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I am occasionally reminded that I truly am my father’s son. My dad was a complex amalgam of a lot of influences and a lot of labels. We acquire these things as we go through life. Sometimes they define us. Sometimes we let them limit us. Stick a pin in that idea, because we’ll be
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“The tango never stops in Buenos Aires. It goes on and on and we all dance to it in our time, helplessly drawn when fate initiates the cabezazo.” — from “Father Pena’s Last Dance,” Hannah Strom-Martin Inspired by irrepressible Christine Yant, I have decided to adopt Fan Letter Sunday. And it’s largely because of this
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This is probably important to clarify. When writing sci-fi, it’s a really good idea to do heavy background not just on your characters, but on the alien species they might be involved with. I’m writing sci-fi where there are no true “humans.” With a five person ensemble cast and twin protagonists, that’s a lot of
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I bet you thought I’d say outline or something, right? Don’t get me wrong. An outline is crucial, as is a good cast list. The cast list is not as descriptive as I would like, but I’ll flesh it out a bit later. And I just finished my outline this morning. It’s 1,700 words and
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With only a few days left before November’s noveling insanity begins, how does a seasoned veteran of the NaNo trenches prepare? Here’s a glimpse behind the curtain. Cast list and outline: November takes no prisoners, and it’s no time to plot, so I get that all done before hand. Keeps me from getting lost in
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It’s been, hell, I don’t even want to think about how long it’s been. What am I working on? Shit. Pull up a chair. This will take a while. Grab a beer while you’re at it. And fetch one for me too. You don’t drink Miller High Life? It’s the champagne of beers! Says so
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I love musicals, and while Avenue Q isn’t my favorite musical of all time, it’s certainly in the top ten. Additionally, I loved South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut because it was clear to me that it was, at its heart, a high-concept musical as well. And I still find both as funny as hell. So
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Ah, the eternal question: Candy Corn–seasonal decoration or confection? That’s the problem with a candy when they lose their novelty, I suppose. Candy Corn and it’s larger food group of Harvest Mix has been around for a while after all. We’re just kind of used to seeing it around the holidays and don’t give it
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I’ll be up front with you Scott. I’m a comic fan, and I tend to follow authors. While I can’t say with any certainty that I’ve started reading a book you were attached to simply because you were writing, I have taken notice and really enjoyed some of your work. Wildcats Vol. 3 springs immediately
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My sci-fi noir story “Odd Jobs” leads off Space Tramps: Full-Throttle Space Tales #5 which goes on sale today. I’ve already read it, and it is a fun celebration of space opera fiction. Mine is a classic tale of fringe characters with uncertain motives, deals too good to be true, revenge, and a sex bot
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