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Oh the Horror
What scares you? What makes you wake up screaming in the dead of night? Write about your fears. Sometimes adrenaline junkies need the rush of a good horror story. Satisfy their needs. I have a creature I love to write about called a demon wolf. It is the size of...
3 Things You Must Do When Writing About Fictional Technology
A science fiction story is inadequate if it does not talk about technology at all. Most science fiction stories emphasize either the importance of technology or its ramifications. Oftentimes, these stories demonstrate how technology has made life easier and more...
The Ultimate Advice to Aspiring Science Fiction Authors
The Ultimate Advice to Aspiring Science Fiction Authors Many people love to read science fiction. Not only is it an amazingly broad genre that covers a wide variety of themes (from post-apocalyptic world to extraterrestrial life), but it can also feed the curiosity...
What Is In A Name?
The names that writers give their characters can often determine what type of people they are. If a person had the name Irvin Garfarckle, what type of person do you think he would be? Does it sound like someone you would trust as your lawyer? Or does it sound...
Ten Things That Might Change the Future
When people think about the future there are various things they associate with what is ahead. We see some of the things in movies that take place in the future. Here are ten things that might change the future...
Sometimes You Have To Fake It
I often tell people half the things I talk about I don't know what I'm talking about. It's just that you don't know which half I don't know. As a science fiction writer, writing about things that might not come true in my lifetime is...
Being Normal Is Boring
I have a friend I call Crazy Dan. He is big into UFOs and aliens. We talk for hours about that and other things. One thing he wants to be known as is NORMAL. I have told him normal is boring. Being called strange is something to be...
An Optimistic View of the Future
Those who are pessimists think the worst is around the corner. An optimist thinks something great is around the corner. A realist just sees a corner and expects anything to happen. As a Christian, I can't help but be both a...
Don’t Give Into the Status Quo
The status quo is for people unwilling to change. It makes people complacent. It also makes them lazy. It sounds so comforting at times. People don't like change if it means their lives will have to adjust to change. The future...
Ten Advantages of Technology
We live in a world in which technology has played a big part in how we live and at times keeping us alive. Here are ten reasons why technology has given us advantages people who have lived at other times were disadvantaged. (1) We Live...
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