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February 24, 2020
3…2…1…Launch!
Check out my new podcast! Bringing you hope through speculative fiction!
If This Goes On (Don't Panic)!
Welcome, one and all, to If This Goes On (Don’t Panic)! We’re here to bring you hope through speculative fiction and the sci-fi/fantasy community. How are we going to do that? Well, we just launched Episode 0, in which Alan, Rachel and I talk about who we are, what the podcast is all about, and why we’re doing it. Check it out at the link!
Listen to If This Goes On (Don’t Panic) now!
February 11, 2020
Honourable Mention: Sidhe
My article “Sidhe” received an Honourable Mention in the Ethnicity article category during World Anvil’s WorldEmber. The Sidhe are one of the ethnic groups of Elves in the Toy Soldier Saga. WorldEmber was such a joy and I had so much fun! Thank you so much to the good folks at World Anvil! More info about that coming soon. In the meantime, check out the link!
February 6, 2020
Accepted: A Soldier in the Army of Love
Pleased to announce that my story, A Soldier in the Army of Love, has been accepted by the Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast. This represents my third pro-rate SFF sale and qualifies me for full @SFWA membership at last!
It may appear as quickly as the February episode, and I will be sure to post the link as soon as it appears.
January 21, 2020
Cancel Culture: Vigilante Justice or Mob Rule?
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Cancel culture can be brilliant when used wisely, but it can also be unnecessarily destructive. Here are a few things to consider.
January 14, 2020
Starfaring Ambience (Toy Soldier Saga)
Created for the Toy Soldier Saga novel series & campaign setting: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/toy-soldier-saga-sable-aradia
The Airts touch the sails, and your ship pulls out of stardock, a few stray gulls calling after. Into the starry firmament your ship sails, leaving planetary life behind. The wood groans and the rigging creaks, while solar winds flap in the canvas and the starfaring engine thrums. Your journey will take you through the wonder of the cosmos and into the very spirit of adventure!
Thanks to Syrinscape for the amazing atmosphere and music. Make sure you check them out at www.syrinscape.com. You’ve just got to be using it at your writing desk or gaming table!
January 12, 2020
If This Goes On, Don't Panic!
This is one of my new projects for the New Year! A brand new podcast about hope and hopepunk SFF! If This Goes On (Don't Panic) promo https://t.co/mMank1xIHB with @if_this_goes_on @Lady-SnipeShot & @Catrambo
— Diane Morrison (Sable Aradia)| WorldEmber!
December 29, 2019
Starfaring Engines — Toy Soldier Saga
A starfaring engine is a natural or magical engine that drives a starfaring ship. Engines are created (or evolved) to navigate the Airts, which are naturally-occurring currents of time, space, magic and gravity that connect all celestial bodies. Without a starfaring engine, a ship is simply a seabound or earthbound craft. It will not hold air within an Etheric Membrane, and it will not be able to make use of the Airts for motive force.
Read the full article at World Anvil
December 27, 2019
End of the Year Sale at the Rambo Academy for Wayward Writers!
Happy Holidays everyone, however you celebrate! (Or don’t). I’m beyond excited to announce that the Rambo Academy, which is an online school for science fiction and fantasy writers, is holding our annual year-end sale!
It starts NOW and runs through midnight January 1, 2020. After that the coupon code will no longer be valid. So really, go get them before the sale ends. Don’t wait, you’ll thank me later.
Every on-demand class in the Rambo Academy is on sale for $5 USD. Here’s the list of classes! The coupon code to use is HOLIDAYDAZE. That coupon is good on every on-demand class, so even if you stocked up on them last year, you’ll find some new to 2019.
Character Building Workshop: How to Create Characters That Are Likable, Engaging, and Keep a Reader Glued to the PageDeep Dive into Neopronouns: An introduction to neopronouns, how to write with them, and special considerationsDescription and Delivering Information for Genre Writers: How to Deliver Information and Build a World Without Slowing Down Your StoryDunking Your Read in the Details: Toolsets for Creating an Immersive WorldWriting Flash Fiction: How to Write and Sell Flash FictionHex Engines & Spell-Slingers: How to Write Steampunk and Weird Western *Personally recommended!Literary Techniques for Genre Writers: How to Use Literary Techniques to Take Your Work to the Next LevelMoving From Idea to Finished Draft: How to Turn Any Idea into an Actual StoryOld Stories Into New: Retelling Fairy Tales, Myths, Legends, and Other NarrativesThe Power of Words: Everything Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers Need to Know about Linguistics at the World-building and Prose LevelReading to an Audience Workshop: How to Read Your Work to Other People and Make They Enjoy ItRewriting, Revising, and Fine-Tuning Your Fiction: How to Make Your Story BetterTo Space Opera and Beyond with Ann Leckie: Learn how to plot and write your own space opera *Personally recommended!Writing in the Cracks: How to Make Time for Writinghttps://catrambo.teachable.com/p/writing-in-the-cracks *I teach this class.
Want to spend a little on yourself or still need a present for someone? The holiday bundles are good through the end of the sale.
Bonus offer for careful readers: Buy everything and get $20 off all live classes while registering between now and Jan 1. To redeem, mention this offer and the email that you used to sign up for the Academy. Offer can be used with the special Patreon/student rate. Here is the list of upcoming live classes.
I took advantage of this sale myself last year and fully intend to stock up on more this year. These classes are fully online. You work at your own pace, and they are yours forever. Come back and finish in two years if you want. It’s all up to you. Exercises and accompanying videos for most classes! It’s like a personal tutor whom you can come and go from as you please. And you’ll never find a better deal for such a great experience.
December 26, 2019
Violence Against Women in Literature: the Trending Topic of the ’10s.
[image error]Why, in this age of unprecedented literary freedom, is the most popular fiction subject a woman’s suffering, pain and death?
Source: Violence Against Women in Literature: the Trending Topic of the ’10s.
December 21, 2019
Happy Holidays Everyone!
I hope you all have a beautiful holiday season and the happiest of New Years. May you and your family be blessed, warm, prosperous, and filled with joy. May you all survive your trips to the parents or the in-laws or wherever your family of birth or choice gathers. May you be enriched by love.
