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August 8, 2016
3D Organogenesis in Science Fiction
Thisarticle is part of theScience in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasyblog series. Each week, wetackleone of the scientific or technological concepts pervasive in sci-fi (space travel, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc.) with input from an expert. Pleasejoin themailing listto be notified every timenew content is posted. About the Expert Since getting her Ph.D. in Toxicology in […]
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July 29, 2016
Faster-than-light (FTL) Travel in Science Fiction
Thisarticle is part of theScience in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasyblog series. Each week, wetackleone of the scientific or technological concepts pervasive in sci-fi (space travel, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc.) with input from an expert. Pleasejoin themailing listto be notified every timenew content is posted. About the Expert: Jim Gotaas In what seemed like a […]
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July 28, 2016
Four Questions with PitchWars SF/F Mentors
As you know, I’ve volunteered as a #PitchWars mentor this year. Some of the Adult SF/F mentors got together and decided to answer some fun questions. There are other mentors accepting adult SF/F, so please don’t take this as a comprehensive list. But here’s hoping that our answers to these questions will help you narrow […]
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July 26, 2016
Legends and Folktales in Fantasy
Thisarticle is part of theScience in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasyblog series. Each week, wetackleone of the scientific or technological concepts pervasive in sci-fi (space travel, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc.) with input from an expert. Pleasejoin themailing listto be notified every timenew content is posted. About the Expert Colleen Halverson has a PhD in English […]
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July 23, 2016
The Fifth SFFpit and Twitter Pitch Fatigue
The 5th semi-annual #SFFpit Twitter pitching event took place on June 23rd, 2016. As always, Iused the Twitter API to capture all of the pitches, whichpaint a picture of the current body of aspiring SF/F writers. Author Participation We had 556 participating authors this June, which iscomparableto December’s turnout (578), but down 18% from last […]
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July 19, 2016
Pitch Wars 2016: Koboldt and Mammay
I’m thrilled toreturn as a mentor in Pitch Wars 2016, and delighted to be co-mentoring with my 2016 mentee, Michael Mammay. He’s taken the initiative and written our mentor bio/wishlist for this year. Read on! Koboldt/Mammay Pitch WarsWishlist Hi. Michael here. On behalf of Dan and myself, thanks for considering us as potential mentors for […]
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July 14, 2016
Writing Wolves Fairly and Accurately
Thisarticle is part of theScience in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasyblog series. Each week, wetackleone of the scientific or technological concepts pervasive in sci-fi (space travel, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc.) with input from an expert. Pleasejoin themailing listto be notified every timenew content is posted. About the Expert William Hugginsan environmentalist, writer, and soon-to-be PhD […]
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July 12, 2016
Letting Go of Your Work by Bishop O’Connell
I’m pleased to host Bishop O’Connell, whose bookThe Returned releases today from Harper Voyager. It’s an American faerie talefeaturing a place called the Rogue Court. I don’t know about you, but I’m a sucker for all things rogue-related. Check it out atAmazon,B&N.com, oriTunes. But first, read what Bishop has to say about letting go. Letting […]
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Letting Go of Your Work
I’m pleased to host Bishop O’Connell, whose bookThe Returned releases today from Harper Voyager. It’s an American faerie talefeaturing a place called the Rogue Court. I don’t know about you, but I’m a sucker for all things rogue-related. Check it out atAmazon,B&N.com, oriTunes. But first, read what Bishop has to say about letting go. Letting […]
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June 21, 2016
The Return of #SFFpit and #SFFchat
The twice-annual Twitter pitching event for authors, agents, and editors of sci-fi/fantasy returns this Thursday, June 23rd. Please visit the main SFFpit page to review the event guidelines, age category / genre hashtags, etc. The quick version is this: between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Eastern, participating authors get 10 tweets for each complete-but-unpublished manuscript. […]
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