I got the go ahead from Brother Administrator so here goes :) But be warned! Some of the content is very steamy. You can use your cursor to fast forward through the music. You might have to tinker with it to get to the readings. Thanks for your suppo
Read more…There is a fine line between magic realism and science fiction that fascinates me. Two of my favorite authors who, I feel, are pros at stretching the realm of imagination within literary fiction are Ralph Ellison and Richard Wright.Richard Wright's m
Read more…Hi all. I was thinking, how about a bunch of us gathering at the NBBF in May? They are organizing the author vendors by genre and it would be pretty neat to have a large sci-fi/ fantasy showing at something like this, kind of like a coming out party
Read more…Do you believe that the landing on the moon was factual or done in a movie studio as some have claimed?
Read more…After Barack is elected President since he is often compared to JFK, who do you think is best qualified to be the black Marilyn Monroe and pop out the cake singing HAPPY BIRTHDAY to him?A. Halle BerryB. RihannaC. BeyonceD. Oprah Winfrey
Read more…WHERE'S the party there's nobody here, I NEED fun and liquor, saturday in doors sucks.
Read more…If Barack Obama is elected as our next president, do you think he is qualified to defend our nation against an alien invasion from outer space?
Read more…At my good friend Milton's insistence, I'm sharing some good news. I really didn't want to this -- yeah right (laugh)! Everybody knows all us writers are born narcissists (smile).
Tommorow at 2PM Patricia Murray will be taping an interview with me and
Ok everyone!! It's time for an exercise to test those mental muscles and hone the sword blade of our writing craft!! Pretty cool metaphor, heh,heh...anyway, I'm going to present to you the following sentence. Use the building blocks of your imaginati
Read more…Those of us who are writers understand the importance of honing our craft. If a bodybuilder does not work out he loses muscle definition. If a marathoner does not run he cannot compete in distance running. Hence, a writer who does not write becomes s
Read more…The following is not a rejection letter, it's MOTIVATION!! I am a warrior!! It's not about how many times you get knocked down, it's about getting up and confronting the challenge each time!! That which does not kill you only makes you stronger! The
Read more…Hi all... just curious about some of your marketing techniques, successes, and failures thus far. Many of you know by now I'm not one to keep mum about nearly anything, so give up the goods so we can help each other succeed! What works, what doesn't?
Read more…As I prepare to write at 6:30 a.m (after a 4 a.m. workout), I'm making a hot cup of tea and thinking back to when I was a little girl, ten years old and typing away at my Sci-Fi/Fantasy masterpiece "Angela Queen of the Angels" on an Underwood typewri
Read more…What's the premise? Sci-fi; Fantasy, or an eclectic mix? Who wants to set it off? Who'd like to anchor? Any preferences?(I think we should also shop this one around to a publishing house.)Hey all!This just came to me while teaching a unit on genre to
Read more…I noticed that there is this thingy on the forum where as an announcement is placed that so and so are friends now! WTF is that? Does that mean if someone is my friend I can borrow money from them? What about the situation where me and Ronald go way
Read more…I've posted an article about a book that I didn't know was in circulation. The book sounds like an engaging read. Tell me what you think about the following review.Black Space: Imagining Race in Science Fiction Filmby Adilifu NamaUniversity of Texas
Read more…As the Hadron Collider did it's thing today, I wondered if folks here were making up stories about what might happen. It was kinda exciting here at work wondering if we'd be sucked into a black hole, or if I would suddenly fall into another dimension
Read more…I normally write alternate history science fiction with elements of horror. Usually all of my characters are entirely human -- all though I have a growing fascination with vampires (and even they have a disease and not a superhuman origin in my work)
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