Category: science fiction
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Dedicated Five Minutes
Rachel Aaron is a fantasy and science fiction author. My favorite two series she has written are the Eli Monpress books and the Heartstrikers. Photo by Moose Photos: https://www.pexels.com/photo/gray-double-bell-clock-1037993/
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MY FAVORITE SF&F SHOWS, PART 7
Much to my chagrin, I’ve been doing more watching science fiction and fantasy shows than writing lately. But, thankfully, I’m back to writing now that these three shows have concluded: Shadow and Bone, Season 2 I just finished reading all of Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaworld novels before watching season 2 of Shadow and Bone. If you…
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Do you create an annual reading list?
Ugh. I only read 20 books last year. Yes, yes, I know. That’s probably more than a lot of people. But for me, that’s not a lot. For some reason, I didn’t feel as motivated to read. To me, reading regularly is essential if I’m going to be a writer. And I had several “to-read”…
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NaNoWriMo Day 26: Background noise
I finally reached 40k yesterday. I tried to write 6,000 words total, but after 3700, I just stopped and started watching a movie. Sometimes, when I’m writing, I’ll throw on a movie in the genre I’m writing, something I’ve watched a million times before, and write. Because it’s not something new to watch, I’m not…
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NaNoWriMo Day 21: Think before I write
Still on par for my word count, but I’m not ahead. I only wrote a couple hundred words yesterday. It was very cold out and I was lazy all day. I am finding the benefit of planning out my scenes before I write them. One last thing I do before I actually write a scene…
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Friday’s Findings: July 2022 Camp NaNoWriMo Update #3
Since last November’s NaNoWriMo, I’ve been using what I call the scratchpad method for my writing process. Ever since, I’ve been honing and improving it for my way of writing. Each month, I start a new document and almost every day, I write whatever for that day. That could be a scene for two for…
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Friday’s Findings: July 2022 Camp NaNoWriMo Update #2
Word count: 17,000 I recently watched YouTuber Nick Sturgeon’s video Camp NaNoWriMo: Have Fun with Your Writing. One thing he said stuck out to me: “It’s okay. You had a bad day. Today things didn’t go according to plan. But that’s okay. This is just Camp Nanowrimo. It’s a practice. It’s a first attempt at…
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Friday’s Findings: July 2022 Camp NaNoWriMo Update #1
It’s Thursday evening and I’m going to wrap up my first week of Camp NaNoWriMo July 2022. Word count: 8482. This time, I’m working on three projects at once: 2 novels and a novella. I’m writing 333 words on all 3 each day. It’s simple. It’s fun. And I’m able to dabble a little bit…
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Traption now available for pre-order
You can never go home again. Unless someone is forcing you. Bandonn FarPacer just wants to enjoy his vacation on the paradise moon Figuola. But mysterious robotic beings are spying on him and his friends everywhere they go. What are they? And why do they look so familiar to him? Andrew M. Friday My new…
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