Monthly Archives: May 2012

If I’m Getting Ahead, Why Am I Behinder Than I Was?

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

Today (read “today” as “since my last long sleep mode”… it is now 2:30 am but I can’t technically consider midnight to be the separator of one day from another) I knocked out not just one but three sets of … Continue reading →

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SciFi Q of the Day: Multiple Moons

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

SciFi Question of the Day: How careful do I have to be in my descriptions if I say the planet where my story is set has 3 moons? Can I say things like “All three moons were visible at dusk…” … Continue reading →

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Figure Out What Works, Then Change It

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

Yeah. That wasn’t supposed to make sense. But how often in life do find ourselves doing something for odd, convoluted reasons that just don’t seem to make sense? Like my current sleep schedule. Which is largely shared by my 4yo. … Continue reading →

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Interview With Homer Hickam

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

Homer Hickam is probably best known for his classic memoir Rocket Boys which was made into the 1999 movie October Sky.  He is also a bestselling and award-winning author of more than a dozen other books including his military history … Continue reading →

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Felt Tips

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

Felt Tips This December, on 12-12-12, I will have my first story published. I’m so excited! It’s a SciFi erotic short called In the Closet, for an anthology of of office-supply related erotica. Felt Tips is the dream child of … Continue reading →

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SciFi Q of the Day: Cloning Tesla

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

SciFi Question of the Day: If we could successfully clone Nicola Tesla as an embryo, then an infant, how should he be raised and educated, and by whom? Google Plus Answers:   Jenn Thorson  Well, you KNOW Angelina Jolie will be trying … Continue reading →

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Interview With Scarlett Parrish

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

Scarlett Parrish lives in the U.K. in the small corner of her flat not currently overrun by books. She can often be found drooling over James Purefoy or searching for the perfect chocolate bar. She believes most fleshpeoples (except James) … Continue reading →

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Quickie

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

No musing blog post this time, just a quick “How’s it going?” for #ROW80. Goals are good! Tonight I’m working on finishing my last proofreading assignment before I turn in my resignation. I’ll be concentrating on the Pangalactic Sojourners series … Continue reading →

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Yeah, Write.

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

“Just write the best book you possibly can.” That’s the advice we hear over and over, and at its heart, it is very true. However… Yeah. That’s a big however. Don’t write less than 50,000 words and expect to market … Continue reading →

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SciFi Q of the Day: Time Traveler’s Naïveté

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

SciFi Question of the Day: If a person from the 29th century was stranded in our time, what possibly deadly mistakes might they make out of naïveté? Facebook Answers:   Daniel Beard steps down an elevator shaft thinking it is a drop … Continue reading →

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