KL ForslundFeb 209 minFrigid In TexasOthers had it worse, but the Freeze of 2021 wasn’t fun for us, either. I feel like it’s a touchy subject because I got lucky and I had...
KL ForslundFeb 73 minThe State of Black Science FictionWe honor the dead on Memorial Day, but they’re here to remind us every day. We forgive on Forgiveness Day, but we should be doing that...
KL ForslundJul 17, 20201 minSocial BubblingIt’s time to put a bubble in your ear. Everybody misses their friends. Seeing all of them would increase the risk of infection for...
KL ForslundApr 2, 20203 minSocially Distant GamingDepending where you live, we’re one to two weeks into the social distancing. We need to stick to the plan, but also people need to...
KL ForslundMar 9, 20204 minCovid-19The coronavirus has crept into my affairs. No, I don’t have it. I’ve got the allergies again, pollen season ramped up in February and by...
KL ForslundAug 18, 20195 minTake DownLast week, I caught wind that an author I’d met long ago had their books stolen and put for sale on a pirate site. They had the situation...
KL ForslundMar 4, 20193 minAP9: It's Business (card) TimeWe’ve got a site, email, social media, now what? The person you’re most likely to influence is one you’ve connected to by talking to...
KL ForslundNov 11, 20182 minA Change You NeedI'm in my PJs after a long cold night at Steampunk November. I've got to pack and get back out there for Sunday's festivities. But I...
KL ForslundSep 10, 20183 minIf Alexa CouldDo you ever wish you had the ear of the engineers of a product you use. You could whisper ideas and suggestions based on your experience...
KL ForslundJul 16, 20184 minLessons of WritingI used to think I was pretty good at writing. I could turn out a clever phrase and churn out pages of readable content.Then I started...
KL ForslundApr 16, 20186 minNeed More Words?What can you do when you are 400 words short of the word count requirement in a story? A writer friend asked that this week, so I took a...
KL ForslundApr 2, 20184 minNobody Needs Alexa?I was looking for Alexa articles to read, when I came across one from the Irish Times. The author gives a good chiding in what I...
KL ForslundMar 19, 20184 minSmart House Lock OutImagine, if you will, upgrading your house, making it better, faster, smarter. Then one day, nothing works, because a vendor’s server is...
KL ForslundMar 4, 20184 minExtended Alexa MagicEver want to make something work, and dig into it deeper than anybody else? And then, you find the secret, the thing that other people...
KL ForslundFeb 24, 20182 minA Bit about BitcoinPeople ask me questions, because I’m a Know-It-All. I try to be a good one and share what I know, what I can deduce, and admit what I...
KL ForslundJan 21, 20186 minBetaReading with Google DocsI’ve done pretty well recruiting a team of volunteer beta readers. Like me, they’re all busy, so out of eleven readers, only two or...
KL ForslundJan 7, 20189 minAlexa and Home AutomationIn the novel I’m writing, technomage Alex Rune uses a hacked version of Siri-like technology to cast spells. After checking with my...
KL ForslundDec 17, 20172 minWriter FAQ v1.1This FAQ is aimed at new writers and thus I’ve captured the kinds of questions I see most often plus a few I think should have been asked....
KL ForslundSep 10, 20175 minHow to Receive CriticismEverybody gets criticism. And many of us don’t receive it as well as we would like to. That’s the diplomatic way of saying we bollox...
KL ForslundAug 26, 20177 minHurricanes aren't much funHurricane Harvey did not kill me. Or my house. Or my lawn. It’s just wet. In fact, it started raining again as I started this week’s...