“It’s important to remember that we all change each other’s minds all the time. Any good story is a mind-altering substance.”
― Hank Green, A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
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All the Time
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, change, community, inspiration, reading, Thoughts, Writers on October 6, 2024| Leave a Comment »
The Revolution is Today
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, Fiction, futurism, genre fiction, interviews, introverts for the win, sci-fi, science fiction, talktalktalk, Writers, writing on October 2, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Just a quick reminder that the Technology Revolution panel is today at 11 am Eastern!
Here’s the info:
I’ll be part of a discussion with fellow writers Jason Palmatier, John W. Maly, and Brad C. Anderson about the influence of AI and other technologies on characters and plots in sci-fi.
If you’re interested in such topics (and really, who isn’t? :), join us today at 11 am Eastern / 8 am Pacific to discuss
The Future of Sci-Fi Characters and Plots + AI.
Hosted by Bonnie D. Graham.
WATCH Live-stream and On-demand: Linkedin and Facebook and YouTube
LISTEN Live: Technology Revolution Radio and Later: On-Demand
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Sky Blue Day
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, a walk in the woods, Thoughts on September 28, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Memories kept close
Sky blue days of me and you
In the warmth of fall.
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Counting Down to the Technology Revolution!
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, futurism, genre fiction, interviews, sci-fi, science fiction, talktalktalk, Writers, writing on September 27, 2024| Leave a Comment »
I’m pleased to announce that next week I’ll be part of a discussion panel talking about the influence of AI and other technologies on characters and plots in sci-fi!
The event will be hosted by Bonnie D. Graham and include a roster of other authors who write and think about science, fiction, and the future of technology.
If you’re interested in topics like this (and really, who isn’t? :), join us next Wednesday at 11 am Eastern as we consult our Magic 8 Balls discuss The Future of Sci-Fi Characters and Plots + AI!
Technology Revolution: The Future of Sci-Fi Worlds + AI Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Hosted by Bonnie D. Graham
Welcome, global audience, to Technology Revolution: The Future of Now Radio, “The Future of Sci-Fi Characters and Plots + AI” we want to know, Bonnie D. on her Scarlett Mic, your predictions host and guide, Engages savvy Futurists on her into-the-future ride, Jason Palmatier, John W. Maly, J.R. Johnson and Brad C. Anderson, too, Watch or listen, we’re envisioning Sci-Fi + AI for you!
Listen LIVE on VoiceAmerica Business: Technology Revolution Radio
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One One Two
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, cli-fi, climate fiction, free fiction, genre fiction, science, Writers, writing on September 26, 2024| Leave a Comment »
This lovely story from Eleanor R. Wood on Flash Fiction Online is just what I needed to brighten my day.
I hope it cheers you too.
One sample of DNA.
One chance to prove herself and silence her peers.
And if you’d like to know more about some of the science behind the story, check out these links.
What’s special about the shape of a Nautilus shell? Find out.
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We Can
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, creativity, Thoughts, Writers, writing on September 25, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“You can write. You can. Almost any damned fool can, and many of them do. If I can do it, believe me, you can too.”
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You Have So Much Potential
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, #alittlepickmeup, Thoughts, writing on September 23, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“Being kind isn’t always easy. Or convenient. But it has the potential to change everything.”
— Cap Watkins
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How It Feels
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, creativity, inspiration, Thoughts, Writers, writing on September 21, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Success isn’t about how your life looks to others. It’s about how it feels to you.
— Michelle Obama
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A Low-Key but Actually Kinda Fun Rant (Warning: Involves Language!)
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, language, Thoughts on September 20, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Ever had one of those low-stakes issues that are like a tiny splinter, not a serious problem but still annoying? Of course you have. We all have triggers that bug us, some shared (fingernails on a chalkboard, anyone?) and some a little more niche.
For example, I hate the corporate buzzword “learnings.”
It’s not a real word! It is a solution to a non-existent problem, designed only to signal in-group status for aspiring wielders of upper-level business speak.
Note: The word was published in the 15th century by one Geoffrey de La Tour-Landry, but later fell out of fashion. It is now considered “an erroneous plural form of the colloquial term ‘learning’”.
That 15th century author said “the thre enseygnementes or lernynges whiche Cathon gaf to his sone.” Dear business buzzword types, will you also revert to other spellings from half a millennia ago? Giveth me a break.
Seriously, what is wrong with the word “lessons”?
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Ooh, this gives me an opportunity to use the internet for its highest and best purpose, looking up random weirdness and reveling in possibly correct but certainly entertaining results. Let’s translate a modern-day sentence into Shakespearean English.
English to Shakespearean Translator
If thee necessity to inventeth a new tongue to feeleth bett’r about thy occupation, art thee certes t’is the c’rrect occupation f’r thee?
While we’re having fun, here’s a version for Mr Man. He has a soft spot in his childhood heart for the cultural icon that is The Swedish Chef:
Iff yuou hefe-a tu infent a nuo luonguoege-a tu feel better ibuout yuour jub, ire-a yuou suore-a it is zee-a right jub fur yuou? Bork Bork Bork!
And finally, an article assuring me that I’m not the only one who finds bizspeak annoying, and also helps me find a bit of chill.
Why business speak is so irritating — and what we can do about it
It’s normal and useful for people within a company or field to have their own names for specific kinds of tasks or projects. But when overused, Sokolowski notes, buzzwords can become a code for a kind of professional language that is “substituting for authenticity.”
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“We should be generous with others and recognize that maybe the words we hate aren’t the same words that other people hate, and that we should allow words to have their own power and to carry meaning,” he added.
Fine, fine. Like I said, it’s a pretty low-key issue for me.
It’s true that language is ever-evolving and that we all have fun shaping it to our current needs. (Please see my aforementioned use of the portmanteau word “bizspeak” above.) I’ll try to be reasonable about it.
And that concludes my language-related learning lesson* for the day!
* Nope, sorry, can’t do it!
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More, Please!
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, genre fiction, speculative fiction, Thoughts, Writers, writing on September 19, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Today, a super-sized interview on the future of speculative fiction from Reactor Magazine.
What do some of the biggest names in SFF have to say about current bookish trends, or what the future might hold?
The authors:
- Amal El-Mohtar
- Arkady Martine
- Catriona Ward
- Constance Fay
- Em X. Liu
- Holly Black
- K. M. Szpara
- Kathleen Jennings
- Kerstin Hall
- Joe Abercrombie
- John Scalzi
- Naomi Kritzer
- Neon Yang
- Nghi Vo
- Samantha Shannon
- Sarah Beth Durst
- Sung-Il Kim
- T.L. Huchu
They had me at cozy fantasy. And also “very interesting, complicated, messy, ruthless female protagonist.” And dragons. And Scandinavian werewolves!
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