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Just a note about typefaces
I was recently reminded that I know a little something something about printing and how to sometimes get it right even if I can not get html code to agree with my thoughts I still know how to get it on paper. Locally I have decided to go with a print
Read more…What is your "Q"
For those that can not wait for the punchline I have included a great example of what "Q" is for the uninitiated at the bottom of this post.
As artist we often forget that we are stars in our own circle and limited places. Outside of that we are just
Read more…Coming home
Mission
Our mission is to bring together our resources to benefit our own people. We will partnership with people of color initiatives sharing perspectives and fostering cultural understanding FIRST WORLD PEOPLE is an association with no political n
Read more…My new site: AuthorBookHouse.com - Formatting help for new authors
My new site http://authorbookhouse.com is now up and running. As many of you know, I teach a publishing course at a college here in my state. The purpose of the course is to teach students how to format their books for print (a physical book)
Read more…A Great offer dont miss it
I have an E-copy of this book available to members of BSFS for 4 days starting 8AM March 28, 2013 Pacific time through April 1, 2013 Midnight ---- Supply me with your email and I will forward you a copy of the PDF file on Monday morning - A great wa
Read more…Harvard and Marvelous World
Hello everyone! I am the author of the Marvelous World series and on March 10th I made my second trip to speak at the Harvard Graduate School of Education for Professor Fernando Reimers' Masters Class. It was an amazing experience to tell such a high
Read more…Free Science Fiction related online classes at Coursera.org -- Pass it on!
Greetings fam,
Some things I will research like crazy on my own, and others...I do better off with a course. My love of sci fi has been limited to just a few authors, but as I strive to be a better author myself, I find it necessary to gain an underst
Read more…5 Ways to Come Up With Great Story Ideas
We all have a million excellent ideas for stories, but, without fail, they magically disappear the minute we sit down to write. It seems impossible, but it happens constantly. Hours are wasted staring at a blank page. And, no matter how many cups of
I can only find it for you I cant make you watch it
The High Bar w/ Warren & Lev Anderson (Fishbone) from The High Bar on Vimeo.
It is not Sci-fi and it is not super hero-ish but it certainly is about something we all deal with as people of color and well worth taking a look at when it comes to PBS in
Read more…Writing Prompts from the Edge of Thinking
It has come to my attention that some writers like, prefer even need writing prompts to get them going. I have included what I think are some fair to decent items to get you going. If this works for you great. If you have one or two of your own pl
Read more…Parents: New creative workbooks are here with incredible heroes.
I'm a parent and a creator, so with my Urban Myth launch, i felt it was critically important to include a solid section of child friendly items. and more than that i hope the materials encourage creativity as well.
So there are a few packages availab
Read more…A short primer on understanding how SCI-FI was/is written
This is spawned from a response on a previous post by myself (Religion does count in space) http://blacksciencefictionsociety.com/forum/topics/religion-doesnt-count-in-space?commentId
A fellow member commented that they like sci-fi (as we all do here
Read more…A Definitve List of Sci-fi Cliche's to Avoid
By the Galactic Core! Now that I've started my own sci-fi short story series, I have to do all this research on feasible science and tech to make a believable tale. One bit of useful info I turned up is a comprehensive list of Sci-fi Cliche's. When I
Read more…Religion doesnt count in space
I know that many of yo here choose to not believe in God in a land that proclaims itself to be a religious free government. Please put that aside as you listen to the following offerings of two different styles. I would like to think that I have fo
Read more…John Grisham on CBS
I often look at other writers and learn from them what worked and what did not work
If you write you need to watch this and as always watch what is not being said
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50133781n
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Free Online College-Level Music and Film Classes
Coursera.org, in addition to many other topics, offers classes in Film and also Music. (They also have a Fantasy / Sci Fi course, I posted about in a thread about free writing courses.)
The classes operate on a schedule, in terms of start date, and a
Read more…Free Online Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing Courses (and Related)
Here's some courses I've come across online, which might be helpful to many. A couple of these, also offer free college-level curriculums and ala carte courses, across general liberal arts, to specialized disciplines in the Sciences, Arts, Psycholog
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