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Descriptions by Keith Julius
Descriptions by Keith Julius
I love descriptive passages in books, the kinds that grab hold and yank you away from the humdrum concerns of everyday life. One of the great things about reading is it allows you to escape from reality for a few moments. Your imagination is free to roam wherever the author decides to take you. Reading has transported me to distant places, exploring foreign peoples and cultures. I’ve traveled the universe in spaceships and journeyed across the seas with sailors and pirates and discoverers. I can do anything and go anywhere, constrained only by the words on the page, and beautifully written descriptions make the experience that much more enjoyable. Read More
The difference between theory and practice by I.V. Olokita
The difference between theory and practice by I.V. Olokita
Theoretically, he is dead.
Practically he is still alive.
But this is the truth only for this moment because everything is almost over, All but Mikel’s last breaths. They and a few more reflections that will accompany him forever.
Finally Giving Writing a Try by Idelle Kursman
Finally Giving Writing a Try by Idelle Kursman
I always loved writing and people often complimented my work, but it never occurred to me to try to publish a book. The idea struck me when my twins were born. I would read children’s books to them every day because studies found that children raised on reading acquired a love of learning. The more I read to them, the greater the desire I had to write my own book. As they got older, I started taking writing classes and attending writing groups. I first completed a novel when I participated in the 2010 Nanowrimo (National National Writing Month). Nanowrimo gave me the confidence and discipline I needed to finally finish a novel. By the time I wrote True Mercy, I felt ready to publish. It was an education learning about formatting, book cover design, copyright, contracts, and publishing options. Since traditional publishers rejected over 90% of manuscripts, I chose to self-publish. I had complete control over the content, the editing, and everything else.
CHALLENGES OF THE GODS by C. Hofsetz (Book Review #524)
Challenges of the Gods is a fictional story about a man who somehow falls into a secondary world where it is neither heaven nor hell. There, he realizes that he has been chosen to destroy Earth. He is returned with a different body meets a woman and that’s where the journey takes on an adventurous tale. The God’s are at play and Mike is the chosen one.
The Emissary by Tamara Veitch and Rene DeFazio (Book Review #523)
Pantser vs. plotters. by Dennis Scheel
Pantser vs. plotters. by Dennis Scheel
Many authors blend their stories into many different genres. The main one first, then many little ones mixed in for goodwill… or just for the heck of it. Then there are also those, who fall into them by accident. They let it take them, where the story, they are telling goes, whether that means they divert a little on the original idea, so be it.
A story is never on paper, as you imagined in your head. Read More
An Article by Damien Larkin
When I was ten, I had a grading at my Tae Kwon Do club. If I passed, it meant I would move up to a more advanced belt. How much preparation did I do?
Virtually, none.
THE ETHICS OF A.I. by Heidi J. Hewett
THE ETHICS OF A.I. by Heidi J. Hewett
People have been making tools since the early Stone Age to help us do things. Sometimes we build things just to see if we can. Artificial Intelligence straddles both. I think that’s part of what makes the question of the ethics of A.I. so thorny. Does it even make sense to create something with a sense of ‘self’ and expect it to act in a selfless way?
THE ODDITIES OF A TRAVELING LIFE – WRITING AS RETIREMENT THERAPY FOR AN OLD GEEZER…by Patrick Burns
THE ODDITIES OF A TRAVELING LIFE – WRITING AS RETIREMENT THERAPY FOR AN OLD GEEZER…by Patrick Burns
Sometimes it just doesn’t work out the way you thought it would.
I decided to climb off the corporate ladder nearly ten years ago, leaving Singapore and a senior HR management role with vague plans to spend more time on “interests” rather than work. Plans that hadn’t been fully defined yet but there’d be something to do with making music and I was also quite keen on learning to surf since I would be living in Southern California; that’s what you do there instead of working, surely?
I wasn’t quite calling it retirement yet but to all intents and purposes… Read More
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