Thank Landsquid it’s Friday, amirite? Space/Science Extreme Planet Makeover (Might be fun for world-building scifi/off-world fantasy) Some confusion over the existence of the Triceratops First One-Fingered Dinosaur Found (It is apparently Dinosaur Week. But that’s okay, because dinosaurs are awesome.) Picture of how
Of Sleep Deprivation and Haiku
I have gotten a total of 7.5 hours of sleep over the past two nights. As such, I am admittedly a little, um, what’s the term – punch-drunk? What does that even mean? Also, wordpress informs me that I have
ABNA Musings
I had a friend say that whenever she saw “ABNA” she thought “ABBA” and that it’s been a very strange week. So the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award submission opened last night. For those of you who don’t stalk the internet
Friday Round-up
Space/Science Discovery Astronaut Hurt in Bike Accident (Poor shuttle astronauts. They are having a bad month.) Darkness on the Edge of the Universe First Mammoth Cloning Experiment Officially Underway (Poor mammoths. They are going to look around and wish they’d just been
Writing with a Partner – Collaborative Editing
To continue our discussion from last week (tl;dr – writing with a partner is awesome, assuming you find the right partner), this week I am going to discuss the theory of editing collaboratively. I say theory because I have not done
Of Turtleducks and Self-Folding Plesiosaurs
To continue our series on strange fictional animals, today I bring you turtleducks and self-folding plesiosaurs. (As evidenced by the title.) Isn’t it interesting how the oddest things catch on? As an example, I like terrible jokes. Jokes like “A
Friday Round-Up
I’m moving the round-up to Friday this month as I’m trying out a new posting schedule. Let me know if you prefer Thursday or Friday. I work on the round-ups all week long, so it doesn’t much matter to me
Writing with a Partner – A Discussion on Collaborative Writing
Once upon a time, I read Sorcery and Cecilia by the lovely Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer. If you haven’t read this, you are missing out. It is marvelous. It’s an epistolary novel, meaning each person writes letters as their
Of Octopi and Landsquid
You may have noticed that I have a small obsession with cephalopods. This is actually a fairly recent addition to my favorite animals. I think I can pretty much guarantee that no child will ever answer “Blue-Ringed Octopus” when asked
Happy New Thursday Round-up!
Greetings, friends! Here’s what exciting in the new year thus far: Science/Space Round-up of Space Science Performed in 2010 Titan May Be Capable of Creating DNA Awesome Solar Eclipse Picture (with bonus ISS) Mars Rovers Celebrate 7 Years on the