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The legendary home of Ulysses:
A man lost at sea. No map. Won't ask for directions.
Ulysses's thoughts on reading, writing, and anything else that occurs to him.
Once in a while, he will try to be funny.
Entries could be weekly. Maybe more often. Maybe not. Life's a crap-shoot.
Current Reading
Techniques of the Selling Writer, by Dwight V. Swain
Current Reading
The Return of the King, by JRR Tolkien
Ulyssesography
- Ulysses
- Ulysses is a self-taught programmer who, through a combination of dedication and luck, finds himself programming professionally. His other pursuits include writing, drawing and 3D design.
Inspiration
Ports of Call
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Past Missteps2 months ago
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Polite self-promotion13 years ago
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Reading List Ratings
0 - I couldn't finish this.
1 - I finished this, but I didn't enjoy it.
2 - I had a tough go.
3 - I enjoyed this.
4 - I loved this.
5 - I'll read this again and again.
1 - I finished this, but I didn't enjoy it.
2 - I had a tough go.
3 - I enjoyed this.
4 - I loved this.
5 - I'll read this again and again.
The Reading List
Date-Title,Author(Rating)
- 120212-The Two Towers, Tolkein[4]
- 120127-Fellowship of the Ring, Tolkien[4]
- 111226-Bible Repairman, Powers[3]
- 111112-The Hobbit, Tolkien[4]
- 111017-The City & The City, Mieville[4]
- 111013-Fiction Writing for Dummies, Ingermanson/Economy[3]
- 110828-Pinion, Lake[3]
- 110726-Coyote Destiny, Steele[3]
- 110426-Small Gods, Pratchett[5]
- 110417-Love's Labour's Lost, Shakespeare[2]
- 110320-At The Mountains of Madness, Lovecraft[3]
- 110227-Two Gentlemen of Verona, Shakespeare[3]
- 110217-The Shifter, Hardy[4]
- 110212-Psychology of Happiness, Uhl[4]
- 101230-I Shall Wear Midnight, Pratchett[3]
- 101228-Wintersmith, Pratchett[5]
- 101224-Unseen Academicals, Pratchett[5]
- 101214-Interesting Times, Pratchett[5]
- 101128-Chill, Bear[3]
- 101113-Dust, Bear[3]
- 101030-Metatropolis, Scalzi et. al.[4]
- 101002-The Tales of Ibis, Yamamoto[4]
- 100912-Fool Moon, Butcher[4]
- 100910-Coyote Horizon, Steele[4]
- 100803-Devil May Care, Faulks[1]
- 100718-Outrageous Fortune, Scott[2]
- 100715-Unseen Academicals, Pratchett[4]
- 100701-Mainspring, Lake[4]
- 100613-Messenger, Zusak[1]
- 100612-Fifth Elephant, Pratchett[5]
- 100610-Storm Front, Butcher[4]
- 100528-Set the Seas On Fire, Roberson[2]
- 100506-Forty Signs of Rain, Robinson[2]
- 100422-The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald[3]
- 100404-American Gods, Gaiman[3]
- 100325-Time Traveler's Wife, Niffenegger[4]
- 100321-Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Austen/Grahame-Smith[3]
- 100313-The Art of Racing in the Rain, Stein[4]
- 100130-Myths of NA Indians, Spence[2]
- 100110-Infinity Hold, Longyear[5]
- 100103-Wintersmith-Pratchett[5]
- 091228-Thud, Pratchett[5]
- 091226-The Truth, Pratchett[5]
- 091122-Now and Forever, Bradbury[3]
- 091025-Escapement, Lake[4]
- 090908-Best New Fantasy, Wallace[3]
- 090809-Anansi Boys, Gaiman[3]
- 090625-Zoe's Tale, Scalzi[3]
- 090623-Duplicate Effort, Rusch[4]
- 090616-Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Renni & King[5]
- 090609-Marching As To War, Berton[3]
- 090215-The Bourne Identity, Ludlum[3]
- 090203-Watchmen, Moore & Gibbons[5]
- 090126-Night Watch, Pratchett[5]
- 090123-Ubik, Dick[3]
- 090111-Going Postal, Pratchett[5]
- 090103-The Sculptress, Walters[3]
Labels
- absurdity (53)
- background noise (108)
- book report (81)
- books (13)
- bring the funny (7)
- chuck norris (1)
- magnus somnium (15)
- misanthropy (2)
- muppets (11)
- my geek is showing (16)
- news (30)
- overthoughts (17)
- queries (5)
- reading (22)
- rewriting (3)
- science (1)
- the critter experiment (5)
- writer's maladies (13)
- writing (64)
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