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How do I revise?

The kind and very busy Shaun Farrel has once more allowed me to post up a guest blog entry at his site, adventuresinscifipublishing….this is the thuird entry of four…I already gave away one book - I will give away another to someone who comments on this post, or the last post next week.

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Published on March 27, 2009 12:27

Me on Video on Futurist.com (and Amy, and Kanna, and Glen)

I think they came out OK. Whoever likes how they look on camera? But I said the right stuff….and since this was first for this kind of sit-down video, I now know not to nod so much and to curl my hair…..

Stolen directly from Glen Hiemstra’s newsletter article:

Video interviews with the Futurist.com team are no

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Published on March 26, 2009 21:09

Random thoughts about the book business

I just went to Borders, and bought three books. Two hardbacks, one trade paper.

Charles de Lint: The Mystery of Grace. I know I will like this one. $24.95

Philip Hensher: The Northern Clemency. For a book group. $26.95

Antoinette May: The Sacred Well. I’m a sucker for all things Mayan. $14.99

That was $72.91 with tax. That just seems wrong. It will probably end up with a entertainment cost rate of $5.00 an hour or so, but still, the total bit.

Is this part of the problem? What do you th

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Published on March 24, 2009 20:48

The Future in the Seattle Times

People often ask me how to become a futurist. Mostly, it’s keeping your eyes open and being willing to think about - and talk about - what you see. So here’s mu Sunday morning take form the front section of the Seattle Times.

In the Weekly Review section, there is a picture of a fembot taken by Koji Sasahara of the Associated Press. I am certain that robotics are going to be playing much larger roles in our lives soon. Japan appears to be the earliest adopter. You’ll notice the link actually

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Published on March 22, 2009 08:48

In which I am included in a list

Of women science authors by Mike Brotherton. That’s lovely, since I noticed today that I’m not even in the list of science fiction authors on Wikipedia. But then, it has a lower reputation for accuracy than Mike does.

So drop by and help him figure out who he has left off.

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Published on March 21, 2009 20:39

New Guest Blog Post at Adventures in SciFi Publishing

How do you do first drafts? Shaun Farrel over at Adventures in Sci Fi Publishing has posted the second installment in my short guest blog series. In this one, I talk about my process for spitting out first drafts and ask for comments on how other writers work at this stage.

Also, if you drop by Shaun’s home page on the site, you’ll see a post that must have been tough for him — he’s going to take a hopefully short hiatus from the podcast to handle some other things in life. I get it - I often

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Published on March 17, 2009 06:34

Bioethical Issues: All in a Day’s Work

Yes, this is where the futurist speaker and the writer in me get all tingly….

I spent all day working on my next futurist presentation. After all, my last slide deck was made BEFORE the election and the recession and all that change. So I’m talking about three topics - demographics, medicine, and the environment. My medicine research dug up a few interesting things, some not-so-palatable….

So on the genetic engineering and biomedical front:

I found a story about a “cancer-free girl” - or more ac

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Published on March 14, 2009 21:40

Cameras, Snow, Rivers, and a Circle of Readers

First, there was the snow, falling in unexpectedly large amounts during the video shoot for futurist.com. And then the forecast for ice the next morning, so I drove down to Longview in the dark and the falling snow, white-knuckled at times, mostly so I wouldn’t miss the last stop on this list. I made it, and collapsed for 9 hours of almost uninterrupted sleep (this is only worth mentioning because it only happens once or twice a year in my life).

I drove off the map (literally - my car GPS said

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Published on March 11, 2009 19:00

Futurist.com: Exciting New Programs

On Monday, a surprise spring snowfall back-dropped our futurist video shoot. While the snow fell and we worried a bit about travel, I had the pleasure of catching up. I’ve been associated with Futurist.com for over a decade, but I don’t literally work there, and I miss a lot of the daily new ideas. Kanna Hudson has refined her programs on the millenial generation. I did see her present it about a year ago, and it was great then, and my bet is it will be better now. Amy Frazier has a lovel

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Published on March 11, 2009 08:18

Me on Video, then in Portland

Now that I’m back from the Rainforest Writers retreat, I have two more “shows” in the next two days:

Tomorrow I’ll be doing a video with Glen Hiemstra and a few other folks, which will how up on my website soon. Think of it as futurist speaking marketing, I guess. People keep saying they don’t have any sample video of me giving a speech. This won’t actually quite be that, but I expect they’ll end up able to see me talk, albeit in a smaller setting. And I get to trim my hair and do my nails…so

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Published on March 08, 2009 20:35