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July 18, 2021
Steve’s Update 7/18/2021
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So where are my projects?
Giveaways – Grab a sample of “A Bridge To The Quiet Planet” here – https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/oLvocnGvEp3aOkFRbO7P
A School of Many Futures second prereader edit is done! Now I’m on to some style checks, then a re-review of editor comments. After that is a final readthrough/grammar check and publishing end of August!
Agile Writing Book: Well I dec...
July 17, 2021
The 4 Day Work Week?
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I’m going to put my geek job guru hat on for this column and discuss the idea of the four-day workweek. I’m sure we’ve all heard about Iceland’s experiments in such an arrangement. I want to go into how it’s possible to do so with little interruption – but there’s something else to address first.
Namely, a lot of current working arrangements are awful. People are underpaid, abused, work in ...
July 11, 2021
Steve’s Update 7/11/2021
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So where are my projects?
Giveaways – Whew, I have quite a few – which includes giveaways for my books and others! Lots of free stuff!
Get a full copy of Fan To Pro here – https://books.bookfunnel.com/loversofnonfiction/jd0w55vbogYou can get a sample of Fan To Pro if you don’t want to commit – https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/ZL38rsKrkH1hEcDYxo5GGrab a sample of “A Bridge To The Quie...July 10, 2021
It All Falls Apart In The End
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We’ve all experienced a time when things fall apart. Ancient software gives up the ghost after a harmless update. A roadway collapses despite people knowing it needed work. Larger disasters, such as the pandemic, confound us as things are just falling apart.
Why is it that the infrastructure of our lives goes to hell, even when we know it’s coming? Even when we made some effort to fix them?...
July 6, 2021
The Ability To Know The End
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While editing “A School of Many Futures” last night, I realized I could see the end in sight. For a minute, the world froze as I knew the book would be done. It’s strange to have the bolt of inspiration not be “the start” but “oh, good, this’ll be done.”
Sometimes it seemed I wouldn’t complete it – and the Pandemic didn’t help. I had written the book, rewritten it, had it edited, rewrote it...
July 5, 2021
Steve’s Update 7/5/2021
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So where are my projects?
Giveaways – Whew, I have quite a few – which includes giveaways for my books and others! Lots of free stuff!
Get a full copy of Fan To Pro here – https://books.bookfunnel.com/loversofnonfiction/jd0w55vbogYou can get a sample of Fan To Pro if you don’t want to commit – https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/ZL38rsKrkH1hEcDYxo5GGrab a sample of “A Bridge To The Quie...July 1, 2021
Steve’s Book Roundup 7/1/2021
I write a lot and have quite a few books. So now and then I post a roundup of them for interested parties!
The Way With Worlds Series
This is what I do a lot of – writing on worldbuilding!. You can find all of my books at www.WayWithWorlds.com!
The core books of the series will help you get going:
Way With Worlds Book 1 – Discusses my philosophy of worldbuilding and world creation essentials.Way With Worlds Book 2 – Looks at common subjects of worldbuilding like conflicts in your ...June 29, 2021
Stacking Stories To The Stars
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Lately, I’ve been playing Wildermyth, an RPG game about emergent storytelling. Playing a set of characters (and maybe guest stars) one adventures around, while choices, semi-random events, and so on come together. Characters become unique, complex individuals, small moments building to broad strokes – and may even become a “guest star” in later games.
I will probably write more on the game ...
June 27, 2021
Steve’s Update 6/27/2021
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So where are my projects?
Giveaways – Get a sample of my first novel here – https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/sYwtzagkIjKOKA5wmH7u
The Way With Worlds series is now on hold as I finish up the novel. We’ll have the next book in November probably.
A School of Many Futures editing sweep one is done! I’ve got another round of feedback – basically each “feedbacker” gets their own editi...
June 23, 2021
Writing Advice From Non-Writers
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Serdar did a lovely post on non-writing influences on his writing. I decided to do my own – and challenge you to do your own! We ought to share tips (send me your posts).
As for me:
Agile Methodology
(Yes, I post a lot about it, but it’s worth hitting the high points)
Success is in what you don’t do. The more you make unnecessary, the more waste you avoid, the better.Value comes fi...
