Dan Koboldt's Blog
July 4, 2023
From Stones to Sex: Making Realistic Animals in Fiction
This article on writing realistic fictional animals is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle medical or technical aspects of science fiction or a historical / world-building topic of fantasy with input from an expert. Please join the mailing list to be notified every time new content is posted. The Expert: […]
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June 23, 2023
Common Misconceptions about Surviving Extreme Cold, Part 3
This article on surviving extreme cold is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle medical or technical aspects of science fiction or a historical / world-building topic of fantasy with input from an expert. Please join the mailing list to be notified every time new content is posted. The Expert: Gideon […]
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May 26, 2023
Common Misconceptions About Surviving Extreme Cold, Part 2
This article on surviving extreme cold is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle medical or technical aspects of science fiction or a historical / world-building topic of fantasy with input from an expert. Please join the mailing list to be notified every time new content is posted. The Expert: Gideon […]
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May 12, 2023
Common Misconceptions About Surviving Extreme Cold
This article on surviving extreme cold is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle medical or technical aspects of science fiction or a historical / world-building topic of fantasy with input from an expert. Please join the mailing list to be notified every time new content is posted. The Expert: Gideon […]
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April 27, 2023
Radiation Detection and Measurement in Sci-fi
This article on radiation detection and measurement is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle medical or technical aspects of science fiction or a historical / world-building topic of fantasy with input from an expert. Please join the mailing list to be notified every time new content is posted. The Expert: […]
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April 13, 2023
Book Signing with Baen Authors Friday
So my friend and fellow Baen author Patrick Chiles has a new book. Whenever this happens, a top secret, coded signal is broadcast which summons other Baen authors from central Ohio to his aid. Thus, I will join Pat and another Baen author, Joelle Presby, for a book signing event Friday, April 14th at 7:00 […]
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April 6, 2023
On Chengdu WorldCon and Best Related Work
Having freshly deciphered the latest cryptic message from Chengdu organizing committee, I gather that the machines of WorldCon 2023 are fully in motion. Of course, this means that the Hugo Award nominations are open, and will remain so until April 30th according to the award website. It will be interesting to see what happens with […]
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February 22, 2023
Luck vs. Talent vs. Perseverance in Publishing
There has often been discussion about the fact that publishing is not a true meritocracy. Plenty of good manuscripts fail to land an agent or publishing deal. Some do get published but don’t find an audience. On the other hand, most of us can point to published books that are qualitatively bad. Especially works by […]
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December 29, 2022
The Best of Times and the Worst of Times in 2022
2022 was a strange year in many ways. As it wraps up, I wanted to look back at the things I wrote and edited, as well as some big-picture observations about the publishing industry. New Books in 2022 Somehow, through the quirks and long timetables that seem to pervade publishing, I ended up with three […]
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December 15, 2022
Common Misconceptions about Satellite Orbits
This article on satellite orbits in sci-fi is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle medical or technical aspects of science fiction or a historical / world-building topic of fantasy with input from an expert. Please join the mailing list to be notified every time new content is posted. The Expert: […]
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