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To take a break from the curtain-buying saga (which cost more than most major car repairs)…here’s this weeks string of odd and bizarre news. Penguins are cute, sure…but do they really need another reason to amp up the Awwww… factor? Imagine coming into the kitchen one morning to make a…

That finding the right type of curtains would go easier if I’d gotten a Ph.D. in quantum physics. Way too involved… And yes, this has nothing to do with writing, though if you find a way to connect it, I’ll be rather impressed. I see that smile.  Subscribe in a…

This is an art post, but I realized it might not provide the inspirational get-up-and-go feel that some people want for the morning. What if the moon crashed into the earth? Better than a cup of coffee for an adrenaline rush, eh? This art was done up by Mark Goerner,…

So here they are. Five of the biggest ways to wrap-up a story in half a page or less, if you want to skip the descriptive passages. http://io9.com/381892/the-5-types-of-scifi-deus-ex-machinas You’ve got everything from “It’s all a dream/virtual reality” ending to “God shows up and fixes everything.” God can also take the…

I’m a big fan of Dean Koontz’s Odd Thomas series (as well as much of his other work), and so I was excited to get the latest newsletter with some insider info on the new book, Odd Hours. Not only that, but they’re going to be broadcasting a web-only, four-part…

Jason Evans, who runs the Clarity of Night Blog and the ongoing photo-story contests, has opened up an interesting new venue for online conversation, though with more of a casual-counseling feel to it. Everyone is invited to take part, either inviting Jason to a discussion of whatever issue lays heavy…

Do you ever stare off into the distance and wonder what our language might sound like ten, twenty, or fifty years from now? What words would we still be using? What words would be considered out-of-date or obsolete? It’s strange to realize that the phrase you used just yesterday might…

A house is offered as the grand prize for an essay contest. (Of course, there’s a catch.) A pet store owner was almost eaten alive by one of her Burmese pythons. And… Ladies…if you are ever romantically involved with a hardcore geek, realize this is what might happen to you.…

Let there be Internet. And it was good. I see that smile.  Subscribe in a reader

After finishing this last manuscript, I wondered how bad it was that I’d gone over 130k on the word count (having since trimmed down this number during revisions). I know fantasy and science fiction tend to be a little more lenient towards the “fat” book sitting on the shelf. I…