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Very Inspiring Blogger Award

Some time ago, I was listed as a lucky nominee for the very cool blogger award, the Very Inspiring Blogger Award.

Very Inspiring Blogger Award

I was nominated for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award by Sally Ember, Ed.D. Sally writes about almost every speculative fiction topic you can imagine. You also definitely have to check out her CHANGES G+ HOA guest interview series!

Rules for this Award… should you choose to accept it.

1. Display the award on your blog
2. Link back to the person who nom...

When to Ignore Negative Feedback

I think we call all agree that getting feedback on our writing is very important.

Most of the time—whether it’s positive or negative, feedback serves to encourage or help us grow.

We can learn a lot from negative feedback but this isn’t always the case.

Sometimes it makes more sense to simply ignore negative feedback.

Here are three examples of instances in which we really need to just ignore negative feedback:

When it’s Not Constructive

Unfortunately, some people only know how to dole out d...

Popular Spec-Fic Subgenres I’ll Never Write

As a speculative fiction writer, you’d think I’d try just about anything when it comes to writing a story. Maybe it’s a tad narrow-minded of me but there are subgenres that I just will not write.

Here’s a list of popular Spec-Fic subgenres I’ll never writeand why:

Zombies

Zombies freak me out.

They’re icky. They’re corpses—bodies rotting and falling to pieces, they probably stink to high heaven and they eat people. They. Eat. People.

They used to be people. Talk about a fate worse than death. When...

Death Parade

My awesome anime discovery this week was a series called Death Parade.

Death Parade is an anime series written and directed by and produced by Madhouse.

I must admit that at first, the premise of Death Parade seemed a bit cheesy:

Whenever two people die at the same time, they are sent to one of many mysterious bars run by bartenders serving as arbiters. There, they are coerced into participating in Death Games with their lives on the line.

The result of the games reveal what secr...

FlashFic: Brand

“Becca, eyes and ears please!”

The researcher fumbled with her earpiece. “Ah, sorry!”

She drew back, momentarily dizzied as her aural and optical implants reinitialized. When she opened her eyes again, Becca hopped out of the capsule. She swung her body downward, scanning the wild panorama laid out beneath them.

“How is it now, Sam?”

“Good.” Her partner’s voice crackled in her ear. “Ugh. I hate these suits.”

The newer models were better but it seemed, not much had been done to fix the lack of mane...

Share Your Blog

Hey everyone, I need your help with something:

I’m building a list of writing, fiction and speculative (science fiction, fantasy, horror, etc) blogs.

If you have a blog that fits into one of the above categories, please post a link to your blog in the comments below.

Feel free to recommend other blogs that you like too!

Please spread the word and send your writer/blogger friends this way.

My aim is to build as big a list as possible.

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Limits of the Imagination

Today’s guest author, R.S.A Garcia, contemplates the humancapacityfor suspension ofdisbeliefand urges ustoallow the imagination to sweep us away tonew worlds and beyond: I once had a well-intentioned reviewer point out that my Captain of...

How to Handle Rejection

Rejection bites. That’s the plain and simple truth. You pour your heart into a story and revise the heck out of it. Then you submit/query and repeat until hopefully, someone finally thinks that you...

Ursula K. Le Guin’s Inspiring Message to Writers

Ursula K. Le Guin urges writers of science fiction and fantasy to remember why we write what we write, the importance of being true to our artform. This is a clip of her acceptance speech for the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. It reminds me of every time that I’ve ... Read more...

DORIAN’S TASK – On Sale for $0.99!

Dorian’s Task, Volume One of my space opera series, The Nyacene Record is currently on sale for $0.99at Smashwords.com. This week long sale will run from 02/5/2-15 – 2/12/2015. The ebook version of Dorian’s Task is usually priced at $6.99, so this is a great opportunity to get it at an all time low price. ... Read more...