Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Afterthoughts Part 4 Assembling An Opening Scene

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Afterthoughts Part 4 Assembling An Opening Scene  Afterthoughts haven't been indexed yet. Part 1  https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.co...
Sunday, June 27, 2021

Scamsaurus

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Disclaimer: as far as I know, "Scamsaurus" is a made-up word, and I made it up moments ago.  I googled Scamsaurus, and was offered...
Thursday, June 24, 2021

Woebot

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"Virtual help agents" have been developed to perform many support tasks such as counseling refugees and aiding people to access di...
Tuesday, June 22, 2021

When Should You Give Up On A Manuscript Part 7 -- How To Climb Over The Wall That Hit You

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When Should You Give Up On A Manuscript Part 7 How To Climb Over The Wall That Hit You   Index to  "When Should You Give Up On A Manusc...
Sunday, June 20, 2021

Of Art and Dirty Laundry

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In times of inflation, art appreciates . When cash (or bonds, or equities) lose value, people spend. They buy art, precious metals, property...
Thursday, June 17, 2021

Canine Conversations

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A speech language pathologist, Christina Hunger, claims to have taught her dog, Stella, to "talk": Can That Dog on Instagram Rea...
Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Afterthoughts Part 3 - Grimdark in Genre Fiction

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Afterthoughts Part 3 Grimdark in Genre Fiction   Part 1  https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2021/04/afterthoughts-part-1.html Part 2 ht...
Sunday, June 13, 2021

Hacker Ways And The Decline of Language

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Decadent thought leads to decadent language, which leads to even more decadent thought... and a vicious vortex of decay and corruption ensue...
Thursday, June 10, 2021

Plotting and Discovery

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In the June issue of LOCUS, Kameron Hurley writes about how she gets from the beginning of a story to the end: Endings and Beginnings I...
Tuesday, June 08, 2021

Afterthoughts Part 2 Good and Evil

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Afterthoughts Part 2 Good and Evil See? I told you there'd be more afterthoughts.  Part 1 is: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/20...
Sunday, June 06, 2021

The Subscription Model

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There's talk on the author discussion boards about Scribd. Is it legitimate these days? I have email records of DMCAs for my books and s...
Thursday, June 03, 2021

The Joys of Derivative Works

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I've just finished rereading THE HOLLOW PLACES, by T. Kingfisher, inspired by Algernon Blackwood's classic tale of cosmic horror, ...
Tuesday, June 01, 2021

Reviews 67 Hell Bent by Devon Monk A Broken Magic Novel

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Reviews 67 Hell Bent by Devon Monk A Broken Magic Novel  Reviews have not been indexed yet. Hell Bent by Devon Monk was published in 2013,  ...
Sunday, May 30, 2021

Get Your Draws On

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Summer time, and the drawings are easy. Or are they?  Disclaimers first, which is always a good policy. I am not a doctor, not a lawyer, and...
Thursday, May 27, 2021

Human Domestication

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Here's a cartoon, funny in a slightly warped way, about the alleged negative consequences of Homo sapiens domesticating ourselves in the...
Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Reviews 66 The Collegium Chronicles Novels of Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey

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Reviews 66 The Collegium Chronicles Novels of Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey Reviews haven't (yet) been indexed. https://smile.amazon.com/g...
Sunday, May 23, 2021

You're In Glad Hands?

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Handshakes  are  back!  Today, I am at the Amelia Island concours d'elegance, where classic cars and safe hands are very much top of min...