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My Editing Experience with BZ Hercules
As an independent writer, I understand the importance of hiring a professional editor. Thus far, I have used two that greatly improved my work–caught mistakes, made me think, saved me a lot of embarrassment.Finding an editor can be a daunting task. I’ve ran into a few that seemed almost hostile to authors, waging a fear…
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Book Reviews from the Moon: No Way to Start a War
No Way to Start a War, the second book in the TCOTU series (This Corner of the Universe) by Britt Ringel is a well thought out military space opera with excellent characters. I enjoyed the first book in the series, but Now Way to Start a War is better.First of all, the conflict between the…
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Book Reviews from the Moon: No Way to Start a War
No Way to Start a War, the second book in the TCOTU series (This Corner of the Universe) by Britt Ringel is a well thought out military space opera with excellent characters. I enjoyed the first book in the series, but Now Way to Start a War is better.First of all, the conflict between the…
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Science for my Science Fiction
Over the last few years, I’ve written a lot of posts about novel writing. Most of these have focused on editing or story structure. For years I used organic / seat-of-the-pants drafting methods with heavy revision and editing, but why talk about that. It’s self explanatory. So to improve my craft, I’ve studied structure and…
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Book Reviews from the Moon: Stormdancer
Photo Credit: http://www.jaykristoff.com Stormdancer: The Lotus War Book One, by Jay Kristoff, has been on my to-read or listen-to list for a long time. Prior to the book’s release, the book cover illustration caught my eye and I read the description. The idea of Japanese steam punk intrigued me in many ways. I’ve never pre-ordered…
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Book Reviews from the Moon: Cop Town
Photo Credit: http://www.karinslaughter.com Cop Town is the first book I’ve listened to by Karin Slaughter. I am now a fan for life. The obstacles that Kate Murphy faces on her first day in the Atlanta Police Department in 1974 are intense and she has a lot more to her character than first impressions suggest. I…
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Blog Tour with Britt Ringel and others…
First of all, I want to thank Britt Ringel, an author a admire for his skill at crafting military space opera. (His books make me feel like I’m serving on a Brevic Republic Fast Ship). Britt invited me to answer a few questions, and I said, “Hell yeah, I want to be part of this…
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Blog Tour with Britt Ringel and others…
First of all, I want to thank Britt Ringel, an author a admire for his skill at crafting military space opera. (His books make me feel like I’m serving on a Brevic Republic Fast Ship). Britt invited me to answer a few questions, and I said, “Hell yeah, I want to be part of this…
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Book Reviews from the Moon: Inoperative – Cyborg One
Charity Parkerson (Author)Hollie Jackson (Narrator)Last week I listened to Inoperative: Cyborg One and probably enjoyed the experience a little too much. Such is the way of well written erotica. Shall we call it a guilty pleasure? The vivid, exciting scenes definitely caught my imagination.Why did I like this story more than other erotica? The answers…
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Book Reviews from the Moon: East of Eden
Photo credit – blogs.publishersweekly.com John Steinbeck published East of Eden in 1952, and considered it his best work. As a Nobel Prize winning novelist, his opinion has serious weight. The story covers two family histories in the Salinas Valley, which is a favorite location of Steinbeck. On that note, I tried to read Tortilla Flats…
