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Friday’s Findings: A Writer’s Notebook
“Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short-term memory only retains information for three minutes; unless it is committed to paper you can lose an idea for ever.” -Will Self Writing Blog Highlights: Photo by Tirachard Kumtanom: https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-spiral-notebook-beside-orange-pencil-544115/ My Linktree
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RIP Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge wrote one of my all-time favorite science fiction novels: A Fire Upon the Deep. This story is filled with the most original alien species I’ve come across in reading sf. With deep space chase scenes, swashbuckling action from planet to planet, Fire defines space opera like no other. Photo by Eduraw Pro: https://www.pexels.com/photo/lago-de-estrellas-20761228/…
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Sounds Like Writing?
“If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.” – Elmore Leonard. Photo by Alexander Kovalev: https://www.pexels.com/photo/different-hues-of-color-of-the-sky-2847648/ My Linktree
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Oblivion’s Hope: The Stares
The Stares is the latest episode of Oblivion’s Hope. Read it here. Phia makes some connections about all the kidnappings of Questicas across the Consortium. She also finds an unread message from the message Jad’s brother sent. About Oblivion’s Hope How far would you go to save your best friend? His world turned upside down,…
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Say It Aloud
“If you’re using dialogue, say it aloud as you write it. Only then will it have the sound of speech.” -John Steinbeck Photo by KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-woman-using-laptop-4051170/ My Linktree
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Show Up
“Show up, show up, show up, and after a while the muse shows up, too.” – Isabel Allende Photo by Steve Johnson: https://www.pexels.com/photo/blue-green-orange-and-yellow-abstract-painting-1109352/ My Linktree
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Oblivion’s Hope: The Quing
The Quing is the latest episode of Oblivion’s Hope. Read it here. In the latest episode of Oblivion’s Hope, Seeby reveals a secret of his own. ABOUT OBLIVION’S HOPE How far would you go to save your best friend? His world turned upside down, Jad Cannon witnesses Seeby, his best friend, get kidnapped. Jad and his team…
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Daydreaming and the Writer
“You have to actually write. Daydreaming about the book you’re going to write someday isn’t writing. It’s daydreaming. Open your word processor and start writing.” -Andy Weir Photo by Rhalf Ryan Gejon: https://www.pexels.com/photo/boy-with-blindfolded-eyes-5674427/ My Linktree
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Friday’s Findings: Reading Websites
I’ve kept track of the books I’ve read on various book cataloging websites for years. It sounds geeky, but I have benefited from it in several ways. First, it has helped me keep track of what I’ve read, which is important to me. It also reminds me of the time in my life when I…
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