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Hillsboro Writer: Perfect

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Short pieces of fiction and miscellaneous thoughts on the process and craft of writing. Perfect has moved to a new home, find it here. Additionally you may read all episodes. As a single PDF file. For more information, please see here. Luis rested in his ergonomic chair watching as the pro forma financial statements closed. His workspace was uncluttered even though he had three wall panels on which to display data. He thought, “NABCo System logoff Luis Antas.”. It was a pleasant walk though there was a b...

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ScifiBook Review | Reading and Exploring Great Science Fiction | Page 2

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Newer posts →. May 27, 2016 · 5:33 pm. Alien First Contact Best Seller: Visitor. Do as we say, not as they do. “We” are the midlist authors or ex-agents who set themselves up as writing experts, and “they” are the multi-Hugo and Nebula award. I was told not to use too much internal dialog in my writing. Show, don’t tell…and action, action, action. Read all the blogs, you’ll see. Well, I just finished multi Hugo award winner C.J. Cherryh’s latest book,. And there’s lots of internal dialog. Bren’s re...

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Call for Beta Readers | ScifiBook Review

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Going to the Dark Side. What Makes Readers Put Down a Book? August 3, 2015 · 6:36 pm. Call for Beta Readers. I spoke too soon. What a surprise you say. The usual pleasant summer found in the Northwest has beamed down hot flames from the sun all week, making the temperature soar to 103 degrees Saturday. At least the nights cool down. Any reading is being done inside. Writing too. In air conditioning. It’s temporary. So if you’d like to be a Beta reader for my next book,. Time’s Equation,. This is an adven...

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Ethical Author Code | Suffolk Scribblings

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All is not quiet in the countryside. Second Chance: The Transcendence Trilogy Book 1. Absent Souls: The Transcendence Trilogy Book 2. November 24, 2014. I would encourage any of my author friends to also publicly commit to this code. It doesn’t cost you anything, you aren’t signing up to an organisation, it is just a public declaration to behave responsibly and ethically in all aspects of your writing career. To find out more, please either click on the image above or click on the link here. I behave wit...

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Hillsboro Writer: April 2011

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Short pieces of fiction and miscellaneous thoughts on the process and craft of writing. Thursday, April 21, 2011. Imagine what your life would be like if, at any moment, a disturbance in the time stream could alter events. It's one of the more interesting, and disturbing, features of time travel oft explored in science fiction. I'm interested in a fellow member's (of Beaverton Evening Writers) work as we complete chapter 9 of the second book in the Alysian Universe. Links to this post. Links to this post.

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13 More Aspects About Aliens That You Should Consider — Veronica Sicoe

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13 More Aspects About Aliens That You Should Consider. October 4, 2012. Here’s a new list of Alien Aspects. In addition to the 13 Aspects About Aliens You Shouldn’t Ignore. From earlier this year. I’ve promised Peter Cawdron. So — aliens, my favorite subject! They’re one of the best tools a science-fiction writer has, as they can offer both an interesting contrast. A warped magnifying glass, allowing us to see the. From a different perspective. So feast your mind on extraterrestrial speculation. Having a...

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book review | Myths of the Mirror

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Myths of the Mirror. Life is make believe, fantasy given form. Tag Archives: book review. August 4, 2016. Author Interview – Steven Baird. This is a selfish interview on my part. I’ve been wanting to pick Steven Baird’s writer-brain since I began following his blog a couple years ago. I love his writing, his fresh, lush imagery, his exquisite word choice. I picked up his book. And then his book. A Very Tall Summer. I became a groupie. My review of Ordinary Handsome is here. Eventually, I found the whole ...

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Bad Substitutes for “Said” | North of Andover

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About Weaver and His Clone. A Note on Figurative Language. Bad Substitutes for “Said”. Oh, Those Sneaky Little Homophones…. The Shocking Truth About Apostrophes. General fiction writing: backstory, description, dialogue, and setting. General fiction writing: characters. General fiction writing: critique, revision, etc. General fiction writing: miscellaneous. General fiction writing: plot. Writing science fiction and fantasy. Mercenary Proofreader (and Editor). Bad Substitutes for “Said”. No, she snorted.