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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
An Article by Ruth Danes
An Article by Ruth Danes
Since childhood, I have been interested in both stories and history. When I was a little girl, I wrote and illustrated little books made from folded pieces of A4 paper. In my teens, I wrote a few truly awful novels and tried, unsuccessfully, to get them published. They will never see the light of day again! Read More
Why Tell the Truth by Tylor Lovins (Book Review #522)
Happy New Years!
Happy New Years!
I want to wish you all the best in 2018! Thank you for giving me an opportunity to do what I love. May you all have a successful year, a joyous holiday season, and a continued inspirational new year. Read More
Earth Quarantined by D. L. Richardson (Book Review #521)
Earth Quarantined is a science fiction story set in 2355. The world as we know it has been saved by aliens called the Criterion. The remaining human race is under tough living conditions due to this relationship and as things have been going on for many years, Kethryn Miller, an actress has come in between them, wanting to expose things that may not turn out to be the best for everyone. Read More
Leaving Jackson wolf by P.A. KANE (Book Review #520)
Leaving Jackson is a young adult fictional story about a biracial boy who is abused by his friends and confides in a friend he never thought he would find. This coming of age story is set in 2016 discussing the Trump and the political/social differences he ignited amongst people.
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