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So, during the World Cup, how many of you ran across an article about Paul the Octopus, who, folks claim, predicted the outcome of eight World Cup final games? Here’s a video of Paul picking Spain to defeat Netherlands. Now they’re saying that Paul has received more than $4.5 million…

This is a particularly hilarious rant from blogger Squid314, and aptly demonstrates how truth is often stranger than fiction. In this diatribe, Squid314 points out the various weak plot points, stereotypical villains and deus ex machina involved in the storytelling of World War II. Here’s a short excerpt: “I wouldn’t…

While fiddling with the initial scenes of a fledgling manuscript, I received a fun email. From Scott, my agent at Folio Literary Management. Thankfully, this confirmed that my conversation with him last week concerning representation wasn’t a.) a prank or b.) a hallucination. Phew. The email contained some of Scott’s…

For those who have participated in the Clarity of Night flash fiction contests before, you know how much fun it is and how incredibly diverse the entries are based on a single photograph. A new contest is in the works, and Jason Evans, the Clarity of Night moderator, has released…

After meeting Scott Hoffman at the Pike’s Peak Writer’s Conference and submitting an urban fantasy novel to him, he’s offered representation! I’ll be working with Folio Lit agency, and am excited beyond belief to have reached this next step in my writing career. Must now go jog a few miles…

…I brainstorm stories better while on a long walk or pacing the living room. Sense of Touch Shapes Snap Judgements – from Wired.com Do you find this to be true in your experiences?  Subscribe in a reader

I’ve got two new reviews up on my Speculative Fiction Examiner page. One is for Black Blade Blues, about a blacksmith who gets her hands on a legendary Norse sword and has to deal with girlfriend troubles and…draconic investment bankers. The other is Cory Doctorow’s For the Win, a penetrating…

Tor‘s publicity department has started releasing previews of Brandon Sanderson‘s upcoming novel, The Way of Kings. Over the next few months, they’ll be doling out tour info, further excerpts, and more. For now, if you head over to Tor.com and register on the site, you can read the first three…

An artist known as ThrowingChicken (listed on the deviantART website) has recently finished a project in which he has created fossils molds…from the future. Pictures such as the one below represent his vision of what might be dug out of the ground a million years from now. Check out the…

My latest manuscript is now in a full, if very rough, state. This has been one of the longest spans it has taken me to write a novel, mostly because of the month I had to take off from writing around the middle of the plot. But it’s finished now…