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June Roundup
Hey, writers! In case you missed a few posts, I’m sending you this roundup of posts. I hope the writing is going well for you. Keep at it! My Posts Bones and Stones: A short story with an anthropological … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing, guest bloggers, NaNoWriMo, PTSD, reading, Reviews, Romance, Science Fiction, Writers, writing craft, writing life, Writing Prompts, Writing Secrets
Tagged big secret, Bones and Stones, Creative Writing, inspiration, June roundup, Reviews, The Resilient Patriot, writer secrets, writing, writing craft, writing life, Writing Prompts
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Dar’s Top 10 Favorite Sci Fi TV Series
So a writer buddy asked me what my favorite science fiction tv series were…and I didn’t know. I had a list…of all the ones I loved…and realized that it was really long. In an effort to be creative and answer … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, paranormal romance, Reviews, Romance, Science Fiction, writing craft, writing life, Writing Secrets
Tagged aliens, battlestar galactica, doctor who, eureka, falling skies, fantasy, farscape, favorite sci fi series, firefly, inspiration for writers, science fiction, science fiction romance, star trek voyager, stargate, stargate sg-1, supernatural, tv series, writing science fiction, x-files
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Sympathetic Characters and Violence in Vladimir Sorokin’s Ice Trilogy
Vladimir Sorokin’s Ice Trilogy, a compilation of three books: Bro, Ice, and 23,000, is an epic tale of what happens if alien entities fall to Earth in a meteorite and must take over human bodies to get to their next … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, How To, reading, Reviews, Science Fiction
Tagged Ice Trilogy, reading like a writer, science fiction, Vladimir Sorokin
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Shock and Awe in Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five
In Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.’s Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children’s Crusade, a soldier bounces through time, meets aliens, and relives points in his life, centering around Dresden, Germany, during his tour during the Second World War. Vonnegut uses anaphora for a comical, … Continue reading
Ethnographic Fiction: Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness
In The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin has written twenty chapters in a woven epic account of Genry Ai’s experience as an Envoy to the planet Gethen. The book works because of the way Le Guin … Continue reading
What If: The Deserted Island Scenario
This post is about a question. What if? Instead of taking about the question and the meaning for your writing, I’m going to deep dive in and I’m sure you’ll see the benefit. Ready? Here we go. What … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Creative Writing, Divantinum, Inspiration, Romance, Science Fiction, Writers, writing life, Writing Prompts, Writing Secrets
Tagged Adventure, Creative Writing, deserted island, inspiration, what to bring to a deserted island, writer, writing, writing adventure, writing craft, writing fun, writing life, writing prompt, writing secrets
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Cloud Layout: David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas
In David Mitchell’s novel Cloud Atlas, several generations search for truth, knowledge, and the means of survival. Mitchell captures the essence of each time period and builds on it like an orchestra building to a crescendo and then he … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Book Reviews, Reviews, Science Fiction, writing craft
Tagged Book Reviews, Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell, reading, Reviews
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