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Book Buffet: Reviews of the Latest I’ve Read
I’ve had the chance to read a variety of fiction lately. Trying to expand from always reading science fiction and fantasy — not that there’s anything wrong with that. Here are my thoughts: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin literary fiction, friendship fiction Most of us have experienced unrequited attraction. Sam and Sadie…
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Friday’s Findings: Were You Meant to Be An Author?
“Finish the novel. Then write another one. And then, write another one … If you give up after your first book, you were never meant to be an author.” – Ted Dekker Writing Blog Highlights: Photo by Kuntal Biswas: https://www.pexels.com/photo/sunflower-20796646/
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Science Fiction & Fantasy I’ve Read Lately
Stars and Bones by Gareth L. Powell If you haven’t tried Gareth L. Powell, I highly recommend his novels. This is a good one to start with. Stars and Bones is a mix of science fiction, space opera and horror — lots of creepy aliens doing some pretty nasty deeds. Eryn, the protagonist, goes looking…
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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