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Selection of the New Cover Typography

Dear readers, this is the last poll of the weekend. I need your help to select the font (typography) for the new cover which will go with the new title you helped me select last month (Conquerors of K’Tara) to replace the current title “Origins and Destiny – The Unravelling.” Note that the font I […]

Narrator for Book 1 of Conquerors of K’Tara Selected!

My greatest thanks to those who participated in the voting yesterday, to help me select the narrator for Book 1 of my novel (being renamed “Conquerors of K’Tara” following another poll last month), though I hope he will be the narrator for the entire series. As you can see in the graph below, most of […]

Poll for the selection of the narrator for Conquerors of K’Tara (Book 1)

Narrator AW’s audition: Narrator NL’s audition: Narrator DG’s audition:

How Useful and Reliable is Memory in the Evolution of Human Societies?

Memory. By the time I write the next line, I may have forgotten what I wanted to say, or how I wanted to say it. And if I were to write about an event I witnessed or lived, whether in the remote or near past, I might not remember it exactly as I initially registered […]

My First Short-story Available to my Newsletter Subscribers

Hello all, I believe I missed posting about this earlier, although I did make a note about it on my home page. Earlier this month (of July 2018), I wrote my first short-story (2355 words long). I was inspired to start writing them after reading a short-story by Brandon Sanderson. I must say that I […]

Now on Facebook

I wish to let you, my reader, know that although my writings and images are only available on this website, you can now interact with me on Facebook, if you prefer it, at https://www.facebook.com/ladipaolo.au.... To seeing you here or there. LADP.

ODTU Book 2 Progress Update

Since my last progress post, I have only added 4,000 words to Book 2 of my novel, reaching a total of 30,742 words toward my goal of 180,000. But in the meantime, I created a new blog page where I will discuss the science behind … Continue reading ODTU Book 2 Progress Update

Will spoken language still exist in the future?

I have been wondering for a while now whether, as humanity continues its social evolution and revolution with respect to communications, we will reach a point where most languages will in fact disappear, and whether speech itself might disappear entirely. A third question inevitably follows … Continue reading Will spoken language still exist in the future?

My review of Oathbringer – Sanderson’s third installment of the Stormlight Archive

Having now completed my reading of Oathbringer, I am able to integrate into one impression what this book gave to me: a sense of resolved. Resolved because, as many other reviewers have said, we finally understand what drove, as well as what continues to drive … Continue reading My review of Oathbringer – Sanderson’s third installment of the Stormlight Archive

ODTU Book 2 Progress Update

Some more progress on Book 2 of ODTU this week, reaching 26,466 words out my 180,000 word target. Still ten months to go. I look forward to the day writing will be my day job.