Dr. Shaun Duke, Professional Nerd

Editor. Writer. Professor. Host.

Rambo’s Good Advice

Yup, here’s some great advice for those of you submitting your stories to magazines. It should be noted that all the points Ms. (or Mrs.?) Rambo mentions should be pretty much obvious. You know, simple things like don’t misspell the editor’s name… Check it out! It’s good advice! (Don’t click the read more, there isn’t […]

SF/F Links: April Roundup (First Half)

By the way, this is going to be long since I’m pulling links off my desktop and my laptop. So, get ready for a long list of SF/F related links! Universe Today Want to know what happens when two black holes collide? What about three? Sound like science fiction? Yeah, they asked the same question […]

Publishing the Youngins?

Does anyone know what the legalities are of publishing minors (i.e. people under the age of 18)? I ask this because there is a possibility I might be working with several people who are not yet adults on a publishing basis and I am not 100% sure what sort of things I need to be […]

SF/F Links: March/April Roundup

A little delayed, but finally I have some links for you all. There are loads more, so I think I’m going to have to go with a weekly schedule so it doesn’t pile up like it is doing now. In any case, here are the links: io9 Things you can do to help create artificial […]

SF/F Links: February Roundup Part One

Lots and lots of links heading your way. This has been a busy last couple weeks for sure. I’ve had essays up the you know where and a midterm, which I pray that I did good on. In any case, I’ve found lots of interesting things to share and that’s exactly what intend to do: […]

Genre Links For Jan. 17th

Yup, more links for all of you. I read so many blogs and I poke around with stumbleupon and can’t help myself. Enjoy: The Fix has a great article about writing Hard SF even if you’re not a scientific genius. Good stuff there. (Courtesy of SF Signal) Is sci-fi out of good ideas? This is […]