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Heinlein’s Rules And Why They’re The Best Writing Advice Ever

Any writer who takes their writing with some amount of  seriousness will know the famous rules laid down by the science fiction author of great renown, Robert A. Heinlein. These rules have been interpreted countless times, they’ve been debated fiercely, but…Read more ›

Spurious Realities

“We live in a society in which spurious realities are manufactured by the media, by governments, by big corporations, by religious groups, political groups. I ask, in my writing, ‘What is real?’ Because unceasingly we are bombarded with pseudo realities…Read more ›

Grammar Demons, Take That (Part 29)

Prepositions are hardly formidable words, yet, they cause a great deal of confusion. This handy infographic from grammar.net makes a concise list of usage tips. Do you have any favorite grammar battle? Do share. As always, if you have a…Read more ›

No Alien Civilization On Ceres

The mysterious bright spots on Ceres (the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter) speculated to be, among many other things, alien outposts, are no alien related artifacts after all. Early this year, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft sent home…Read more ›

Word Of The Week: Jackleg

This week’s word is “jackleg.” When I hear a brand new word, I try to guess its meaning. Sometimes, more often than I’d care to admit, the results are hilarious. The first thing that popped into my brain on hearing jackleg?…Read more ›

First Lines: Sounding Like Sunday

When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere. First line from The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham

Congratulations, Winners!

To everyone who participated in my “Elementals Season One Giveaway” and made it an awesome success (I’m tickled pink by the 4000 plus entries), THANK YOU! Thanks to my super creative hosts, Juniper Grove Book Solutions and its merry troupe of…Read more ›

First Lines: Eight Silent Ways

Tonight we’re going to show you eight silent ways to kill a man. First line from The Forever War by Joe Haldeman

The Latest And Greatest On Pluto From New Horizons

Some news, although the sharing comes a bit late, on a subject that enthralls me. Pluto! Last week, NASA released a set of photos of Pluto. They could be some of the clearest close-ups of Pluto’s surface humans see for decades,…Read more ›

Mud Pie

mud “Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street you make a mud pie.” ~John le Carre