Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Reviews 54 - Resurgence by C. J. Cherryh

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Reviews 54 Resurgence  by C. J. Cherryh  Reviews haven't been indexed yet. As you've noticed, I've been reviewing books ...
Sunday, June 28, 2020

The Devil And The Details

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With apologies to Mies Van Der Rohe for the misquote.... Take "The Devil And The Details" however you see fit, but it always co...
Thursday, June 25, 2020

Adjusting to Difficult Times

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Kameron Hurley's latest LOCUS column discusses the stress of coping with a period of crisis: It's OK If This Email Finds You Well ...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Reviews 53 - The Fenmere Job by Marshall Ryan Maresca

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Reviews 53 The Fenmere Job by Marshall Ryan Maresca  https://www.amazon.com/Fenmere-Job-Streets-Maradaine-Book-ebook/dp/B07SRQBW...
Saturday, June 20, 2020

This 'n That (And On Your Face... Or Not)

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A laconic young male of my acquaintance, when asked by his father where he had been and what he had been doing, would reply evasively, ...
Thursday, June 18, 2020

Current Events in Fiction

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One of my e-mail lists recently had a discussion about the wisdom of referring to the COVID-19 crisis in fictional works. One concern was th...
Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Theme-Story Integration Part 7 - Happily Ever After WHAT exactly?

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Theme-Story Integration Part 7 Happily Ever After WHAT exactly? Previous Parts in this series are indexed at: https://aliendjinnroma...
Sunday, June 14, 2020

"The Width Of The Buttocks" (NOT!)

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It all comes down to profitable voyeurism, or spying, and it is all rooted in the many possible meanings of "beaming" . If you h...
Thursday, June 11, 2020

Gelatinous Houses

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On the subject of alien-seeming animals inhabiting our own planet, consider the giant larvacean, undersea "gelatinous invertebrates...
Tuesday, June 09, 2020

How Do You Know If You've Written A Classic Part 9 - A Film Worth Watching Again

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How Do You Know If You've Written A Classic Part 9 A Film Worth Watching Again  Previous parts of this series are indexed here: ...
Saturday, June 06, 2020

Jolly Rogers And False Flags

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Let's start with the falsies. I know, basically, that is Victoria's Secret.... falsies, that is. However, the piratical falsies ar...
Thursday, June 04, 2020

The Rules of Writing

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Cory Doctorow's latest LOCUS column explores the issue of whether there are any truly unbreakable writing rules: Rules for Writers Y...
Tuesday, June 02, 2020

How Do You Know If You've Written A Classic Part 8 - What Do Readers Do

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How Do You Know If You've Written A Classic Part 8 What Do Readers Do? Previous parts of this series are indexed at: https://a...
Sunday, May 31, 2020

You Think?

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Cue the fanfare for the common creator of copyrighted works of music, art, and literature. The Copyright Office has concluded that Section ...
Thursday, May 28, 2020

Spooky Tutti Frutti

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I'm delighted to announce the release of my lighthearted ghost story, "Spooky Tutti Frutti," from the Wild Rose Press. Spook...
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Theme-Story Integration Part 6 - Crafting The Epiphany

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Theme-Story Integration Part 6 Crafting The Epiphany Or put another way - The Story changes The Plot Previous parts in this ser...