Month: October 2013
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The conniving plotters
Plotting is an essential part of writing any story. There are a number of ways that people plot out their stories. The first one is what is sometimes called ‘discovery writing’ where the writer has, at most, a vague impression of where they want to end up and they just write wherever the story…
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Urban Fantasy
Urban fantasy is, at its root, a mishmash of a variety of genres. The typical urban fantasy author often combines one or more genres of fiction with fantasy in their story. The fun of urban fantasy stories often lies in the contrast between the ordinary and the extraordinary. Wizards duke it out with magic and…
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Characterization Case Study: Gravity
The best way to study characterization and plot is to look at examples, both good and bad, and to note what worked and what didn’t. I’m going to do a quick case study of the recent movie Gravity. It’s an interesting movie that (due to a very small cast and a rather linear plot) can…
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Interview up at Shiny Book Review
I was interviewed by the excellent Shiny Book Review. The post can be found here. Shiny Book Review is a blog-style website which reviews a variety of books, to include SF and Fantasy. Check them out, they’ve got a ton of excellent content.
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We now return to your regularly scheduled programming
Due to unforeseen circumstances, there was no Wednesday and Friday posts last week. Posts are back on and look here for a few extra posts this week! Also, I was interviewed by Shiny Book Review last week, and the interview will be coming soon there. They’ve got an awesome site, you should check them out…
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Renegades: The Gentle One: Excerpt
As Renegades: The Gentle One will soon be available in Print and is currently available as an ebook, I thought I’d give an excerpt from it. The section below is an excerpt during a section of The Gentle One where the crew attempts to hijack an alien freighter in their attempt to escape the star…
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Space Warfare: I Have the Power!
I’m continuing my blog post last week Friday and discussing space warfare technology. More specificially, I’ll address what I see as one of the big issues: power generation and density. The big issue with any kinds of space technology is the power source and power density. If three quarters of the vessel is taken up…
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