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I am a writing instructor/tutor, freelance writer/editor, and father who dabbles in writing fiction from time to time. I have also been an inventory control specialist/tech writer for a NASA contractor, a cashier in a university food court, and a library employee. My first publication came courtesy of Rick Silva (Kinships). Since then, I have published a book of literary criticism (The Modern Literary Werewolf: A Critical Study of the Mutable Motif), A Worldbuilder's Guide to Magic: Essentials for Writers, Game Developers and Dungeon Masters, and A Worldbuilder's Guide to Societies ...more

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	The Modern Literary Werewolf: A Critical Study of the Mutable Motif 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Genres Collide: Selected Essays from the 37th Annual Meeting of the Science Fiction Research Association, June 22-25, 2006, White Plains, New York by Thomas J. Morrissey (Editor), Brent A. Stypczynski (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Libraries and Worldbuilding pt 3

The public/private library divide introduced in part 1 already set up the question of access to the library, but here I’ll expand on it a bit.

Public libraries are, in theory, open to anyone to access. People may need some (usually free) device (e.g. library card) to check out materials, but can use the library and use materials in the building with nothing. However, the library may restrict access

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“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now”
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“HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE.”
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“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”
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“Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead.”
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“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
― Isaac Asimov

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