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Rip It Up And Start Again
Continuing the science fiction theme from my last article, today I’m looking at how science fiction can address current political issues in a fictional setting, and how you can use current events to...
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Fixer-Upper (Needs a little work!)
No, the Limebird site hasn’t moved into real estate; today I am going to be talking about that venerable article the ’fix-up’ novel. The subject came up on Neeks’ recent post ‘Short Story Writing‘ in...
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Watch The Skies!
There has always been a place for the ‘other’ in stories; whether that be in the Talmud where Rava creates a ‘man’ from mud, or the stories of the Middle Ages (“The Golem of Chelm” and “The Golem of...
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Keeping It In The Family
As it’s only two weeks until the start of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and today is NaNoPrep Day, I have been thinking about what my novel will be this year. I thought that I would share...
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Yay for YA!
Young Adult (YA) fiction continues its rise in popularity (one just needs to view the posts about ‘The Hunger Games’ on the Limebird forum). According to ‘Understanding the Children’s Book Consumer in...
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A Little Bit On The Side – Part One
We all know that it’s only the lucky few who can make a living solely from the writing of novels and short stories. Most writers, even critically acclaimed ones, earn a living in some other profession....
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A Little Bit On The Side – Part Two
In a previous post I talked about science fiction authors who also wrote some great episodes of famous science fiction TV shows. Today I will be looking in the opposite direction – at that venerable...
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Author Chat, Termites, and a Giveaway…
After reading the novella ‘Monster is in the Eye of the Beholder’, I knew I had to interview its author, Lorinda J Taylor. I loved it and I’d never read anything quite like it. Not being a geeky...
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Dude, Where’s My Flying Car!
With the revelations about the NSA’s global listening network, sales of George Orwell’s 1984 have shot up (more than 7,000% on Amazon, jumping from a rank of 13,074 to 193 and still climbing). That...
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Book Giveaway Contest! The King’s Jewel
On the 16th August my fourth book (my second novel) was released as an ebook (while the previous three are also available in paperback, this one will only be coming out in physical copy for the...
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