Tag Archives: science fiction

Ferengi Rules of Acquisition and Fiction Writing

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

If you follow Star Trek, the phrase “Rules of Acquisition” is likely to mean something.  For those who don’t, here is a short crash course. Among the race of beings called Ferengi, trade and profit are a way of life.  … Continue reading →

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5 Things to Consider When Marketing Your Work

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

If you ever watch commercials then you have seen that companies will do anything to get a consumer’s attention.  They aim to make an emotional and often irrational connection between you and their product.  Laundry soap no longer just gets … Continue reading →

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Quickly Quotable #52 – H. G. Wells

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

“Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.” “Heresies are experiments in man’s unsatisfied search for truth.” “No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone … Continue reading →

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Literary Magazines

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

Yesterday I successfully submitted my piece for round five of NPR’s three-minute fiction and decided it was great time to explore a few new markets.  These are a few of the literary magazines I stumbled upon while searching Duotrope’s Digest, … Continue reading →

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The Weekly Review #2

Posted on February 21, 2010 by

Didn’t I just write one of these? Yikes, time does fly when you have something to work on.  The big manuscript passed 40,000 words today, a lot of the writing lately has been very poor.  More a skeleton than a … Continue reading →

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