Thursday, January 03, 2013

Ring in the New

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Happy New Year! Anybody have any resolutions? Some people use the term "goals" instead, which I prefer. Now that I've ...
Tuesday, January 01, 2013

Theme-Plot Integration Part 4: Fallacies and Endorphins

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If you're reading this on New Year's Day, stop and come join us for our annual Sime~Gen New Year's chat -- info and instructions...
Thursday, December 27, 2012

Nonfiction, Fact, and Truth

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Recently I read LISTENING TO MADELEINE, by Leonard S. Marcus, a collection of interviews with protegees, friends, colleagues, and family me...
Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Theme-Plot Integration Part 3: Fallacy Analysis

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This is Part 3 of Theme-Plot Integration, and here we'll look at some glaring fallacies in our world. Previous Parts are here: http:/...
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Thursday, December 20, 2012

The World's Last Night

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So the world is going to end tomorrow. Or not. As I understand the Mayan calendar kerfuffle, the whole thing was spawned by a misinterpr...
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Theme-Plot Integration - Part 2: Fallacy As Theme

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Last week we listed a number of prior posts that form the foundation of this advanced writing exercise of integrating two huge skill-sets, ...
Sunday, December 16, 2012

"Sharing" is Piracy

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Too many tech savvy people who ought to know better appear to be constructing new business models based on the assumption that it is legiti...
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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Socially Assistive Robots

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More about “socially assistive robots”: Here’s an article about a robot named Bandit that helps with rehab for stroke patients. A robot neve...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Theme-Plot Integration - Part 1: Never Let A Good Emergency Go To Waste

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So we continue to practice walking and chewing gum at the same time.  All of these posts focus on the nitty gritty of the craft of writing, ...
Thursday, December 06, 2012

Darkover

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Over Thanksgiving weekend, as usual, we attended the Darkover Grand Council convention held just north of Baltimore. Despite the name, this ...
Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Science Fiction Romance Premise: What If You Could Control Mating Choices By Mathematics?

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Headline for October 15, 2012: NOBEL PRIZE in ECONOMICS goes to 2 Americans.  Oddly, I'd done several blogs since 2009, nibbling at ...
Thursday, November 29, 2012

Next Big Thing

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I agreed to take part in the Next Big Thing Blog Hop, a promotion happening right now in which authors answer questions about their current...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Is Your Romance Novel Really A TV Mini Series?

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What is a TV Mini Series?  How is a TV Mini Series different from a novel?  (or is it?)  At the end of July, I did a post here on the la...