Monthly Archives: April 2012

In a Position to Give Advice

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

I’ve had several people ask me about “How do you write a book and get published?” over the last few months. At first, I felt like I was a pretender, someone who had no right to give advice. After all, … Continue reading →

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Almost Done

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

One week to go! I’m glad I went back to teaching this semester. It’s a job I really enjoy. But the first semester back always takes ten times the effort as I had to adapt to new software that the … Continue reading →

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SciFi Q of the Day: Brain in a Bell Jar

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

SciFi Question of the Day: If one condition of advancement was to share an office with your predecessor’s still-living and communicating brain encased in a bell jar, would you accept the promotion? Facebook Answers   Daniel Beard it depends, do they get … Continue reading →

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We Want It All and We Want It Now

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

In my early twenties I perused a book offering advice to young people like me, just starting out on our own lives. I don’t remember the title or author, but one particular concept struck me as being very true. I … Continue reading →

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Interview With Allie Sanders

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

I live in small-town Michigan with my husband who thinks he’s a child and my dog who thinks he’s a cat. This works out just fine because I’m convinced I’m a ballerina. I am older than I look, younger than … Continue reading →

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Update for ROW80

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

OK. I’m not going to link the post that says “Nothing much going on here…” but I will write it. So… update for A Round of Words in 80 Days… Nothing much going on here. Next Tuesday is the last … Continue reading →

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SciFi Q of the Day: Nirgal Vallis

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

SciFi Question of the Day: Charles Root Jr suggest that, when we colonize Mars, we enclose Nirgal Vallis and live there. So, how do we make this work? Facebook Answers:   Mark Strock  let Charles figure it out   Dave Mac  First you have … Continue reading →

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Interview With Pony Horton

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

Pony R. Horton is a creative artist/film maker/journalist/entrepreneur of Irish and Cherokee descent. He has lent his talents, usually in the area of technical or visual effects work, to a number of low-and-medium budget feature films, including photographic and visual … Continue reading →

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Shhh!

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

What’s up with ROW80 this week? Not much. After this semester is over I’m revamping my goals. Move along… nothing to see here… The shortlink to this post is http://wp.me/p1qnT4-I4

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SciFi Q of the Day: Women Doctors

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

SciFi Question of the Day (Via Tor.com) If a woman were to play Doctor Who, would you like to see… Emma Watson or Hellen Mirren? Or someone else? Facebook Answers:     David Gardner   Helena Bonham Carter might be able to pull … Continue reading →

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