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Category Archives: Authoring
Happy 127th Birthday!
Today we celebrate the 127th anniversary of the birth of our favorite philologist and author J.R.R. Tolkien. Join me this evening at nine o’clock (in your local time zone) to raise a glass in his honor. “All you need to … Continue reading
How an independent bookstore took on anti-feminist trolls and won | Books | The Guardian
https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2017/jun/27/how-an-independent-bookstore-took-on-anti-feminist-trolls-and-won Great article to read first thing in the morning. Solidarity in the feminist trenches with wit and humor. It this statement by the author under attack which rang especially true for me: Speaking of the difficulties feminists face when … Continue reading
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Tagged books, feminism, trolls, writing
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Podcast Pickup
The stars have aligned recently in my personal universe allowing me to enjoy audio podcasts once again. Years ago, I used to listen to them via my laptop, a web site or perhaps my Palm Pilot (yeah, remember those)? I … Continue reading
Posted in Authoring, Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Musings, New Releases, Publishing, Reading, Reviewing, Reviews, Science Fiction
Tagged anthologies, authors, editors, fantasy, geek, interviews, podcast, publishing, science fiction, space opera
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Grist for the Mill: What America’s Next Top Model Can Teach You About Publishing – http://www.kameronhurley.com/grist-for-the-mill-what-americas-next-top-model-can-teach-you-about-your-publishing-career/ Words of wisdom for young and old, models, actors and writers. Posted from WordPress for Android via my Samsung smartphone. Please excuse any misspellings. … Continue reading
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Big Read Wrap-Up
The Lansing Community Library completed a successful Big Read of O’Brien’s The Things They Carried with a writing memoir workshop led by the same professor who moderated the panel discussion back in December. I took copious notes, but sadly no … Continue reading
Posted in Authoring, Biography/Memoir, Books, History, Musings, Non-Fiction, Reading
Tagged Big Read, book groups, books, library programs, memoir, reading, veterans, writing
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The Current Economics of E-Books « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website
http://www.lemodesittjr.com/2015/01/16/the-current-economics-of-e-books/ For my aspiring and published author friends: observations on the ebook market by Modesitt Posted from WordPress for Android via my Samsung smartphone. Please excuse any misspellings. Ciao, Jon
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Happy Birthday Aunt Jan and C.S. Lewis!
“Happy Birthday” to my Aunt Jan in Ohio. She’s shown between her two older brothers in the photo below taken a couple of years ago at my dad’s 70th birthday bash: Incidentally, all of the above are born in the … Continue reading
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Living in the Spirit Cover Reveal
Originally posted on As a Matter of Fancy:
Just heard from CrossBooks that my Bible study on Paul’s letter to the Romans is ready to go live. The result of a two-year effort, this book was developed and published in…
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The Eccentric Polish Count Who Influenced Classic SF’s Greatest Writers
http://io9.com/the-eccentric-polish-count-who-influenced-classic-sfs-g-1631001935?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow Korzybski coined the well-known slogan, “The map is not the territory,” to sum up this idea. An essay on the most famous SF author you’ve never read or heard of. Golden Age of SF era. Think Heinlein and Campbell. … Continue reading
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Tagged authoring, fiction, General Semantics, philosophy, science fiction
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Review: ‘Women Destroy Science Fiction!’ : NPR
http://www.npr.org/2014/06/28/322544552/women-are-destroying-science-fiction-thats-ok-they-created-it?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20140629 Time to buy my first issue of Lightspeed mm agazine. Posted from WordPress for Android via my Samsung smartphone. Please excuse any misspellings. Ciao, Jon
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