Dr. Shaun Duke, Professional Nerd

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Strange Things From Other Countries

Sometimes people have way too much time on their hands…and we’re all the more grateful for it. Not sure what prompted the bizarre picture-story in that link, but it’s truly fascinating. (Don’t click the read more, there isn’t any more after this!)

World Mapping (the other side of things)

This is an interesting little article. It’s a short journey into the world of maps for fictional worlds, except not your usual fictional worlds. These are maps for non-speculative fiction worlds, which I find rather interesting. I guess it makes sense to have such maps (especially if you’re using a rather obscure location, or at […]

The “Sheet Head” Fiasco

Before anyone throws a fit and thinks I’m going to go on an anti-Muslim rant: I’m not. This is in regards to the heated discussion that has sprung up around the posting of a rejection letter sent by William Sanders of Helix Magazine. The link in that sentence is not to the original post, but […]

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!)