Author Archive
Posted on December 9, 2008 - by Aaron Ross Powell
Karaoke Quintessence: Chapter 6: Black Wool Coat
Danny Weeks has a terrible run in with a mysterious stranger.
Posted on December 2, 2008 - by Aaron Ross Powell
THE HOLE now in multiple e-book formats
To date, THE HOLE has been available in two formats: serialized in blog form and as a download for the Amazon Kindle. I realize—and the frequent email requests make obvious—that this leaves out a lot of the ways people might like to go about reading the book. My intent all along has been to give […]
Posted on November 20, 2008 - by Aaron Ross Powell
My experience selling a draft novel on the Amazon Kindle
The first draft of THE HOLE has been available for purchase to Amazon Kindle users since August of this year. I did this as an experiment: would an unrevised draft (a “beta book,” so to speak) both sell if priced low enough and act as a good means for gathering feedback for revision? In short, […]
Posted on November 17, 2008 - by Aaron Ross Powell
On long delays… And some news.
As is obvious to anyone who’s been following my latest serial is aware, it’s been slow going. This isn’t the result of a lack of drive or interest on my part, I assure you. Rather it’s a factor of the weight of other writing obligations and the need to get THE HOLE revised and off […]
Posted on September 26, 2008 - by Aaron Ross Powell
Karaoke Quintessence: Chapter 5: Caesar
Alex Dale follows his first lead on his mission for the tweens—and ends up in an odd little bar.
Posted on September 25, 2008 - by Aaron Ross Powell
Populism & Anti-Populism: A False Dilemma?
I’m reading “Here, the People Rule: A Constitutional Populist Manifesto” by Harvard law professor Richard D. Parker.
Parker’s a collectivist, a communitarian, a fan of the people and majority rule, and he just can’t abide by what he sees as the anti-populist elitism of constitutional law. By holding the Constitution up as something “above” normal […]
Posted on September 23, 2008 - by Aaron Ross Powell
Jesus on TV
Two weeks ago, on the generally excellent Fox show Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, a paramedic who was about to go on the run was given a bible by an FBI agent. “For the road,” the agent said, as the camera zoomed in on “Holy Bible” in gold letters on black leather.
This week, that […]
Posted on September 4, 2008 - by Aaron Ross Powell
Karaoke Quintessence: Chapter 4: Freaks
Jimmy heads back to his hotel after his encounter with Ellison and soon realizes he may be in considerable danger.
Posted on August 28, 2008 - by Aaron Ross Powell
Karaoke Quintessence: Chapter 3: Synesthesia
The introduction of Danny Weeks, a slacker with a very unusual problem.
Posted on August 28, 2008 - by Aaron Ross Powell
How the Bias for Intent Makes Fools of Us All
Daniel Dennett calls it the intentional stance. Long ago, in our evolutionary history, it was better to think there was a tiger behind you than to pass that rustling off as just the wind. If it’s the wind and you expect a tiger, you only look foolish, diving into cover or waving your spear. But […]
