Useful knowledge for an SF writer.
Originally shared by ExtremeTech
DNA sequencing 101.
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/214647-how-does-dna-sequencing-work
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31
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Jan
30
Writing advice, in the surrealist spirit of McSweeney’s.
Writing advice, in the surrealist spirit of McSweeney’s.
Originally shared by S. A. Hunt
“TIPS AND TRICKS FOR WRITERS”
Are you certain that being a writer is for you? Are you sure you’re a writer at all? Are you having an existential crisis, or a dilemma of purpose? Perhaps you are a cane toad. Consider these suggestions:
Look at the other people around you. If you’re talking to people who have been dead for years, then that’s a sure sign that you’re qualified to be a writer.
Try to levitate. Are you able to shift objects across a room without going near them? Can you switch appliances and lights on and off with thoughts alone? Can you make objects appear before you just by wishing? Then you may very well be a writer.
Jan
29
Achievement Unlocked: First professional sale!
Achievement Unlocked: First professional sale!
I’ve known about this for several months, but had to keep quiet about it while the editors decided which stories would be in which anthology. Now I can announce that my SF story currently titled “One-Eyed Man” will appear in Futuristica Volume 2 in November.
Two and a half years ago, nobody had ever agreed to publish one of my stories. I hadn’t even written more than a couple of stories. A year and a half ago, I made my first semi-professional sale. The rest consisted of basic ability, a little knowledge (increased by study), hard work and persistence.
I knew I could do this. I had got enough rejections of the “Really close, but no” type that I knew it was a matter of when, not if, I could cross that line and make a pro sale. But now it’s actually happened.
And I know I can do it again.
Jan
28
If you are a writing mentor, or are looking for one, hop on over to this post right here.
If you are a writing mentor, or are looking for one, hop on over to this post right here.
Originally shared by Mary Robinette Kowal
Periodically, I get people asking if I’ll mentor them. I don’t, because my schedule is tight enough that I don’t feel like I can take on another job and do it justice. But I know that there are people who do and it occurred to me that I could just ask…
Jan
28
This is an excellent anthology, which demonstrates what good shape SFF is in.
This is an excellent anthology, which demonstrates what good shape SFF is in. Some powerful and excellent writing and plenty of fresh ideas.
Jan
28
Yes!
Jan
27
Remember the 80s, when guys like William Gibson and Bruce Sterling gave us ridiculous visions of a future where you…
Remember the 80s, when guys like William Gibson and Bruce Sterling gave us ridiculous visions of a future where you could connect your brain to a worldwide network of computers, and powerful megacorporations dominated the world?
Crazy, right?
Originally shared by ExtremeTech
DARPA wants to connect our brains to the Internet. What could possibly go wrong?
Jan
27
I would add C.
I would add C.L. Moore to this list. Her incorporation of emotions and relationships into the SF she wrote from the 1930s anticipated the New Wave of the 60s, and was far ahead of anything anyone else was doing until probably Murray Leinster in the 50s.
Originally shared by Lisa “LJ” Cohen
This is full of awesome! 10 women who defined and changed Science Fiction.
Jan
27
I would add C.L.
I would add C.L. Moore to this list. Her incorporation of emotions and relationships into the SF she wrote from the 1930s anticipated the New Wave of the 60s, and was far ahead of anything anyone else was doing until probably Murray Leinster in the 50s.
Originally shared by Lisa “LJ” Cohen
This is full of awesome! 10 women who defined and changed Science Fiction.
Jan
27
tl;dr: write good books that will continue to sell for a long time, and be known to one and all as a guy* who is…
tl;dr: write good books that will continue to sell for a long time, and be known to one and all as a guy* who is generally just around.
*generically speaking
Originally shared by Rachel Aaron
Writing Wednesday: The Long Tail — What Happens When Nothing Happens?
Hey guys, I’m sick as a dog today, so I’m turning the blog over to my incredible husband and business partner Travis Bach (aka, the one who actually does all the non-writing work in this house). As always, he came through in spades and wrote an incredible p…