Thursday, February 27, 2020

Robots Writing

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The March 2020 issue of ROMANCE WRITERS REPORT (the magazine of Romance Writers of America) includes an article by Jeannie Lin about artific...
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

How do you know if You've Written a Classic Part 5 - James Clavell Move Over

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How Do You Know If You've Written a Classic Part 5 James Clavell Move Over  Previous parts in "How do you know if you'v...
Saturday, February 22, 2020

Who's Got Your Authorial Back?

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While not every authors' organization is as helpful as helpful can be, here are a few: SFWA has a sample DMCA generator online. https...
Thursday, February 20, 2020

Social Media in the Raging 20s

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In her latest LOCUS post, Kameron Hurley writes about tension and anxiety in the era of instantaneous communication and miscommunication: ...
Tuesday, February 18, 2020

How Do You Know If You've Written A Classic Part 4 - Fifty Year Test

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How Do You Know If You've Written A Classic Part 4 Fifty Year Test Previous parts in "How do you know if you've written ...

Worldbuilding From Reality Part 12 - Worldbuilding Focuses Plot Options

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Worldbuilding From Reality Part 12 Worldbuilding Focuses Plot Options  Previous entries in the Worldbuilding From Reality series are ...
Saturday, February 15, 2020

Tax Time Checklist For Writers

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Does your business have a name?  Do you write as an LLC? If you are an LLC, do you have an EIN, (Employer Id Number) even if you have no em...
Thursday, February 13, 2020

Where Are the Editors?

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It's discouraging that, while reading books from major publishers, I run into "Where was the editor?" moments all too often. A...
Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Soul Mates and the HEA Real or Fantasy Part 10 - Smallest Indivisible Particle of Soul

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Soul Mates and the HEA Real or Fantasy Part 10 Smallest Indivisible Particle of Soul  Previous entries in the Soul Mates and the H...
Sunday, February 09, 2020

Nuts

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If you wish to read about testicles, this is not the venue. At least, not this day. Nor do I intend to discuss a staple of the vegan diet. ...
Thursday, February 06, 2020

Going Deeper

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A few weeks ago, the associate rector of our church delivered a sermon sparked by the question, "What do you want?" Beyond and ben...
Saturday, February 01, 2020

Whacked Moles

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While I am no proponent of cruelty to visually impaired, mammalian insectivores that enjoy a subterranean lifestyle, I do rejoice when proli...
Thursday, January 30, 2020

Science in SF

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A LOCUS article by Kelly Lagor discusses how accurate the science in science fiction needs to be: Putting the Science in Science Fiction ...
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Reviews 52 - The New Improved Sorceress, Book Two of Wayward Mages

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Reviews 52 The New Improved Sorceress Book Two  of  Wayward Mages Reviews posts have not been indexed. The previous book by Sar...
Saturday, January 25, 2020

Damned If You Do...

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Social media is a minefield. Anyone can make an accusation, anyone can repeat terminological inexactitudes, and although a reasonable pers...
Thursday, January 23, 2020

Anticipating Androids

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In Mary Shelley's novel, Victor Frankenstein apparently constructed his creature by stitching together parts of cadavers. (His first-per...
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Reviews 51 - Shield of the People, a novel of the Maradaine Elite by Marshall Ryan Maresca

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Reviews 51 Shield of the People a novel of the Maradaine Elite by Marshall Ryan Maresca This is the second in the Maradaine sub-s...
Sunday, January 19, 2020

Best of Good Faith, Worst of Bad Faith

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Good Faith (or bona fides, or Fair Dealing) is the concept of sincerely intending to deal fairly with others without malice or the intention...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

Freedom of Speech Online

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Cory Doctorow's latest LOCUS column explores the distinction between freedom of speech in the legal sense and the pragmatic limitations ...