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TK Kenyon Reviews Cryoburn by LM Bujold at SF Signal

I only gave it 4.5 stars. Is that enough for a Hugo-nominated novel?

http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/09/review-cryoburn-a-miles-vorkosigan-novel-by-lois-mcmaster-bujold/

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Where to Connect with TK Kenyon -- Google+ and Goodreads and Twitter, oh my!

Google+ is the hottest new site, right? https://plus.google.com/114092439743576593278/posts  If you're into science, connect with me here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tkkenyon Great blog for creative writing tips. http://tkkenyon.blogspot.com/ My Amazon profile. http://www.amazon.com/T.-K.-Kenyon/e/B001JP4HK4 Here I am at BlogCritics. http://blogcritics.org/writers/tk-kenyon/ I even MySpace, occasionally. http://www.myspace.com/tkkenyon Tweet with me! I tweet links to free e-fiction on the web and happy thoughts! https://twitter.com/#!/TKKenyon A great place to see what I'm up to, writing-wise. http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/malachitepublishing Shelfari is another great book site: http://www.shelfari.com/tkkenyon All my reviews on Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A2QSSNUGVG5II8?ie=UTF8&%2AVersion%2A=1&%2Aentries%2A=0This is a great science fiction anthology, and I gave it 5 stars because it deserved it. http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/08/guest-review-tk-kenyon-on-the-best-science-fiction-and-fantasy-of-the-year-volume-five-edited-by-jonathan-strahan/Connect with me on Goodreads: A great site for readers: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/202809.T_K_Kenyon All my blogs: Gluten-Free, creative writing, other stuff. http://www.blogger.com/profile/13756031460622964015 Fuel for Diesel Ebooks: http://search.diesel-ebooks.com/author/Kenyon,%20TK/results/1.html Like to blow things up? Here's a guy who did it for a living. Now that's job satisfaction! http://www.chemheritage.org/discover/magazine/articles/26-4-science-and-celebrity.aspx Do you #kindleboards #KB? I do! http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php?topic=71383.0 Having trouble with your overprotective parents? Try being Indian, in the theater, and lesbian. http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/66664 http://www.amazon.com/Nag-Hindi-Cobra-ebook/dp/B0055WXKDWThink you can beat Las Vegas? Frank thought so. http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/68208 http://www.amazon.com/Law-Large-Numbers-ebook/dp/B0057AFHJC In 1942, Nazi subs hunted ships off the US East Coast. Read more: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/79924 http://www.amazon.com/Hooligan-Navy-Short-Story-ebook/dp/B005GL8V1S

Harry Potter, Othello, and The Matrix: Story Structure

This excellent lecture in five parts by Dan Wells (he of the excellent podcast Writing Excuses) on story structure is a must-see. Get out a big notepad and prepare to take notes.




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TK Kenyon Reviews Cryoburn by LM Bujold at SF Signal

Just thought you guys might like to know that I reviewed Cryoburn by Lois McMaster Bujold at SFSignal.com.

I think I was fair, but I'd love to hear your comments.

TK Kenyon

Kurt Vonnegut Explains Story Plots for You

Kurt Vonnegut was a genius. No doubt about that, he just was.

Here, he explains the three story plots for you, and he's funny, and he's right.

Watch and learn, friends. Watch and learn.

TK

Harper Collins Stole Cover Art from An Artist

This is egregious.

Look at the original art (left.) The Harper Collins book cover is on the right.

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Wow. Other than the fact that the HC cover is less artistically interesting both in composition and detail, and the color and light are all wrong, it's a revoltingly close copy.

Did they know? Is this just a coincidence?

Heck, no. HC contacted Nathalia Suellen (the artist) to buy this exact piece of art for this exact book. She wouldn't sell it to them because she had already sold it to someone else for a book cover.

So they copied it.

Right down to the bird.

Cheaters.

Read her story at http://blog.ladysymphonia.com/

Mad Men Me!

Me, as I see myself, on Mad Men. (Any similarity to real life may be coincidence.)

What's in a name?

Consider your characters' names.

Dare you use something symbolic?

Symbolic names occur so often in real life.

Dirty twitter pics by Rep. Weiner.

Financial rape by Ken Lay.

Bernie Made-off with your money.

Martha Stewart (steward).

Shakespeare used Proteus for a changeable character (2 Gents of V), Malvolio as an ethically challenged Puritan (12th Night), the narrator Rumor (2 Henry 4), and Falstaff as his base alter ego (Fall-staff = Shake-spear, both are moving sticks.)

TK Kenyon
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Polar Opposites and your main character

What dichotomies exist in your character? Are they an observant Muslim alcoholic? A First Baptist evolutionary biologist? A mean Mormon? An infertile woman who mommies everyone in her life? An atheist priest/minister? A non-corrupt mayor of Atlantic City? Antitheses are elements for deep characterization, surprising plot twists, and humor. Write 3 paragraphs for your WIP about your MC's opposing traits.

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