The Dobler Effect

November 6th, 2009Blog3 comments

The Doblers are coming. And they will not sell anything, buy anything, or process anything.

They will not sell anything bought or processed, buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold or bought. They will not repair anything sold, bought, or processed.

They are here to hang out with your daughter.

So I had a work meeting the other day that was devoted to a discussion about robots and clones.

This is why writing is the greatest job on earth. Imagination is the only true unlimited source of power, and writing is one of the only professions that harnesses that power in a pure form. Actors, directors have to start with something before they can create. A writer starts with a blank page — nothing — and turns it into something.

Also talking about robots and clones for an hour is arguably the best way to spend an hour of your time.

Yes yes, vampires are hot right now. But mark my words: The next big trend in film/tv is walruses.