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Month: April 2022

“Just Kryptonite me NOW!”

“Just Kryptonite me NOW!”

Published by Don on April 13, 2022

Says the superhero as he searches for a wormhole to ANOTHER alternate universe. It’s not easy being a superhero. Long hours, lousy pay. But it can also be a rewarding life. Like when the mayor says “you saved us all from the bloodthirsty Gila Monsters!” Wow, it can feel good. And it’s equally tough to write about. When your editor tells you “I can’t see where this story is going…” you have to understand that…

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Do Algorithms Have Feelings?

Do Algorithms Have Feelings?

Published by Don on April 2, 2022

Do Algorithms Have Feelings? ’Cause I must have hurt them… Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash For the past couple of stories, I have remarked on the fact that quite possibly the number of people who are exposed to any given writer’s stuff is but a fraction of the total number of people who followed that writer. The math of it i.e. If a writer is followed by x number of readers, then when he publishes a story,…

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Can Writers Fit In As Readers?

Can Writers Fit In As Readers?

Published by Don on April 1, 2022

And vice versa? Photo by Vardan Papikyan on Unsplash And can they both live in harmony in this Medium environment? This may be a kind of a “Cowboys dance with the farmers’ daughters, farmers dance with the ranchers’ gals” thing that territory folks just do. Speaking from the archaic days when humans used to be rule followers, here are a couple that will promote peaceful coexistence between authors and fans. Rule One for Readers Rule one. Fans and…

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