Thursday, January 30, 2014

Book Magic

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I’ve been reading LIBRIOMANCER, by Jim C. Hines (who was one of the author special guests at MarsCon). In this novel’s version of our world,...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Index to Story Springboards Series by Jacqueline Lichtenberg

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Index to Story Springboards Series by Jacqueline Lichtenberg  Here is an index to the Story Springboards posts. It starts with a gues...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

MarsCon

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Last weekend we attended MarsCon in Williamsburg, Virginia, for the first time. I’ve hesitated to go in the past because of the date, when t...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Story Springboards Part 7 - The Knack of Hooking Readers by Jacqueline Lichtenberg

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Story Springboards Part 7 The Knack of Hooking Readers by Jacqueline Lichtenberg Here is part 6 of Story Springboards with links to pr...
Sunday, January 19, 2014

When Is A Library Not A Library?

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That's not a joke, and there is no punch line. The definition* (at the end of this post) might need to be changed, in view of current ...
Thursday, January 16, 2014

The Morality of Intelligent Predators

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Recently I’ve been involved in an extended correspondence on moral issues in THE VAMPIRE TAPESTRY, by Suzy McKee Charnas. Weyland, the vampi...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Theme-Worldbuilding Integration Part 8 - Use of Statistics by Jacqueline Lichtenberg

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Theme-Worldbuilding Integration Part 8 Use of Statistics by Jacqueline Lichtenberg Here is Part 7 of this series on Theme-Worldbuildi...
Thursday, January 09, 2014

Stories and Realism

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Cory Doctorow’s column in this month’s LOCUS, titled “Cheap Writing Tricks,” begins with some observations about plot: Cheap Writing Trick...
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Tuesday, January 07, 2014

Reviews 4 by Jacqueline Lichtenberg - "Taxi! Follow That Byline!"

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Reviews 4 by Jacqueline Lichtenberg "Taxi! Follow That Byline!" HAPPY NEW YEAR! First thing, I'd like to point you to a...
Thursday, January 02, 2014

New Year's Greetings

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Did you stay up Tuesday night to watch the ball drop? Do you make annual resolutions? Rationally speaking, it seems pointless to make a bi...
Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Plot-Subtext Integration Part 2: Ruining The Romance With Words by Jacqueline Lichtenberg

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Plot-Subtext Integration Part 2: Ruining The Romance With Words  by  Jacqueline Lichtenberg Today we'll examine a terrific nove...