is.) There are so many ideas and worlds and people swirling inside that creative head of yours that you feel you’ll … Continue reading
Last week a friend posted this on her Facebook timeline: They say that one of the best ways to sell your books is to show yourself to be a wonderful person, not only to work with in business, but also … Continue reading
We’ve all had that experience, when something new and flashy catches our eye and suddenly our old car, computer, phone, etc just doesn’t seem quite so shiny as it once did. For writers it’s the new story idea. No matter … Continue reading
If you want your child to grow up to be a linguistic prodigy, name him William. Last week we talked about William Shakespeare and his impact on shaping the English Language. Today we’re going to talk about William Tyndale, and … Continue reading
I know I’m rather late to the debate on whether or not video games can be art or tell compelling stories, but I just finished playing Braid and I think that makes me entitled to talk about some of my … Continue reading
You were all forced to read him in high-school. You really don’t get Romeo and Juliet. You’re fully aware that his “historical plays” are anything but. You might even hold the opinion that he’s *gasp* overrated. You know who I’m … Continue reading
Here at Vaguely Circular, we love outlandish ideas. We love exploring the boundaries of fiction and art, and creating strange word-based concoctions. But we are also interested in frontiers other than those found in the world of art…. and one … Continue reading
Science fiction can be either really awesome, really boring, or really hokey, depending on the decade and the writer. Nowadays its easy to get bored by space travel, annoyed by scienctific inaccuracies, and to let yourself wonder if the future … Continue reading