Lane Talbot·Mar 26Writing and TravelWhy go to Disney World instead of anywhere else at all? I have three reasons (and more).
Lane Talbot·Mar 10My Fiction Writing StackI’ve gotten back into pen and paper over the last few years. When I write by hand, I — weirdly — find myself writing in print more than…
Lane Talbot·Jul 23, 2025THE X-MEN #8, NOVEMBER 1964So how goes it for The X-Men without the stalwart and stoic Professor Xavier?
Lane Talbot·Jul 12, 2025Writers Make Choices: Story Design in the Age of AIYou’re a six-year-old child on the beach (Noice!). It is a clear and still morning. You carry a plastic sand pail and toy trowel. You sit…
Lane Talbot·Jul 5, 2025McDonald’s Milkshakes Are Weak. Brand Is Why I Buy Like 6 a Year.Twice now, my family and I have spent winter weekends at a local Hyatt Hotel in Oak Brook, Illinois. It’s a sprawling old building hidden…
Lane Talbot·Apr 13, 2025THE X-MEN #7, SEPTEMBER 1964“It’s come at last! The moment we’ve been waiting for! We are looking at the uncanny X-Men, accompanied by Professor Xavier as they pose…
Lane Talbot·Feb 2, 2025THE X-MEN #6, MAY 1964“Never have you, the reading public, been so instantly fascinated by a group of super-powerful villains as last issue, when you met…
Lane Talbot·Jan 23, 2025THE X-MEN #5, MAY 1964“Never have you, the reading public, been so instantly fascinated by a group of super-powerful villains as last issue, when you met…A response icon1A response icon1
Lane Talbot·May 25, 2024On Ronin: A Checklist for Writers and MercenariesAre you writing a thriller? Are you joining an international team of hardened spooks? The best practices for either endeavor are the same.