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August 6, 2024
All the Old Novels Are Shorter (A Rant)
Photo courtesy Patrick Tomasso, via UnsplashI just finished reading a relatively new science fiction story and I'm working on a review. The story I read is supposedly a very highly rated, very strong-selling example of "hard science fiction," and, spoiler alert, I was pretty disappointed by it. More on that later.
However, for the time being...
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August 5, 2024
Breakthrough!
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Yesterday, I finally thought up an answer to a question I've been asking myself about my novel-in-progress for a while!
I finished my fourth draft a couple of weeks ago and wanted to give myself a little time and separation to give the book a fresher look next time I go back to it. (Plus, I was traveling last week and didn't get to do much thinking about writing)Read more »
Yesterday, I finally thought up an answer to a question I've been asking myself about my novel-in-progress for a while!
I finished my fourth draft a couple of weeks ago and wanted to give myself a little time and separation to give the book a fresher look next time I go back to it. (Plus, I was traveling last week and didn't get to do much thinking about writing)Read more »
July 17, 2024
Audio/Video Story Teasers #3: Outopos
Here's the third video in my series of short audio/visual teasers! This one is for the short science-fiction story that I wrote about artificial intelligence, called Outopos. I wanted to provide a different perspective on the long-term impact of real artificial intelligence, so I had to think a little bit about how to present the idea.
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