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Audio Data on why you should keep submitting rejected work! I Should Be Writing, Episode 239: Interview with Vylar Kaftan (science-fiction short story writer) contains a link to some interesting...
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This is a fantastic commencement address given by noted science fiction author Neil Gaiman. He speaks primarily of writing, but the message is beautifully applicable to any art form… including simply...
View ArticleIn Defense of Science Fiction
I sent a draft of one of my latest stories to a friend with whom I’ve been sharing a lot of my writing lately. Being a writer herself, she gave me some great feedback, and I’m always appreciative of...
View ArticleWhat We Could Be If We Tried
I got a lot of good feedback from friends/colleagues regarding my last post on defending the literary and humanistic elements of science fiction. The discussion led me to an important point which got...
View ArticleArc 1.3 Competition – Science Fiction
Link: Arc 1.3 Competition – Science Fiction Found my writing project for the next month. Game on. Arc, in collaboration with The Tomorrow Project, is looking for new, original stories – between 3000...
View ArticleLiteracy in the Science Classroom
I’ve been thinking a lot about literacy across the curriculum since I took a class called… well, Literacy Across the Curriculum. As a science teacher in training, I suppose one might wonder why I would...
View ArticleNeil Gaiman on Rejection
The best reaction to a rejection slip is a sort of wild-eyed madness, an evil grin, and sitting yourself in front of the keyboard muttering “Okay, you bastards. Try rejecting this!” and then writing...
View ArticleWhither Science Fiction?
Science fiction, like so many aspects of the world right now, feels like it is on the cusp of a major shaking up. One year ago, Neil Stephenson provoked a flurry of discussion with his article on the...
View ArticleBoskone: The Year in Short Fiction – 2012
This is post #4 of 7 in the series “Boskone 50” The Year in Short Fiction: 2012 Short fiction may be making a welcome comeback, in both print and e-media. Let’s discuss last year’s most notable...
View ArticleResolutions Unresolved
So much for last year’s resolutions. Let’s check in one-by-one. RESOLUTIONS: Write something everyday. I gave myself the options of journal, letter, blog, or fiction. This was going very well actually,...
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