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Jules Verne imagined a better future, but not what made it worth imagining
Oddly, I’d never before read any Jules Verne. I’ve now read three of his books in quick succession as research for my own novel. [Spoiler alert if you’ve never read any of the following.] Jules Verne has a reputation as a giant of early science fiction. He’s lauded as a visionary, a storyteller, and an…
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How to make the inevitable surprising
Do your characters have a destiny? Or do they make choices? This post discusses how both can be true.
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How to crew an airship
A short scene describing the roles of all the men serving aboard a military airship in A Philosophy of Air.
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Devil’s eggs? Fascinating links in a San Francisco classic
Go back to the Gold Rush, when eggs cost enough to kill for. Believe it or not, this high cost led to one of San Francisco’s classic dishes!
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How to create subscenes in Scrivener
How to configure a Scrivener project to build scenes from subscenes. And just what is a scene anyway?
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