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Fiction Writing Exercises: How to Write a Complex Villain : Writing Forward

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:17:00 -0800

From the page: "When it comes to writing fiction, we each have our own unique challenges. For some of us, it�s hard to write realistic dialog. For others, it�s a struggle coming up with names for our characters."

SF Signal: Do Science Fiction Fans Hate Libraries?

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:30:39 -0800

From the page: "OK that might be a little extreme, but hear me out. My friend Megan is a librarian at a major metropolitan library. She recently asked me "why don't sci-fi and fantasy readers use libraries?""

10 Tips to Improve Your Fiction Writing Skills : Writing Forward

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:18:30 -0800

From the page: "Writing fiction, whether short or long, can be a very trying experience indeed. So many writers of fiction have different processes for achieving their writing goals that it�s hard to sift through what works and what doesn�t."

Phoenix Mars Lander Shuts Down -- InformationWeek

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:17:08 -0800

From the page: "NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has shut down, but its legacy will live on as scientists sift through its data and findings. "

Scobberlotch (v.) to loaf around, doing nothing in particular.: TSS: The 100 Best Characters in Fiction

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:16:15 -0800

From the page: "Today I thought I'd share an interesting feature from Book Magazine with you - the 100 Best Characters in Fiction since 1900. Do you have a favorite character who is NOT featured on this list?"

How to solve all your naming dilemmas | National Novel Writing Month

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:47:32 -0800

From the page: "How to solve all your naming dilemmas"

Spacecraft Force Field Could Protect Mars-Bound Astronauts -- Mars Exploration -- InformationWeek

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:47:03 -0800

From the page: "Fusion researchers in the United Kingdom, Portugal and Sweden have demonstrated the feasibility of a force field that could be used to protect astronauts on their way to Mars from radiation in space."

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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:41:30 -0800

From the page: "In science fiction and fantasy, should sex be included in the narrative or not? Should there be different standards for its inclusion in young adult or adult literature? John Ottinger throws the thorny question to a panel of leading scifi bloggers. What should those standards be? What are your personal standards and why? "

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:33:19 -0800

From the page: "Author Henry Miller summed it up best when he wrote that, to become an artist, you must "be crushed … have your conflicting points of view annihilated." He wrote that you must be "wiped out" as a human being "in order to be born again an individual." He used words like "carbonized" and "mineralized" to describe what a writer must endure before he or she can "work upwards from the last common denominator of the self.""

Director announced! Get the latest news on the Cap movie! | Marvel.com News | Marvel.com

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:25:44 -0800

From the page: "The First Avenger: Captain America "