Anyone know what the “original” version of this is?
I found a picture of Darth Vader leading his troops into combat (see below the cut for smaller version). It seems very familiar in layout and I’m pretty sure that is a “copy” of a famous painting....
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The other day I received an email that a friend and fellow writer sent out to the AAAWG email list. It was about how one handles pacing in a novel. Initially I didn’t have a cogent answer, and I still...
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The “Which SF/F/H World Would I Live In?” meme, found here and started there, prompts me to answer: My immediate answer is, I would choose to live in Iain_Banks|Iain Banks' The_Culture|Culture. Why?...
View ArticleWho is the best short story writer? (Good question. Anyone know?)
Last night I pulled out a copy Fredric Brown|Fredric Brown's Angels and Spaceships|Angels & Spaceships that I bought recently in order to better study the art of short story writing. Fredric...
View ArticleSoliciting answers to: What novels or short stories stand out in your memory...
I’m soliciting answers to the following question: What novels or short stories stand out in your memory as “weird”?? I’m doing this in order to put together a “mind meld” (inspired by...
View ArticleAgent Advice – What is the biggest query mistake?
For those of you who are in the query process or are thinking about getting into the query process, you may find this quite useful. J.M. Tohline consolidates the answers from agents to the question...
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