Monthly Archives: October 2012

Interview With Bill Lutz and Glenn Smith of Omniverse

After coming together to create Star Trek Phase II: Illustrated and discovering how well they worked together in creating digital comics, Glenn E. Smith and Bill Lutz formed Omniverse Productions LLC. Omniverse Productions is IMAGINATION UNLEASHED. Its mission, in addition to continuing … Continue reading

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Interpreting the Beta Reader

Beta readers are one of a writer’s greatest resources. This is usually an unpaid endeavor, done by friends or colleagues. The favor is often returned, the service reciprocal. It takes guts to be a good beta reader. Simply praising the writer … Continue reading

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SciFi Q of the Day: Forwards or Backwards

SciFi Question of the Day: What reasons are there to argue that it is more feasible to travel backwards in time than to travel forwards, or vice versa? Facebook Answers:   Elsie LiftPort Ask a baby, they have to ride backwards in … Continue reading

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Belated Goals

On October 2, I posted about what was keeping me from writing that day. The idea, though, is not to justify the lack of writing, but to identify the issues and figure out how to avoid them. I grew up … Continue reading

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Interview With Geri Bressler

Geri Bressler has heard me cry over boyfriends, done my hair for my wedding, commiserated over childrearing and children with special needs, critiqued and beta-read my words, and sent me her own novels and stories to be critiqued. Her first … Continue reading

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Writing Time

Last night our  houseguest (College student living with us for the semester) announced that she could entertain the 4yo this morning and afternoon. Huzzah! Writing Time! Right? Well… this is what it’s looked like so far. Both the 4yo and … Continue reading

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SciFi Q of the Day: Leaving the Solar System

SciFi Question of the Day: If you accept the principle that a spaceship must leave the solar system before jumping to FTL speed, how much time is plausible between leaving orbit and jumpting to FTL? Facebook Answers:   Christopher Dorda 8 years, … Continue reading

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