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Ten Rules of Writing, revisited - Oached Pish
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Ten Rules of Writing, revisited - Oached Pish. 01 March 2010 @ 06:46 am. Ten Rules of Writing, revisited. Ten rules I liked a lot. These are from the author of the insanely fast-paced, high intensity Child of Fire. Here are my rules for today (they would probably differ tomorrow):. 1 Try to spend more time writing than cruising the Net, and that includes reading chat about writing. 2 Write what you love. If you're not excited about the story, there's a good chance no one else will be, either. 9 Research ...
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The Billion Light-Year Bookshelf: Miles and Miles -- Or Maybe Not
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The Billion Light-Year Bookshelf. Science fiction and fantasy news and book reviews. Monday, October 27, 2014. Miles and Miles - Or Maybe Not. Take for instance Alan Shepard's Golf Ball. Which makes me feel sad, because there was so much promise in that story that could've been brought out with a little more thought instead of taking the easy way out in the haste to get the story finished. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe To The Billion LIght-Year Bookshelf. View my complete profile.
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The Billion Light-Year Bookshelf: When They Don't Know Their Own History
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The Billion Light-Year Bookshelf. Science fiction and fantasy news and book reviews. Sunday, December 14, 2014. When They Don't Know Their Own History. I've written before of the problems that happen when writers don't read the foundational works of their own genre. In reference to the breathless praise being heaped upon certain recent works by reviewers who seem to never have read Ursula K LeGuin's award-winning The Left Hand of Darkness. In which humanity has a presence on the Red Planet - but it is ve...
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The Billion Light-Year Bookshelf: November 2011
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The Billion Light-Year Bookshelf. Science fiction and fantasy news and book reviews. Tuesday, November 22, 2011. Farewell, Anne McCaffrey. Sad news for all fans of Pern and of all her other series. After a long and very productive writing career, Anne McCaffrey is no more. A massive heart attack has taken her from this world. She will be missed. But her writing will stand for the ages. Friday, November 4, 2011. Women, Men and Reviews. Bad News for Horror Readers and Writers. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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The Billion Light-Year Bookshelf: October 2014
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The Billion Light-Year Bookshelf. Science fiction and fantasy news and book reviews. Monday, October 27, 2014. Miles and Miles - Or Maybe Not. Take for instance Alan Shepard's Golf Ball. Which makes me feel sad, because there was so much promise in that story that could've been brought out with a little more thought instead of taking the easy way out in the haste to get the story finished. Thursday, October 23, 2014. On Taking Yourself Too Seriously. Sunday, October 19, 2014. Language, Time and the Reader.
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Swords & Sorcery: a blog: Imperial Reading List
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Monday, August 10, 2015. Both of these are supposed to be good, solid histories of their respective conflicts. Most people's, only knowledge of the Anglo-Zulu War is from the rousing film, Zulu. While it portrays the Zulus as brave it never really explains who they are or why they're fighting the British. I know enough to know they were responding to British aggression. Russo-Japanese War), The Franco-Prussian War: The German Conquest of France in 1870-1871. The Sino-Japanese Naval War 1894-1895. I'm not...
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Swords & Sorcery: a blog: May 2015
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015. I'm not sure what the first story I read by Clifford Simak was, but the first I remember is "Desertion." It's part of the book he's probably most famous for, City. The novel is a mournful farewell to humanity and Earth and stars robot butlers and talking dogs. Desertion" is about a scientist and his dog on Jupiter investigating missing explorers. They were transmogrified into lopers, a lifeform native to the planet's surface. None so far have returned to the station. In the UK Guar...
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Swords & Sorcery: a blog: Imperial Art - Portrait of the Battle of Inkerman, Ukraine, 5 November 1854 by Thomas Rose Miles
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Saturday, July 18, 2015. Imperial Art - Portrait of the Battle of Inkerman, Ukraine, 5 November 1854 by Thomas Rose Miles. While I'm working on my piece about Verdun, I'm working my way through Tervor Royle's Anglo-centric Crimea: The Great Crimean War. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). What I'm Also Reading. And this one too. Stephen S. Power – The Wave Rises. Raising a story from the dead… and then putting it back in its grave. Dancers, Penguins, Defiance: Movies and TV viewed this week (#SFWApro).
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Swords & Sorcery: a blog: Eagle Ascending: Enter the Americans
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Saturday, August 1, 2015. Eagle Ascending: Enter the Americans. The Storming of Chapultepec - Sept. 1847. 10th Cavalry on Patrol in Arizona. Rough Rider Charge at Battle of San Juan Hill. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). What I'm Also Reading. And this one too. 8216;A Crime of Passion,’ by Scott Pratt. Fiction Stephen R. Case. The Man With the Aura. Wave Without A Shore. Dental work accomplished.,. A lot of RED. Brigantia: Goddess of the North by Sheena McGrath. Nephite Blood, Spartan Heart. 8220;The ...
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Swords & Sorcery: a blog: October 2014
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Friday, October 31, 2014. After watching a mostly not-too-spooky movies for most of the month, the luminous Mrs. V. and I will send the holiday out in style with a few creepier films. The highlight will be The Haunting. Robert Wise's effective adaptation of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House. If there's time, we'll also watch Donnie Darko. Writing this, I'm thinking about what other spooky movies I need to get my hands on. First, The Innocents. So have a fun Halloween and don't eat too much crap.
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