Expandable spaces By Larua Nicole Some very ordinary objects contain extraordinary things. A lamp contains a genie. Small nook in a tree contains a fairy. A marble contains a universe. A purse contains an entire room full of stuff. But there are two objects that seem to be more than they appear. TARDIS – A [...]
One of the things that we want to do here at Flying Island Press is provide writers with the tools they need to write. We have a lot of services, so new some old, but one the things that the Pirates do is put out writing prompts. They are supposed to be daily but they [...]
Tim Powers, ‘Declare’. Philip (Norval Joe) Carroll It World Con in Reno, Nevada this year, the guest of honor was Tim Powers. I’ve already admitted I am sadly unfamiliar with the classics of science fiction and must now admit that I am equally clueless about new authors who are popular in the science fiction and [...]
In episode forty-three we talk about writing groups and killing some sacred cows. Guests: Zach Ricks JP Losier Doc Coleman Scott Roche Jeff Hite Mentioned: Ustream channel Killing the Sacred Cows: Workshops Tracy Hickman Battle of Wildspitze Question of the Week: Name a characteristic of your favorite author that you’d like to see in your [...]
Random Ruminations Remotely Related to wRiting. By: Philip (Norval Joe) Carroll I’m reading (listening) to a number of books right now. I’m sure that is a bi-product of my ADD. I think there are five. “The Pity of War” about world war I, “The Game of Thrones” by George R. R. Martin, “The Windup Girl” [...]
Character Growth No character in the Star trek universe undergoes as drastic a change as Seven of Nine. While most of the characters not wearing red shirts in Star Trek grow, and many of them grow a lot, none of them change as much as she does. In sticking with my theme, this piece was [...]
Inside the Pokeball – Jigglypuff By Laura Nicole So the people who came up with Pokemon have some serious control issues. The Pokemon are kind of like a mix between a genie and pitbulls raised for fighting (which I do not condone). A trainer gathers the Pokemon and sets it against another Pokemon for what [...]
Pirate take over This episode The Pirate Captain (AKA Jeff Hite) (AKA Capt. Jack Smiley) hires some mercenaries and they take over the galley table. Galley Table 48 We are joined by: Veronica Giguere Doc Coleman James Keeling and Zach Ricks We talk prompt based story writing, like you can find here on Fiction Tuesday [...]
Pirate take over This episode The Pirate Captain (AKA Jeff Hite) (AKA Capt. Jack Smiley) hires some mercenaries and they take over the galley table. Galley Table 48 We are…
A stranger in a strange land, by Robert Heinlein: Metaphor or stereotype? By Philip (Norval Joe) Carroll As I listen to my fellow editors at Flying Island Press, I realize they are much better grounded in Science Fiction than am I. I was introduced to reading by J. R. R. Tolkein and it was the [...]
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