triona's blog: living in a fantasy world

After last year’s sabbatical and mid-career epiphany, I realized it’s time to get serious about writing fiction. I’ve reinvented myself before, when I decided to leave the corporate sector to start my own business and again when I decided to branch out from IT consulting into freelance writing.
And I’ve discovered the big secret to re-inventing yourself as a writer. To become …

I’ve posted an article over on my Tech Tips blog about why I’ve decided not to go dark for the SOPA blackout. It’s because I prefer to meet censorship with information. I strongly oppose SOPA/PIPA and encourage you to do the same.
See Tech Tips for more information on the SOPA/PIPA debate, including links to the latest news and resources you …

I wasn’t going to talk about this here. Maybe that was naive. I’d been working on a nice mundane post about my writing resolutions for the New Year, but it’s going to have to wait. When I woke up yesterday I read something really important from The Bloggess about her struggle with depression.
Uh-oh. And it’s January. That’s significant for me, …

Here’s something I’ve wanted to do for a while: the Haiku Review. My first one is for this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, “The Doctor, The Widow, And The Wardrobe.” (It’s spoiler-free for those who haven’t seen the episode yet.)
 
 
Ah, Christmas Special!
Narnia’s better than sharks,
and moms rule the day.
Matt Smith one-liners!!
Androzani got some props.
Love the weepy end.
For those who think …

This is a rant that’s been brewing for nearly two decades. Dear Tribune Company: WTF were you thinking by pre-empting Star Trek: Deep Space Nine for Chicago Cubs games?!
Yes, I get the politics. The Tribune owns the Cubs and DS9 was aired on the Tribune’s TV station, WGN-9. Meaning that every time there was a Cubs game it was a …

Voyager might be seen as Star Trek’s redheaded stepchild, but Enterprise is its bastard offspring. If Trek fandom could force Enterprise to take the black and go to the Wall it would. Never have I seen a Trek show so dissed by fans, and I suffered the indignity of seven years as a die-hard Voyager enthusiast who never went anywhere …

Six months ago when I went on sabbatical, my friends and colleagues wondered what I was doing and why, upon my return, I changed the focus of my business. The official party line was that I decided to move away from IT support to concentrate on writing about business and technology. Which is true… but that’s not the whole story.
The reality …

I’m a freelance writer and IT specialist with a passion for science fiction and fantasy. Here on my personal blog I talk about the latter, but I also run two other blogs, one about computers and one about adoption. Here’s how to keep it all straight when looking for me online.
Triona’s Tech Tips
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