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The Summer of 2019

Well, the summer of 2019 is upon us and many things have slowed down. People take vacations and try to get away from the hubbub of daily life. Schools are out for the most part, and in the heat of the summer, relaxation is the order of the day. I, too, have relaxed. One regular…

Space Opera: A Definition

I have had, over the past 20 years or so that I’ve been trying to write science fiction, and on one or two occasions, to answer the question, “What is space opera?” It’s a fair question given that space opera is the type of science fiction I write, and that it is probably the most…

Starting Slowly

Why do written works have to start with something that captures the reader’s attention immediately? We novice writers are told repeatedly that in order to get a book to sell, we have to grab the reader’s attention with a boffo line or sentence. This is because, we are told, readers are a fickle group and will…