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I am: Philip José Farmer This prolific author brings surprising depths to he-man adventure tales, and broke science fiction’s prudery barrier. Which science fiction writer are you? Having never read Farmer, I’m at something of a loss. Perhaps I shall.

Posted by Deana in Alien Invasions, Books, Fun, Literature, Science fiction, Writing on January 29th, 2007 | 2 Comments »

I can tell you with some certainty that I’m going to write a screenplay in a month this summer.   A novel was fun to write — and yes, you’ll see a draft of it — but a screenplay?  Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about.  I’ve had scripts running around in my head for years and [...]

Posted by Chris in Film, NaNoWriMo, Writing on January 18th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Whew!  Just under the wire, too.  The final word of the final chapter was written on the final day, and that word was “mage.”  It’s not as breathtaking as “scar,” perhaps, but I’ll take it. Unfortunately for Patrick, the space monkeys didn’t make another appearance.  Perhaps they can be added in when the book is [...]

Posted by Chris in Books, NaNoWriMo, Writing on November 30th, 2006 | 6 Comments »

I am also a big winner, and I finished my story. I shall not hide it because I like attention. It can use a ton of editing, though, and input from people who know more about space science than I do. Anyway, I hope that works!!

Posted by Deana in Books, Culture, Fun, Holiday! Celebrate!, Language, Literature, NaNoWriMo, Science, Writing on November 29th, 2006 | 2 Comments »

Look at me.  I’ve got that yellow tape across my chest from bursting through the finish line.  My story’s not quite done, but the NaNoWriMo folks don’t care:  I hit 50,000 words and they gave me this keen icon.  Wasn’t that nice? Now, to finish the story and find a nice dark drawer to put [...]

Posted by Karen in Books, NaNoWriMo, Writing on November 28th, 2006 | 3 Comments »