My thoughts and prayers are with Japan today. Here are some options for helping them. Space/Science Secret Space Shuttle Blasts Off for Second Mission Alien Microbe Claim Starts Fight Over Meteorite Solving the Mystery of the Most Violent Event in
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Science/Space Pictures of Discovery Approaching the ISS Henry Morgan’s Cannons Found in Panama (Yay, pirates!) Picture of Discovery docking with the ISS taken from Earth! Scifi/Fantasy 2010 Stoker Nominees Review of Elizabeth Bear’s Grail Review of The Best Science Fiction
Collaborative Writing – Characters
It’s been very interesting working on a collaborative novel. One of the most interesting things I’ve found, though, is how characters have worked. We each have a viewpoint character. I think a lot of collaborative novels work this way, at
Outlining
As with almost everything, outlining is a process that tends to be individual to each writer, if they do it at all. In the seven years that I’ve been writing seriously, I’ve gone from a complete pantser (i.e. someone who
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Space/Science The Extraordinary Face of the Moon Picture of Discovery on the Launch Pad Interactive James Webb Telescope (launches in 2014) Photos of Discovery Launch Sotheby’s to Auction 1961 Soviet Capsule Scifi/Fantasy Endurance wallpapers Locus Magazine Recommends Some of Tor’s
Stereotypical Creatures in Fantasy
My apologies for missing Monday’s update and for the fact this is late. I blame jury duty. And hockey. But can you really blame me for the hockey? It is the landsquid’s favorite sport. Anyway, onward to content. It’s come
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Science/Space Symphony of Science Earliest Photos of Universe Yet Possible Previously Unknown Gas Giant in Our Solar System Scifi/Fantasy Literary Crushes Book Cover Smackdown How to Tell if You’re Going to Get the Girl Misc Books Books of Love Letters
The Art of the Write-in
We all hear that writing is a solitary activity, but this is a new age of social media and I end up talking to other writers all the time. I suspect, if you’re here, you’re the same way. One of
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Space/Science Private Company to put Robot on Moon (For some reason, this sounds like a terrible idea to me. Sounds like a good way to leave trash everywhere and mess up scientific missions.) Last Rollout of Space Shuttle Discovery (video) Recycling
Why Genre is Like Root Beer
When my sister and I were little, whenever we went out to a restaurant where you could get your own soda, we would mix a variety of them together. Sometimes it tasted good, sometimes it tasted horrific, but what remained true, no
