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Tag Archives: Science fiction
R.A. Salvatore’s “Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction”
6 Steps to Writing Your Bestseller A quick glance at Today’s Amazon bestsellers shows the Post-Christmas Kindle blitz going strong with most Science fiction and fantasy books being self-published. So, for your enjoyment, here’s an excerpt from R.A. Salvatore’s ” Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction.” Enjoy.
Posted in Kindle Excerpts, Publishing
Tagged Fiction, Kindle, R. A. Salvatore, Science fiction
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Site of the Week: The Turkey City Lexicon.
I’ve used the Turkey City Lexicon for years. Growing out of a science fiction writer‘s group in Austin, Texas, it’s an invaluable resource for all writers. It’s a collection of humorous writing tips, apt names for writing errors and a kind of secret handshake for writers all rolled into one. For Example: The Kitchen-Sink StoryA story overwhelmed by the inclusion of any and every new idea that occurs to the author in the process of writing it. (Attr. Damon Knight) …
20 Free WordPress Themes for Writers
Isn’t it time you started a Blog? Having a professional, well maintained blog is becoming essential to your writing career. Promote your writing, develop a community of fans,� create a strong presence: all possible with a well designed, popular blog. So here are 20 Free WordPress templates designed to help you project a professional, polished image. As always I have tried to link directly to the designer’s site, but have quite a few going to theWordPress Theme Viewer. I have …
Posted in Themes, Wordpress
Tagged Blog, Horror fiction, Science fiction, Templates, Wordpress, Wordpress Themes
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I Wanted to Believe in the X-Files, Had My Faith Tested with Battlestar, But Now They’ve Lost Me.
OK. I bought the supernatural angle since the beginning of the year. But NO MORE. God, I’ve had it with Fantasy and Sci-Fi shows that pretend to be serials but aren’t really because they’re just making it up. I blame Chris Carter. He Legitimized this kind of sloppy story telling. It’s a fraud. It’s contemptuous. And it’s dishonest from a story telling perspective- it’s not a mystery if the clues don’t mean anything. Look- We still watch Dr. Who- that’s …
Ray Bradbury on Writing
Just discovered Youtube.edu and found this clip of Ray Bradbury talking about writing: This covers a lot of the same ideas I wrote about previously in the best writing Advice I never listened to. Youtube.edu is a collection of lectures and speakers from many prestigious universities collected n one spot. Be prepared to waste an evening browsing: Many of the videos are over an hour long.
Posted in Random Blogginess
Tagged Arts, Fahrenheit 451, Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury, Science fiction, Writers Resources
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