Those Words I Hate
I have a pretty simple criteria for words I don’t want to see in books. It probably hasn’t changed in years. I don’t think I’ve ever explained exactly what it is. Your mileage may vary, but for me it...
View ArticleLyndon Johnson Speeches
You have to wonder sometimes how some impressive speeches get left out of public discourse. Is Johnson as charismatic as Kennedy or King? Probably not, but sometimes a simple approach to things that...
View ArticleShocking Revalation
People think differently. Because of this they behave differently. Every so often I’m reminded how differently people behave. They behave differently because theythink differently. The behavior follows...
View ArticleCreator Convienient Content
There are lots of forms of this, in writing there’s the ancestral sword that happens to be sharper and stronger than normal metal. My absolute least favorite is the plot convenient personality traits....
View ArticleEndangered Species: Dark Hero
Once upon a time, in a book far away the hero was not the cuddliest man for miles. It sounds like fiction, and in a way it is. Fiction reflects its germinative society. In fact it not only reflects...
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Battlefields, Introverts vs Extroverts, Anti-Snoring Devices, Writing and...
Battlefield maps aren’t really difficult to come by, but getting one map with absolute brain breaking loads of the them from a source known for quality? Just about unheard of. Click here and drool. One...
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NANO & National Adoption Month
Somehow I failed to notice that it it was National Adoption month. Fortunately the nice folks at Adopt Us Kids tweeted a reminder: #bbpBox_265235878975242240 a { text-decoration:none; color:#85960B;...
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Brain Fodder: Web TV, Chromosome Segregation, Cufflinks on Your PJ’s, Color,...
The boffins at Amazon have pulled together six new web series they want folks to rate. Your cat could make your baby blind. Chromosome segregation is something we can all embrace, especially since...
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Oh The Weather Outside Is Frightful: Nemo & Writing
One of the things a lot writers have to do is jump outside the known, into the stark cold reality of “making shit up” and not just making it, making it up and making it sound good. If you’ve never...
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The Inextricable Link Between Culture and Behavior
One thing that makes me put down a book or a submission is a world where the behavior of the inhabitant doesn’t bear any resemblance to what you can expect of people as a whole with a their cultural...
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