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New Worlds: Measuring Time

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Marie Brennan

(This post is part of my Patreon-supported New Worlds series.) Before we get to the post itself, a brief housekeeping note: for this Patreon, I’ve committed to four essays a month. But as you may have noticed, I post on … Continue reading →

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Posted in Worldbuilding, Writers on Writing | Tagged New Worlds, worldbuilding

Why do characters… #3: Why are bad characters (villains) so much fun?

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Alma Alexander

Protagonists are all very well. You pick a central character whose story you will tell, you get into their head, you understand his or her point of view.  A protagonist like that generally has to carry the spear for the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Writers on Writing | Tagged Alma Alexander, characters, craft of writing, villains, writing

A Tricoastal Woman: Not Autobiography

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Nancy Jane Moore

“Have you ever killed anybody?” That question, from a close friend who has read a lot of my fiction, startled me. “No, of course not,” I said. “Why do you ask?” “Well, you write about it a lot.” I suppose … Continue reading →

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Posted in Writers on Writing | Tagged not autobiography

Artificial Intelligence Storybundle

Posted on March 29, 2017 by News Editor

BVC member Linda Nagata is part of the latest science fiction Storybundle. Storybundles are themed collections of ebooks, sold together at discount, and available only for a very short period of time. Lisa Mason — author of the Philip K. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Books and Reading, science fiction | Tagged artificial intelligence, Limit of Vision, Linda Nagata, Storybundle, the bohr maker

Beauty, Revisited

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Steven Harper Piziks

Darwin and I finally saw BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.  My thoughts: –Emma Watson isn’t a great singer. Her voice is quite weak compared to Paige O’Hara. Come to that, none of the cast members has a standout voice, except the … Continue reading →

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Posted in LGBT, Media, Reviews

Recommended Audiobook:
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Linda Nagata

The full title of Trevor Noah’s childhood memoir is Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood. I picked this audiobook because it had been named a best book of the year by several publications, and because the sample … Continue reading →

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Posted in Books and Reading | Tagged Trevor Noah

Revisiting the past. Sort of.

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Diana Pharaoh Francis

It’s spring break. Last Friday, my son and a friend decided to do a movie marathon of The Lord of The Rings trilogy. One of his friends had never seen it. I can’t remember if my son had seen it … Continue reading →

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Posted in Characters, Film, Inspiration | Tagged heroes, reminiscing, stories, Tolkien

The Reluctant Traveler: Part 2 Several elephants and one leopard

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Jill Zeller

We rise early, try to chug hot, mediocre coffee, and line up to enter our Bush Cruiser, the faithful Land Rover, with cameras, phones, hats, scarves, bug juice, water bottles all handy and within easy reach. Camera is charged and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Animals, Travel | Tagged Africa, Travel

Worldbuilding: Curses and Cusses

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Sherwood Smith

  How many Sf or fantasy novels have you read, or shows have you watched, that toss you right out when the characters started cussing and the made-up words, or euphemisms, sound totally fake? Some writers solve the problem by … Continue reading →

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Posted in Culture, History, Uncategorized, Worldbuilding | Tagged language, Sherwood Smith, worldbuilding

New Worlds: Four Seasons, or Two, or . . . ?

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Marie Brennan

(This post is part of my Patreon-supported New Worlds series.) “I miss seasons.” I hear this sometimes from people who move to the San Francisco Bay Area from the East Coast or the Midwest of the U.S. Truth be told, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Worldbuilding, Writers on Writing | Tagged New Worlds, worldbuilding

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