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Everything you need to know to catch the Curiosity rover landing
UPDATE: No, no, no–NASA has a touch-down clock that says the Curiosity will land at 1:31 SDT, on August 6th; 11:31 MDT on August 5th; and 10:31 PDT August 5th. And a big “Thank you” to my comet/asteroid chasing brother, … Continue reading
Posted in Scheme Stalker, Uncategorized
Tagged 2012, Annalee Newitz, August 5, curiosity, dreamer, ideas, imagination, io9, Mars, science, space travel, technology, writer, writing
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Help! I’m Missing In Action
Frankly, I don’t know how writers write and still find time to blog. Would someone let me know how that works? I’m right at the end of yet another draft, and it’s been forever since I last wrote anything to … Continue reading
Missing In Action
Did you see the movie Misery(Stephen King)? It came out years ago. You see, there’s this author (James Caan) who killed off his main character. He was taking his (hard-copy) manuscript to the post office, ran off the road, and … Continue reading
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Banned Books in the U.S.A.
What happens to controversial books in the state where you live? Tattered Cover Bookstore posted this map of the U.S.A. as a finale to Banned Book week. Worth thinking about.
Posted in What if--
Tagged Banned Books, Controversial Books, Map of States, Readers, Writers, Your State
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Seven Ways . . . To Leave Your Loved Ones in The Cold
Seven Ways (or five or three) to Improve Your Character Studies, Seven Ways to Improve Your Plot Development, or Seven Ways to Make Your Manuscript a Best Seller: These type of articles seem to be a trend. After all, how … Continue reading
Posted in Pen Points
Tagged humor, relationships, Seven Ways, tips for writers, voices, writing
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