Professor Beej

Well, after 31 days of consecutive blogging, the WordCount 2010 Blogathon is over.  And I made it.  I posted something every single day of May from the 1st through today. And boy am I glad it’s over. Now, don’t get me wrong.  I’m glad I did it.  It was a great exercise, but I will [...]

First off, welcome to the first installment of “The Beej Republic,” an ongoing series where I will cover Star Wars: The Old Republic as it works its way through testing and into our grubby little fanboy hands.  I had originally thought of doing this project as a separate blog, but talking it over with Syp, [...]

In case you missed the hubbub and fantastic conversation with my previous (and aptly titled) GearScore post, here’s your opportunity to get in on the conversation. There have also been a lot of responses written in the blogosphere to it, and all of them make pretty valid points.  I hope you enjoy reading the conversation [...]

As I round the final bend of the race that is finishing the first draft of my novel (~70,000 words and counting), I find that I want to branch out a little creatively.  I have a lot of ideas, and one of the foremost is putting various short stories online for my readers to help [...]

Every once in a while, a book has an opening that is so unique that I cannot pass up reading it.  John Scalzi’s The God Engines is one of those books.  After reading the first chapter for free online, I knew that I would have to read the novella. The book starts with a fantastic [...]