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December 9, 2022
Radiation Hazards in Space
This article on radiation hazards in space 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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November 16, 2022
The Science of Skin in Fiction
This article on the science of skin 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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September 27, 2022
#SFFpit: My Unexpected Path to Publication
Today’s post is a guest post from Nanci Schwartz, a recent #SFFpit success story. Nanci Schwartz is an instructional writer by day, a science fiction author by night, and a mom 24/7. Her debut novel ROBBER BARRONS (September 13, 2022) is the first installment of a trilogy from Aethon Books. In her small amounts of […]
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September 8, 2022
Dragons 2 and WorldCon 2022
It’s been a crazy couple of weeks and I owe the world an update. Two weeks ago Silver Queendom hit the shelves; it’s my first true epic fantasy and also my first book with Angry Robot. I’m back and mostly recovered from ChiCon 8, a.k.a. this year’s World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon). TL; DR; it […]
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August 24, 2022
The #SFFpit FAQ
If you’re here, you probably know that I host #SFFpit and you likely have a question. The odds are good that your question (or one like it) has already been asked and answered, so I’m writing this post to capture them all in one place. General Questions What is SFFpit? This is a Twitter pitching […]
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August 18, 2022
On #SFFpit, WorldCon, and Silver Queendom
The last week of August is going to bring some exciting stuff. Here are updates about my newest book, an exciting announcement regarding #SFFpit, and some of the things I’ll be doing at ChiCon 8 (WorldCon). Silver Queendom comes out Tuesday On Tuesday my seventh book, Silver Queendom, will be published by Angry Robot Books […]
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May 26, 2022
Books, Writing, and Dragons
Today I have the joy, honor, and privilege of announcing a new book. It’ll be my eight book overall and my third book published in 2022, which is rather hard to believe. I know that makes me seem like an incredibly prolific writer. Man, do I wish that were the case. The real reason is […]
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May 19, 2022
The Monster You Feed: Mental Health in Fiction
This article on mental health in fiction 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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May 9, 2022
PFIF Highlights, Bookstores, and Brushes with Fame
Here we are a week into the launch of Putting the Fact in Fantasy. It’s been three and a half years since Putting the Science in Fiction came out, and I’d forgotten how much fun it is to publish a book for SF/F writers. It’s not so much a story of mine I hope people […]
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May 4, 2022
Self-defense Versus Martial Arts
This article on self defense and martial arts 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 […]
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