Jul 09

My story “Something Rich and Strange” is in this anthology (it was previously issued as a standalone – and it looks…

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My story “Something Rich and Strange” is in this anthology (it was previously issued as a standalone – and it looks like, right now, the anthology is the same price as the standalone, 99c).

Julia is a young Victorian woman who’s accompanied her professor father on an expedition to the bizarre phenomenon known as the Change Storm. Despite her father and his mansplaining assistant James, she’s determined to experience the Storm for herself and make her own life.

I do copy editing for the publisher (as a consequence of being published by them, rather than vice versa) and the standard of the stories is usually good – they’re all reprints that have been published before by pro or semipro markets. I’ve only edited a couple of the ones in this volume, but as I recall they were enjoyable stories.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01I74T0FQ

Jul 09

The fellow who makes ME look like a cynical playground-snarling pessimist – Peter Diamandis – offers up “Why the…

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Originally shared by David Brin

The fellow who makes ME look like a cynical playground-snarling pessimist – Peter Diamandis – offers up “Why the World Is Better Than You Think in 10 Powerful Charts.”  Do we have lots of problems to solve? Some of them perilous to the planet and our kids? Sure! But one of the worst of our problems is snarling cynics who refuse to look at the good news.  And conclude that problems CAN be solved!  Because some have been.

http://singularityhub.com/2016/06/27/why-the-world-is-better-than-you-think-in-10-powerful-charts/

http://singularityhub.com/2016/06/27/why-the-world-is-better-than-you-think-in-10-powerful-charts

Jul 08

Light on detail, and maybe just wild speculation, but still a cool idea.

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Light on detail, and maybe just wild speculation, but still a cool idea.

Via Deborah Teramis Christian.

Originally shared by Wayne Eddy

Vat grown aircraft!

If and when this happens, it will definitely feel like we’re living in the future.

http://www.gizmag.com/bae-systems-grow-future-aircraft/44213
Jul 07

Images containing non-Caucasian, available free for commercial use.

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Originally shared by Dave Higgins

Images containing non-Caucasian, available free for commercial use.

The site is (currently) only a stream of images, so finding a specific thing involves scrolling; but might still be of use to some of you.

via a private share.

http://melaninandhoney.wix.com/stocklibrary
Jul 07

I consider myself an intermediate-level writer, but I’m still getting a lot out of these practical, clear lectures.

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I consider myself an intermediate-level writer, but I’m still getting a lot out of these practical, clear lectures.

Originally shared by Brandon Sanderson

New Writing Lecture + Updates

The third installment of the 2016 Sanderson Lectures, “The Illusionist Writer,” is now live! If you missed last week’s episode, “Cook vs. Chef,” you can catch up on all the videos here. Enjoy!

In this week’s new Writing Excuses episode, The Elemental Thriller, we discuss the difference between the drivers in thrillers, horror stories, and mysteries, and use the elemental genre tools to assist in the differentiation. We also cover the tools we use to develop and maintain the tension that is so critical in a thriller.

Update on the Mistborn: House War board game Kickstarter campaign: It’s now at 530% funded, and is working on the 12th stretch goal.

Last week, in Tor.com’s continuing reread posts for Words of Radiance, Shallan evacuated the armies while Kaladin battled. This week, in Chapter 87, in the aftermath, they face rearrangement of the world as they knew it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ovtiazIzJA&list=PLH3mK1NZn9QqOSj3ObrP3xL8tEJQ12-vL&index=3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ovtiazIzJA&list=PLH3mK1NZn9QqOSj3ObrP3xL8tEJQ12-vL&index=3