Thursday, June 30, 2011

Zombies Rule?

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Several years ago I heard a talk by Nina Auerbach, author of OUR VAMPIRES, OURSELVES. She discussed the popularity of vampires in the media ...
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Big Love Sci-Fi: Part 2, The Drama of Illness In Fiction

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Last week we began a series of discussions I titled Big Love Sci-Fi after a comment by Heather Massey over at Galaxy Express. http://alien...
Thursday, June 23, 2011

Argus-Eyed Parents and YA Fiction

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YA spec-fic writer Diane Duane, author of the Young Wizards series, on over-controlling parents, with particular reference to books: Eyes in...
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Big Love Sci-Fi Part I - Sex Without Borders

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I'd been thinking about the relationship between Sex and Romance for a couple of weeks before Heather Massey invited me to participate i...
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Thursday, June 16, 2011

Game-Playing Chimps

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Chimpanzees can learn to play video games! Chimpanzees and Human Awareness The significant dimension of this achievement is that the chimps ...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Genre: The Root Of All Decisions

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Last week I responded to the confusion one reader of these posts who is also a writer expressed. http://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/20...
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Sunday, June 12, 2011

The "Superhighway"

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Americans and their illegal immigrants may well not be the world's worst drivers... but they are bad, and getting worse. The same app...
Thursday, June 09, 2011

Genderless Baby

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I could hardly believe it when I read about these parents, who decided not to reveal the sex of their baby, Storm, to anyone outside the fam...
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Tuesday, June 07, 2011

Genre: The Root Of All Confusion

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A while ago I did a post titled Genre: The Root Of All Evil. http://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2009/09/genre-root-of-all-evil.html ...
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Sunday, June 05, 2011

Alien Nations

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Let me start with a disclaimer. I write fiction, but I take inspiration from the world around me. It is never my intention to offend anyone...
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Thursday, June 02, 2011

Fantasy Goes Mainstream?

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Here's an article—from the WALL STREET JOURNAL, believe it or not—about the recent boom in fantasy and horror tropes in bestselling fic...
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Carol Buchanan On Writing Tricks And Tips

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On twitter #scifichat, we got to talking about worldbuilding and various (really good) writers gave tips and tricks describing the end resul...
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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Memorial Day

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Hoping that everyone stays safe today, no matter where you are or what (or whom) you are serving.
Thursday, May 26, 2011

DVD Copying Issues Link

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This one should work: DVD Copying

DVD Copying Issues

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Here's an article (slightly clipped) about the legal status of converting movies on DVD for viewing on devices such as iPads: DVD Copy P...
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Should You Make Up A Pen Name - Part II

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Last week we looked at Sarah A. Hoyt and her multitude of bylines in various genres, a list that's still growing and not causing her muc...