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It’s All In The Head
Read more: It’s All In The HeadLast 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
Read more: A Serious Lack Of ImaginationI 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
Read more: A Trip To The BookstoreI 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
Read more: Too Many FactsWell, 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
Read more: All-Time WorstThis 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
Read more: Heinlein’s RulesI 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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Good Or Best
Read more: Good Or BestIn 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
Read more: Lying and LayingOver the past several years, I’ve read a few manuscripts from friends and fellow authors (published as well as unpublished) in a situation where I’ve been asked to comment on […]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
Read more: The MartianI 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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Movies And Novels
Read more: Movies And NovelsThe post I put up last week—just below this one—had to do with not describing everything in a piece of writing. I generally write fiction (novels and short stories) but […]
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Captain Bill
Read more: Captain BillI’ve become a proponent over the past few years of taking a minimalistic approach to the description of characters in a story. Whether it be a novel or a short […]