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Victor Hugo KebbeI finally finished reading Revelation Space, a hard Science Fiction by Alastair Reynolds. I wrote my review here, I would appreciate it if you could comment:
https://hardcover.app/books/revelation-space/reviews/@factolvictor?referrer_id=7506
DhalgrenKid turned to tell her just to go away—
Andrew GeczyFree Reading Wednesday: Princess Myrandae and the City of Tomorrow 1x03 “Abomination” Complete
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I’m writing novels like TV shows, a new chapter every month in 4 weekly 8-12 page parts! All free, no pay wall!
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THIS MONTH: Princess Myrandae was taken captive by her toxic masculine brother, and it’s up to Frankie and Rachel to save her.
THIS WEEK: Rachel and friends attack Janet’s flagship in a daring rescue
RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist#PennedPossibilities 645 — What was the most unexpected challenge you encountered while writing your WIP?
I'm of two minds how to answer, so I'll answer twice.
The mainline WIPs both deal with the topic of sex, peripherally—in any case not graphically, but also without shame. How the content of my stories reflects on the stories' author has caused me to choke (as in stop writing) repeatedly. Visit my pinned intro post; the second comment is the mantra I used (use) to get me writing again.
Writing Mars Need Women was unexpectedly challenging production-wise. As a writer who can pump out 2-4K in a writing session, 750 words composed to a prompt to fit a story line, shoehorned into a toot, revised, and published each day for 31 days proved exhausting as it was exhilarating. I'd thought I'd work on the other WIP at the same time. Pfft! Some days I had to give up, then get two stories out the next day to stay on schedule. Well, I did it once… so I can do it again?
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InterNutter 
Some folks just don't like 'sensible'.
https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04491-l107-important-safety-measures
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https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04491-l107-important-safety-measures
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SciFi/Fantasy Magazine CoversScience Fiction Stories vol. 10, no. 1 (March 1959)
Interesting! Clearly they had illustrations which were, you know, OK, a little dull, then someone said "hey let's invert them!" and now they're much cooler and sciencefictiony.
Someone remind me to invert this whole image and reply with it so you can compare and contrast.
Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Science_Fiction_Stories_v10n01_1959-03
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Spooky Panda 🇺🇦#PennedPossibilities 645 — What was the most unexpected challenge you encountered while writing your WIP?
My answer might not be one you're expecting... This particular SFF and cyberpunk tale of mine happens to be one that I once posted elsewhere but is currently on AO3. (I feel like I have a bajillion chapters to upload, because I do, and I just haven't gotten around to it yet. Sorry, readers!) But, yes... All of that needed to be shared before I say more. In the world, there are people who unfortunately love cyberpunk stories but HATE anything #LGBT+ / #LGBTQIA+ in the slightest. Twats exist. We knew this. The main romance in the first story in the series is between two MEN. The series features an array of interesting characters, genders, sexualities, etc. Such is life. Don't like it? F*ck off. Feel like you need to air your homophobic grievances with me? Again, f*ck off. Wanna hate on me next? I'll say it again. F*ck off. I don't have the time for it. Dealing with all of that was an unexpected challenge. I had a lot of hate, which is why the series is over on AO3 now before its eventual publishing. People. Just... People. 🤬
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Negative12DollarBillYou know what's a billion-dollar movie series waiting to be made? Earthsea.
Is there some copyright nonsense with it holding us back? Did the failure of that wrongheaded Ghibli version put people off?
It has everything #LOTR has, without the audience fatigue; it has everything #HarryPotter has, without the problems, including an escalating maturity and increasing darkness; it would succeed where #Narnia failed.
Why we aren't ploughing all our resources into this IP is beyond me.
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Stuart J. WhitmoreIf you don't know much about Judy-Lynn del Rey and her influence on fantasy and science fiction, I encourage you to take a few moments to read this article. I didn't know much about her, and I found this quite interesting.
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New on The Conversation: The woman who revolutionized the fantasy genre is finally getting her due | University of Arizona News
From "Star Wars" to "The Princess Bride," Judy-Lynn del Rey was a superstar editor who helped bring science fiction and fantasy to the masses, writes Dennis Wise, assistant professor of practice in the Department of English.