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First Lines: Coins Thrown Into Sunlight

“The five small craft passed from shadow, emerging with the suddenness of coins thrown into sunlight.” First line from The Risen Empire  by Scott Westerfeld

No Matter What

“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” ~Louis L’Amour

Practicing Freedom

No one in our house makes choices for anyone else. We support, we advise, we debate. We do all that plenty. But choices are made by the one who has to live with that choice. We call that practicing freedom.…Read more ›

Study Spells DOOM For Coastal Megacities

In a new study published in Nature, sea levels are predicted to rise faster than previously thought. While we are measuring rising levels in millimeters per year now, that rise could accelerate into centimeters and the total increase could be as much as…Read more ›

Jupiter Gets Whacked

By now, many might already know, a small space rock impacted Jupiter on March 17. Jupiter, with its immense girth, has been prone to impacts. In 1994, parts of Shoemaker-Levy 9 crashed into the gas giant and left large scars in the clouds. A similar scar…Read more ›

First Lines: Lived Long Enough

“I lived long enough to see the cure for death; to see the rise of the Bitchun Society, to learn ten languages; to compose three symphonies; to realize my boyhood dream of taking up residence in Disney World; to see…Read more ›

Paper World

WWF Hungary — Paper World. Worth watching is an understatement.

Balancing Work As An Author

Balance of work and life is key to happiness and in turn defines whether or not one will have a long and fulfilling career. It’s not any different for writers either. Naturally, during the interview at Melissa’s Book Buzz, the topic came up. How do you balance your…Read more ›

No One Ever Becomes A Master

“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” ~Ernest Hemingway

100,000,000 Years From Now

There’s always something interesting to be found on YouTube. This is what I found today. You might also think its quite stimulating. It’s difficult to think of a timespan as vast as 100,000,000 years. It’s harder to dissociate enough from…Read more ›