S.G. Basu's Blog, page 17
February 21, 2016
In Fear
PC: Kris Atomic via Unsplash.com “A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he can never be sure whether he is going to come up with them or not.” ~Roald Dahl
February 19, 2016
Harper Lee Passes Away
“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us.” Harper Lee, “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Where An Eclipse Lasts More Than Three Years
Can you imagine a solar eclipse lasting 3.5 years? No, right? I can’t either. I get the chills just thinking of it. Thank goodness it doesn’t have out here in our solar system. However, it happens somewhere else in the…Read more ›
February 18, 2016
Another One Leaves The Nest
The thrilling, heartbreaking, and unputdownable third book of The Lightbound Saga–Maia and the Regency Protocol–is now live. All I need to do until the book tour happens next month is send out print copies to some very special people who…Read more ›
February 17, 2016
First Lines: Slamhound
“They set a slamhound on Turner’s trail in New Delhi, slotted it to his pheromones and the color of his hair.” First line from Count Zero by William Gibson
February 16, 2016
Gravitational Waves: A Look Back At Last Week’s Discovery
Last week, an enormous discovery shook the world of science. After having been predicted a 100 years ago, gravitational waves were finally detected by scientists at LIGO. Einstein predicted the existence of these waves a year before he published his…Read more ›
February 14, 2016
Amateur
PC: Kris Atomic via Unsplash.com “A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.” ~Richard Bach
February 12, 2016
Jumping, With Chopped
Weird topic, right? What’s a writer got to do with jumping and what’s jumping got to do with Chopped, you’ll wonder. I’ll get to that eventually. I think. First though, I have to tell you a secret. I am a…Read more ›
February 10, 2016
First Lines: Every Summer
“Every summer Lin Kong returned to Goose Village to divorce his wife, Shuyu.” First line from Waiting by Ha Jin
February 8, 2016
5 Myths about Writing, Debunked – plus 1 Universal Truth
Academic author and researcher Dr Helen Kara exposes the five top myths about writing craft and offers one truth about writing that will inspire all indie Source: 5 Myths about Writing, Debunked – plus 1 Universal Truth
