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Category Archives: On writing…
Guilty!
It’s not really an exposition dump if a character is reading it off a futuristic device. — The Worst Muse (@WorstMuse) July 30, 2014 Why *wouldn’t* the mature females of a sapient non-mammalian species have killer racks? — The Worst … Continue reading
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Redefining sexy with dwarves, demons and aliens
This post originally appeared May 16, 2014, on the Contact – Infinite Futures SF blog. I’ve loved science fiction and fantasy my whole life. I saw the first STAR WARS in the 70s, played with the original Battlestar Galactica toys, … Continue reading
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Skyrim shenanigans and Game of Thrones geekery, plus interviews with some really cool people
It’s been a few months since my last update, and in that time I’ve attended the Geek Gala, taken my family to Disney World, suffered a long spell of bronchitis, and dealt with Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year and Valentine’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Game of Thrones, Geek Gala, Halloween, J.L. Hilton, Jeremy Whitley, Richard Dansky, Skyrim, Stellarnet Series, William Harms
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It’s all a bit silly… and that’s OK
This post originally appeared November 3, 2013, on the Contact – Infinite Futures SF blog. Every single person reading this has a ridiculous skeleton somewhere in their closet. Whether it’s a complete collection of Batman Forever trading cards lovingly stored in … Continue reading
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Dear romance authors
I enjoy a good romance novel. I’m especially fond of anything in a kilt. Yes, Highland Romance is a cheesy genre, peppered with “dinnas” and “aye, lassies.” It typically pairs a sassy heroine who doesn’t fit the time period with a Muscles … Continue reading
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Why would aliens menace Earth?
This post originally appeared July 14, 2013, on the Contact – Infinite Futures SF blog. If habitable planets and resources are abundant in the Milky Way, then why would aliens attack us? To serve man. Resistance is futile. Mars needs women. … Continue reading
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Cogs and Captains at Contemporal 2013
I had a great time this weekend at ConTemporal, the 2nd annual steampunk convention in North Carolina. SO. MANY. COSTUMES. And I love costumes, but the highlight for me was meeting musician, artist, author, Dr. Strange impersonator, and award-winning stop-action … Continue reading
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Tagged ConTemporal, Doctor Who, steampunk, Voltaire
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We live in the world we imagined
This post originally appeared June 16, 2013, on the Contact – Infinite Futures SF blog. The Buzzfeed article “27 Science Fictions That Became Science Facts In 2012” illustrates a topic I’ve written about before: The future is now. When German mathematician … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur C. Clarke, Frankenstein, George Orwell, H.G. Wells, Johannes Kepler, Jonathan Swift, Mary Shelley, Science, Science Fiction, SF, Somnium, Stellarnet Series
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SF, SFR, SFWA and SEX
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) appears to have some issues of sexism within its ranks. (More links here.) Then Stuart Sharp set off a bit of brouhaha when he disparaged the SFR genre. The blogosphere’s been busy, … Continue reading
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Tagged Feminism, Romance, Science Fiction, SFR, SFWA, Stellarnet Rebel
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Is it science fiction, sci-fi or SF?
I’m a published science fiction author but I still don’t grok the difference between “science fiction,” “sci-fi” and “SF.” As with religion, I’ve been warned to choose the right one or else. I’ve been told that “science fiction” refers to the real … Continue reading
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