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One More Day!

Posted in Likes, Reviews, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , on May 15, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Tomorrow is the book birthday for Writers of the Future Volume 39, which includes my story “Piracy for Beginners” and much more. The publishers went all out, with 544 pages plus a full-color gallery for illustrations, and of course electronic and audiobook versions. 

Am I excited? I am. Am I eager for you to meet my fellow authors and illustrators, who are all amazing talents? They are! Will I remind you of these facts again tomorrow? Probably, because I think that anyone with an interest in science fiction and/or fantasy will find something to love in this collection. After reading the book and spending a week with the other new authors, I was impressed and I hope you will be too.

Links!

e/BOOK/AUDIO: Amazon | Apple Books | Barnes & Noble | Bookshop | Google Play | Kobo

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Writers of the Future 39 Book Cover with Flaming Dragon

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Fun Puzzle

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , on May 12, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Here’s a puzzle based on one of the illustrations in the forthcoming Writers of the Future Volume 39 (coming out May 16th!). Both the writer and illustrator of this piece are great artists and lovely people. Can’t wait for you to meet them both in Volume 39, but until then, enjoy Death and the Taxman!

Have fun with this story illustration from Writers of the Future Volume 39 depicting the Grim Reaper, trapped in an IRS agent’s dying body, who must regain his powers before he faces judgment for his original sin. Take a good look at the image before you push the re-start button at the lower left side of the page!

— Galaxy Press newsletter

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Many Times, One Special Place

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , on May 10, 2023| Leave a Comment »

This article is for the Tolkien fans among us. Hello all you beautiful hobbits elves dwarves wizards ents

 people!

Middle-Earth isn’t a place. It’s a time in (English) history

Although Middle-Earth is most definitely a fictional place, this does not mean it is completely unrelated to reality…. This interpretation argues that the various regions of Middle-Earth visited in The Lord of the Rings were inspired by, and intended to represent, specific moments in English history.

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Home Again

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , on May 6, 2023| Leave a Comment »

How would I describe the past couple of weeks?

Intense, educational, once in a lifetime!

I’ll need some time to process all this but until then, I recommend anyone interested in furthering their writing and career check out the Writers of the Future contest.

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How (Not) To

Posted in Science!, Writing, tagged , , on May 5, 2023| Leave a Comment »

For fictional use only, please!

Poisons are a potent tool for murder in fiction – a toxicologist explains how some dangerous chemicals kill

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This J Wants to Know

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , on May 4, 2023| Leave a Comment »

John Wick, James Bond, Jack Reacher: Why do all action heroes have J names?

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Now You’re Cooking (Vintage Edition)

Posted in Food and..., Writing, tagged , , , on May 1, 2023| Leave a Comment »

You Can Find Over 10,000 Vintage Cookbooks Online

Need to know how to cook cod, prepare a sauce, remove a stain, freshen breath, or dye eyebrows? This book you covered!

The White House cook book; a comprehensive cyclopedia of information for the home .. : Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira), 1828-1926

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Progress, Yes Please

Posted in Writing, tagged , , on April 29, 2023| Leave a Comment »

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Yes, I know this is a chimney sweep and his apprentice, but their lives were rough too. Photo by LSE Library on Unsplash

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Life Advice

Posted in Writing, tagged , , on April 23, 2023| Leave a Comment »

How to Grow Up: Nick Cave’s Life-Advice to a 13-Year-Old – The Marginalian

How to harness youth’s centripetal curiosity as a creative force for bettering the world is what Nick Cave — himself an insightful reckoner with the art of growing older — explores in answering a 13-year-old boy’s question about how to live a full, creative, actualized, spiritually rich life in “a world ridden with so much hate, and disconnect.”

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Photo by Michał Parzuchowski on Unsplash

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Eco-Friendly Fiction

Posted in Writing, tagged , , on April 22, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Five SF Stories Set in Eco-Friendly Futures | Tor.com

In case you need some reading suggestions. I think we could all use a bit of climate optimism, don’t you? 

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