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  • Teaching Writing

    I’ve noticed on Facebook recently some postings from at least one (possibly more) famous author(s) that are essentially advertisements for writing programs that purport to help the person who responds […]

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  • Pike’s Peak Meeting, 2016

    Well, I’m back from the 2016 edition of the Pike’s Peak Writers Conference which was held in Colorado Springs around the middle of April.  Always a good meeting.  Plenty of good […]

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  • It’s All In The Head

    Last week I posted a segment on the lack of imagination in science fiction today, with a view toward how so many sci-fi characters are humanoid in appearance.  Now I […]

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  • A Serious Lack Of Imagination

    I believe there is a serious lack of imagination in science fiction today.  At least in one particular facet of the genre. To illustrate what I’m talking about, let’s take […]

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  • A Trip To The Bookstore

    I usually write these blog posts on Sunday afternoon, after my regular stop at one of the local bookstores in the Albuquerque area.  Today was no exception.  The first thing […]

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  • Too Many Facts

    Well, we’re embroiled in another presidential campaign season in the United States, and facts, figures, and allegations are flying around the multiverse like bees defending a hive.  I’m not much […]

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  • All-Time Worst

    This is an admittedly unscientific poll, but I’ve noticed over the years that the most common grammatical error across all types of writings seems to be the confusion of the word “you’re,” with the word […]

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  • Heinlein’s Rules

    I had an occasion a few days ago to revisit on the web Robert Heinlein’s rules of writing, and to reconsider as to how I felt about them.  For those who […]

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  • Being Read

    Recently I read an interview of the literary agent Jennifer Joel in the March/April 2015 issue of Poets & Writers magazine, and she made an astute comment which caught my eye.  I […]

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  • Good Or Best

    In today’s all-or-nothing society, where everything has to be the absolute best there is, where every day has to be totally awesome and worthy of inclusion in the history books, where everyone […]

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  • Lying and Laying

    Over the past several years, I’ve read a few manuscripts from friends and fellow authors (published as well as unpublished) in a situation where I’ve been asked to comment on […]

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  • The Martian

    I went to see the movie “The Martian” about a week ago and was impressed.  I thought it well done, well-acted within limits, and all around a good show.  I’m not ready […]

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