Sorry, Joss, But Marvel's: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Has Lost Its Way
I know that there are a lot of nerds out there that think Joss Whedon can do no wrong and, trust me, I'm a fan, too (with a genuine...
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Donald J. Bingle, Writer on Demand
Mar 7, 20152 min read
Frame Shop a Semi-Finalist in Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author Project; Finalists to be Announced S
Great and gracious greetings! Being an author is like being an actor or a door-to-door salesman. There's lots of rejection and...
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Donald J. Bingle, Writer on Demand
Feb 18, 20154 min read
A Review of The Martian
Andy Weir's The Martian already has more than 7,500 reviews on Amazon, so I doubt my review would be much noticed there, which is why I...
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Donald J. Bingle, Writer on Demand
Jan 15, 20155 min read
Why Writers Write
Writers write for all sorts of reasons, but the general public always seems to want to create a simple dichotomy between writers who...
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Donald J. Bingle, Writer on Demand
Nov 18, 20145 min read
Sometimes Someone's Gots to Die: Killing Off Fictional Characters
In the midst of my Kickstarter campaign for Frame Shop, Gail Martin offered to let me do a guest blog post on Killing Off Fictional...
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Donald J. Bingle, Writer on Demand
Oct 19, 20144 min read
Writing Characters to Fit the Plot
During the Kickstarter for Frame Shop, Jennifer Brozek, a prolific writer and fellow GenCon Writers' Symposium panelist, let me do a...
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Donald J. Bingle, Writer on Demand
Oct 19, 20144 min read
Writers' Group Dynamics
Janine Spendlove let me guest blog on her site during the Kickstarter for Frame Shop because, well, she's generally a swell friend. Check...
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Donald J. Bingle, Writer on Demand
Oct 2, 20147 min read
Planning Your Kickstarter: Pre-Launch
As most of you probably know by now, I launched a Kickstarter today for my novella, Frame Shop. It’s a mystery/thriller set in a writers’...
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Donald J. Bingle, Writer on Demand
Aug 9, 201415 min read
GISHWHES and 25 Stories
This is actually a combination of two posts originally posted in August of 2014: GISHWHES, the Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the...
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Donald J. Bingle, Writer on Demand
Jul 31, 20143 min read
Ruminations on Reading and Audio
Summer is not only convention season--I am a regular panelist on writing topics at both Origins and GenCon--but it is also the season for...
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Donald J. Bingle, Writer on Demand
Jul 8, 20144 min read
True Confessions: I Am Not The World's Best Writer
There's no M. Night Shyamalan twist here. I'm not the world's best writer. Duh. I know that. As this blog proves, I'm not the world's...
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Donald J. Bingle, Writer on Demand
Jun 3, 20147 min read
Sequels, Prequels, and Flashbacks ... Oh My
Finally got around to watching The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug via Netflix a few days ago. Why didn’t I go see it in the theater?...
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Donald J. Bingle, Writer on Demand
Apr 20, 20146 min read
Ooga Chuka, Ooga Ooga-Ooga Chuka
Went to see Transcendence last night (a better than expected four out of five stars, perhaps because it is a thinky movie and I like that...
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Donald J. Bingle, Writer on Demand
Apr 7, 20146 min read
Building a Better ... Platform
Did you ever notice that some buskers (street performers) bring a box or milk crate to stand on while they perform? They do that so that...
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Donald J. Bingle, Writer on Demand
Mar 11, 20144 min read
Making the Worst Possible Decision at Every Opportunity
It’s a staple of writing thrillers that the stakes and the difficulties for the protagonist must keep ratcheting up throughout the story....
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Donald J. Bingle, Writer on Demand
Feb 24, 20144 min read
24 Hours Earlier
Two quick knife thrusts skewering my gut, then the man in black leather twisted the knife and ran, but not before grabbing the McGuffin. ...
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Donald J. Bingle, Writer on Demand
Nov 15, 20135 min read
From Gaming to Adventures, Stories, and Novels on Demand
I got my start as a writer by writing for shared worlds—and I don’t mean writing fan fiction (for my opinions on copyright theft, see my...
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Donald J. Bingle, Writer on Demand
Nov 4, 20137 min read
Plan Meets Need in Writing and Politics: Ender’s Game, Debate, and Other Ramblings
I was a debater in college and I coached debate when I was in law school, both at The University of Chicago. While UC was primarily on...
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Donald J. Bingle, Writer on Demand
Sep 15, 20134 min read
The Pros and Cons of Novellas
I'm a writer, but I confess I haven't written a book in a while. I've written a number of short stories recently and two novellas under...
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Donald J. Bingle, Writer on Demand
Aug 13, 20135 min read
Did I Play in the World's First Role-Playing Game EVER?
Despite the fact that I am heading off to my 34th GenCon shortly and that I was the world's top-ranked player of Classic RPGA tournaments...
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