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Tag Archives: sci-fi

Firefly Online?

January 6, 2012 0 Comments

I was just poking through Massively when I ran across quite the doozy of a news snippet. Apparently, a group of indie developers, the Multiverse Foundation, are beginning work on what they hope will become a Firefly MMORPG. I know what you’re thinking–OH-EM-GEE!–because I am, too. But we have to be careful not to get out [...]

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Firefly, Gaming, MMO, sci-fi, Whedon

Thank You, Dragonlady

November 23, 2011 2 Comments

Thank you, Anne McCaffrey.

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Books, Fantasy, Literature, sci-fi, Storytelling, Writing

On the Value of Short Stories

November 7, 2011 1 Comment

The value of short fiction isn’t something a reader can decide, nor is it something the authors and industry can, either. It’s a system of checks and balances that has been out of whack for a very long time.

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Books, ebooks, Literature, Publishing, sci-fi, Short Stories, Storytelling, Writing, Writing My Novel

Terminator the Second: Action is Eloquence, Indeed

Terminator the Second: Action is Eloquence, Indeed

October 17, 2011 8 Comments

Terminator the Second proves that good acting, good ideas, and a bit of followthrough and support can make even the most ridiculous ideas into something special.

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General Pop Culture, Theater

Review, sci-fi, Shakespeare, Terminator, Theater

Writing My Novel: BIRTHRIGHT, Chapter 2

Writing My Novel: BIRTHRIGHT, Chapter 2

July 17, 2011 10 Comments

The original first chapter–now the second–of my novel BIRTHRIGHT.

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Fiction, Free Stories, Writing My Novel

#SampleSunday, Birthright, Books, Fantasy, Fiction, sci-fi, Writing, Writing My Novel

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