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August 6, 2020
Writer in Motion Week 1: My Story’s First Draft
So I’m doing a new writing challenge this month: writing and revising a 1,000 word short story while documenting the process on my blog. In my previous post, I shared the visual story prompt that was issued by the organizers of Writer in Motion. To me, the image could have inspired a story in just […]
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August 3, 2020
Writer in Motion Story Experiment: Day One
Over the next five weeks I’ll be writing and editing a 1,000 word story while sharing the process on this blog. This is part of a community writing / blogging experiment called Writer in Motion. It’s kind of like a miniature NaNoWriMo: you commit to writing something in a set period of time, and you […]
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July 28, 2020
Museums in Science Fiction and Fantasy
This article on museums in SF/F is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle one of the scientific or technological concepts pervasive in sci-fi (space travel, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc.) with input from an expert. Please join the mailing list to be notified every time new content is posted. About the Expert Graeme […]
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July 8, 2020
Beyond Rome: Infrastructure in Ancient Civilizations
This article on infrastructure of ancient civilizations is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle one of the cultural, historical, or world-building aspects of fantasy with input from an expert. Please join the mailing list to be notified every time new content is posted. The Expert: Eleanor Konik Eleanor Konik studied […]
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June 30, 2020
COVID-19 and the American Pandemic
The following is an essay on the COVID-19 pandemic, with a particular emphasis on the American response. I’ll avoid discussions of politics as much a possible and focus on the science, but let’s be honest: the pandemic and its influence on health and the economy has become a political touchpoint. COVID-19’s Grim Numbers I have […]
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June 25, 2020
Big Brother is Watching: Surveillance Technology and Privacy
This article on surveillance technology and privacy 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 29, 2020
Announcement: Domesticating Dragons Sold to Baen Books
A little-known fact about me is that all of my books manage to incorporate a dragon in some form. Dragons have always fascinated me. First it was Smaug in JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit, then it was Anne McCaffrey’s wonderful Dragonriders of Pern series. I’m a fan of Naomi Novik’s Temeraire books as well. Our world, […]
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Announcement: Domesticated Dragons Sold to Baen Books
A little-known fact about me is that all of my books manage to incorporate a dragon in some form. Dragons have always fascinated me. First it was Smaug in JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit, then it was Anne McCaffrey’s wonderful Dragonriders of Pern series. I’m a fan of Naomi Novik’s Temeraire books as well. Our world, […]
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May 14, 2020
How to Name Characters in Fantasy
This article on naming characters in fantasy is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle one of the cultural, historical, or world-building aspects of fantasy with input from an expert. Please join the mailing list to be notified every time new content is posted. The Expert: Hannah Emery This weeks expert []
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May 7, 2020
Prophets, Preachers, and Parasites in Fantasy
This article on prophets, preachers, and parasites is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle one of the cultural, historical, or world-building aspects of fantasy with input from an expert. Please join the mailing list to be notified every time new content is posted. The Expert: Jay Willis Jay S. Willis []
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