Category: my life
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Friday’s Findings
It’s the first day of a new year, and I’m in my man cave. I’m sitting at my computer next to the window and it’s still dark outside. I can hear the rain falling and I find it soothing. First thing for 2021, I’m doing some of my favorite things: drinking caramel creme coffee; setting…
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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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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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Friday’s Findings
Well, I’ve done it. I’ve used two of my favorite things in juxtaposition: Bullet Journalling Evernote I started using Evernote to do my Bullet Journal. If you aren’t familiar with either and are interested in organizing your life, I recommend them both. Meanwhile, here are some articles on writing I’ve come across lately: How To…
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Friday’s Findings
Writing a novel, or even a short story, can be daunting. “I’ll never finish.” “I don’t have time.” “I’m not a good writer.” Everyone who writes fiction feels this way at times. Here are some habits I’ve picked up along the way to keep me from feeling overwhelmed: I email a scene idea to myself.…
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Rereading A Book: Why You Should do It
Ah, the magic of revisiting a book I read long ago … This past weekend I finished reading Vernor Vinge’s A Fire Upon the Deep for the third or fourth time since the 1990s. Each time, I had forgotten just enough by each reread that I enjoy it as much as the first time. In…
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