Hope is there, even in the empty dark.
cARtOONSDAY: “eMPTY jOKE”
Hope is there, even in the empty dark.
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Great Unsung Science Fiction Authors That Everybody Should Read
Great Unsung Science Fiction Authors That Everybody Should Read.
Sample:
Science fiction contains more masterpieces of the imagination than anyone could read in a single lifetime. And your local used book store or science fiction bookshop is teeming with great adventures you’ve never discovered. Here are 12 great science fiction authors who deserve more props.
Note: We’re not saying that any of these authors is obscure, or that nobody’s ever sung their praises — we know that they’ve all had their praises sung, many of them on io9 in the past. But these are terrific science fiction scribes, whose work deserves more love and appreciation.
[Editor’s note: One author I would add to this list, Henry Kuttner. He is mentioned in the article, but I think deserves an entry of his own, if for no other reason than his influence on Ray Bradbury.]
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30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself. #10 Is An Absolute Must.
30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself. #10 Is An Absolute Must..
Sample:
Marc and Angel, two passionate writers, life-hackers and “admirers of the human spirit,” have come up with an amazing list of 30 things to stop doing to yourself. If you like their list, make sure you check out their site and sign up to their amazing newsletter.
#1. Stop spending time with the wrong people. – Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you. If someone wants you in their life, they’ll make room for you. You shouldn’t have to fight for a spot. Never, ever insist yourself to someone who continuously overlooks your worth. And remember, it’s not the people that stand by your side when you’re at your best, but the ones who stand beside you when you’re at your worst that are your true friends.
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An addiction to breathing.
A poem about writing.
I write and edit, then write some more
Somedays it’s like breathing and others, a chore
At times I force it, a few words on the page
Then it flows in rivers, rapids that rage
There’s never a reason, rarely a rhyme
Most think it silly, a waste of my time
But still I keep writing the words I like best
Because in the end, it brings my soul rest
You don’t have to like it. I don’t need you to care
I do it for the moments that I crave it like air
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The Groundhog Day Massacre, and Other Tales of Candlemas
While I don’t think the ground hog’s prediction (at least not seeing his shadow round here) has come to pass, this is an interesting look at the holiday and a few others as well.
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Photo finish Friday: “Decor”
Brad looked over at Jim. Brad was holding his sixth beer in one hand and paint brush covered in pink paint in the other. “I think it blends right in, don’t you?”
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Haiku to you Thursday: “Flaps”
Wind slaps the darkness /
folding into noisy flaps /
pieces of the night.
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Writing tip Wednesday: “Conflict”
On Saturday, February 1, 2014, I took a workshop sponsored by the Knoxville Writers’ Guild (www.knoxvillewritersguild.org) and led by nationally published author Pamela Schoenewaldt (www.PamelaSchoenewaldt.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pamela-Schoenewaldt/158580547517755?ref=tn_tnmn).
Even a friendly game of cards might harbor some conflict.
CONFLICT WORKSHEET
Answer without worrying about grammar or logic. Emotions can be messy and illogical. The point is that they MATTER.
1. More than anything, my character wants. . .
2. Getting it matters so much because . . .
3. But the problem/obstacle is . . .
4. My character feels (use 4+ adjectives)
5. Giving up would mean . . .
6. To “win” the character must overcome . . .
7. Who will help and how?
8. Name 3 possible LOCATIONS where this conflict will play out. What OBJECTS will be important?
9. The outcome/ resolution will change the character. Now s/he will . . .
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