How To Be a Writer
…Or do you have what it takes? I’ve talked about some aspects of this before, but I think it all bears repeating. Young writers constantly ask other people whether they have what it takes to be a writer. Often times they ask based on writing alone and when you think about it that’s not the […]
List Universe Tackles the Olympics
Want to know fifteen things about the Olympics that you probably didn’t know? Well List Universe has you covered here. One of my favorites: 13. The last running race added to the Ancient Games (after the addition of two longer distance races) was the hoplitodromos – in which competitors would run 400 or 800 yards […]
Creating Aliens: Ground Rules
Over at HowStuffWorks you’ll find this brilliant post called “How Aliens Work“. Pay careful attention to it. If you want realistic aliens, some of those rules should be firmly planted in your brain. Aliens, of course, would be bound by many of the same rules that we are (the laws of physics for example). Yeah, […]
Science Fiction: Sometimes it’s wrong.
Browsing through today, I discovered a very interesting website that discusses the errors within science fiction, particularly in TV and movies. Some of these errors are, quite frankly, rather stupid on the part of the creators. Such as: In the Star Trek Voyager episode “The Fight”, Voyager encounters a Negative Space Wedgie that is “2 […]
The Common Mistakes Solution
Alright, so I’ve decided to do something new with the way I write–or edit, actually. And I think this is a good idea for a lot of writers to do. Here goes: We all make mistakes, and some of us make the same mistakes over and over. Mostly I’m referring to spelling and grammatical errors, […]
Rambo’s Good Advice (Part Two)
And Cat Rambo has posted another five great bits of advice for increasing our manuscript’s chances. Read them. Go on, you know you want to! (Don’t click the read more, there isn’t any more after this!)