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Review: Too Wyrd by Sarah Buhrman (Spoiler Free)
Too Wyrd The Good: The writing flows well. I was able to (mostly) keep reading smoothly. The elements of magic and fantasy feel organic and not forced. Works around the flaws in the protagonist to send the story where it needs to go. Lengthwise, this is an actual novel, unlike many Amazon books that tease…
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Excerpt from “The Man From Empire”
The microwave dinged. I was being pulled in too many ways too fast. I didn’t trust myself to speak, so I simply opened the door and handed him one of them. Beef and cheese enchilada with rice and beans. I had machaca burrito with the same sides. Soon as I started eating, I realized I…
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Review: A Spell In The Country by Morgan Smith (Spoiler free)
A Spell In The Country 30days30authors #30authors30days The Good: This is an enjoyable little story I like the characters, the dialog and the narration are good, and it kept me reading and interested. As jaded as I sometimes get about books, that’s not a trivial feat. If what you’re after is a fun little read…
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You’re Not Arguing Science, You’re Preaching Religion
Last week, I followed the Facebook page of an author I once used to respect. After three days where literally every post – roughly 10-12 – had lengthy screeds against those of differing political persuasion, I dropped him. If he’d been using facts, or talking about the science of the matter, that would have been…
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May Be Out Of Touch
Starting tomorrow, I’m going to be potentially out of touch for a few days. Too cheap to buy a month of mobile broadband for a week, and I have no idea if there even is wifi coverage available. The blogs and FB Author page allow scheduling in advance, so I’m taking advantage of it. My…
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Review: Showdown, WyrdWest Chronicles 1 by Diane Morrison
I got this from a fellow member of the 30 days, 30 authors group, a review I did back in 2017 and want to keep up https://www.amazon.com/Showdown-Wyrd-West-Chronicles-Book-ebook/dp/B06XC85VJZ The Good: A setting rich in thought, with lots of world-building behind it. The Wild West with Elves and Dwarves and Trolls and many more such things, including…
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A Short Excerpt From “What Consumers Need To Know About Mortgages”
I sometimes write non-fiction, too. Sometimes, I even talk about it here. Like right now. The first thing to understand is that the entire machine of loans is completely impersonal. I don’t mean that you’re necessarily just one more cog in the machine to your loan officer, as I can’t remember encountering a loan officer…
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When You’re Writing About Smart People
and you notice something they could do to blow your plotline up, do you 1) Ignore it and hope people don’t notice because what you want to do is cool 2) Paper it over with some nonsense nobody is really going to believe and proceed. Because cool or 3) Fix it and come up with…
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Astronomers make writing sf tougher
Trying to write sf about exploring a few nearby stars. Apparently, the mechanics of Tau Ceti are reasonably nailed down, with five planets deduced from data of the star. It had to be a lot easier fictionalizing planets of nearby stars before the bleeping astronomers could actually find them!
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Universe Building The Empire Step One Iteration Two
Someone asked about building a minimalist government. For a minimalist government to be stable as such, there must be a reason why it does not follow the historical norm of all governments, to arrogate progressively more power to itself, to the detriment of everyone. But it is in the interest of any given member of…