The fantastical is thoroughly woven through English literature, in all eras, and Shakespeare has some of the best stuff.
Ironically enough, Shakespeare is a significant inspiration for my own City of Masks, which is a fantasy completely without any magical elements at all.
http://www.tor.com/2016/06/02/the-fantastical-strangeness-of-william-shakespeare/
Every utopia holds the seeds of a dystopia within it.
And possibly vice versa, though I tend to doubt it.
What this article fails to mention is that indies have been publishing series books in quick succession for some time. I know Lindsay Buroker is currently experimenting with the effects of bringing out a trilogy within (I think) a few weeks.
Via Walter Roberson. Ancient trading networks were a lot more extensive than we often assume.
Originally shared by ScienceDaily
Checking out this website to see if I may want to submit to it sometime, and I found this excellent short-short.
https://sites.google.com/a/newmyths.com/nmwebsite/flash_fiction/what-you-need
Originally shared by Arduino
Design and print your own garments right at home.
https://blog.arduino.cc/2016/06/07/kniterate-is-a-3d-printer-for-clothes/
I have a story on submission at the moment that’s about aquaculture controlled by Arduino, so this interests me.
Originally shared by Arduino
This open-source farming CNC machine makes growing crops as easy as playing FarmVille.
https://blog.arduino.cc/2016/06/07/farmbot-is-an-open-source-cnc-farming-machine/
Another, even more comprehensive, report from Hugh Howey and Data Guy.
The good news: there are thousands of authors earning a living wage from writing, some of whom seldom or never appear on the bestseller lists. The bad news: this still represents a relatively small percentage of authors. But it appears that the advent of ebooks has grown the total market and made it possible for more people to make a living out of writing.
The other news: There are still reasons to pursue traditional publishing (either with the Big 5 or a small press), but, except for a very small number of authors, earning more money is no longer one of those reasons. This becomes clearer with every report they release.
Urban fantasy fans, watch out for this one, coming next month. It follows the classic UF structure, but takes it to a more thoughtful place by making relationships and family, in many different permutations, key throughout the book.
Go where the energy is.
Originally shared by David Brin
Jeff Bezos wants to build giant factories in space… to save the Earth. And he’s not the only one.
http://nextbigfuture.com/2016/06/jeff-bezos-wants-to-build-giant.html