Gareth Branwyn

Full Table of Contents (Provisional)

On my Kickstarter project page, and in the 25-page PDF sampler of the book, I have a “teaser” Table of Contents, with select chapters from the book. Below is the full TOC, as of today. It may change somewhat, as this may be too much for a projected 250-page book. It looks like a lot,Continue reading “Full Table of Contents (Provisional)”

Tools of the Writer’s Trade

One of the things I want to do over the course of my Kickstarter campaign is involve my community of backers in the content creation of the book itself. I’ll be asking for your input at certain points which I’ll incorporate in some fashion into the book itself, from using input as art (stay tunedContinue reading “Tools of the Writer’s Trade”

Thunderborgs are GO! My Kickstarter Campaign is Live

Months in the making, the Kickstarter campaign for my book, Borg Like Me, is now live. I really excited to finally have this baby rampaging around in the wild. I really want to have some fun over the next 30 days with how I manage this project and am going to try and figure outContinue reading “Thunderborgs are GO! My Kickstarter Campaign is Live”

Mosaic and the Birth of the Web

Twenty years ago, maybe on April 22 (there are conflicting dates, but definitely in 1993), NCSA’s Mosaic Web browser was released — and we’ve been swimming deeper into cyberspace ever since. Exactly one year after, in the spring of 1994, I came out with Mosaic Quick Tour. As far as I know, it’s the firstContinue reading “Mosaic and the Birth of the Web”

Gems in My Attic

I spent the weekend in my attic. Pheh! The dust up there murder. But the future carcinoma was worth it! I found several boxes of bOING bOING and Mondo 2000 issues, a stack of Jargon Watch books, a box of Beyond Cyberpunk! (and the Update Stack), the BCP comic, a few copies of my MosaicContinue reading “Gems in My Attic”

Welcome Media Citizens!

Hey, look, it’s the 21st century and I’ve finally decided to join it with my own blog! I hear this “blogging” thing is all the rage. Good thing I got in on the ground floor. My old Gareth’s Vanity Portal will remain up, at least for awhile. I’ll move all of the relevant, perennial contentContinue reading “Welcome Media Citizens!”