Year: 2020
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Some Books I read this year: new and old science fiction favorites
I say science fiction and fantasy novels are my guilty pleasure. But do I really have anything to feel guilty about? Of course not. Science fiction is a way more respected genre than it was a few decades ago, and I’m not ashamed to day I enjoyed the following SF books this past year: Tiamat’s…
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Some Books I Read this Year: Will I Continue Reading These Fantasy Authors?
2020, a unique year in Earth history, had one silver lining for me. While I’ve had to wear a mask for most of this year and I’ve had some friends and family suffer from COVID-19, this year provided some great fantasy reads. And if there was ever a year I needed to escape through reading,…
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Some Books I Read This Year: Stories about Misfits
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.” Walter Isaacson At one time or another, we all feel like a misfit. The idea of being a round peg in a square hole popped up in several novels I read…
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Free Audiobook Available
If you have an Audible account, you can listen to Grant Faulkner’s Pep Talks for Writers for free. It’s written with NaNoWriMo in mind and can get you psyched up for National Novel Writing Month. Photo by Christina Morillo from Pexels
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How I Write My Scenes
“How do I write this story?” Take a deep breath. Writing a novel or short story starts with writing one word. Then one sentence. Then one paragraph. Then one scene. Stop right there. Let’s focus on the scene in fiction writing. Scenes are the basic building blocks of the fiction process, but how do I…
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Friday’s Findings
What makes writing bad? A thousand answers exist to that question. While it’s always a good idea to focus on honing the writing craft in a positive direction, knowing what not to do can’t hurt. The Bulwer Lytton contest has been showcasing disasters in fiction since the 80s. They’re cringe-worthy. They’re shocking. They’re hilarious. And…
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Friday’s Findings
It’s hard to believe almost a year ago I attended my first Imaginarium conference. This event brings together writers and editors of science fiction, fantasy, horror and other genres that fit into the “speculative fiction” category. Imaginarium offers workshops on honing the fiction writing craft and marketing a writer’s products This year, due to COVID-19,…
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Dune: The Book That Made Me Love Reading
Loved this book since I was in high school, and I’ve read it several times over the years. Looking forward to this latest movie incarnation.
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You Can Never Have Too Many Character Infographics
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Andrew M. Friday 