Charlie Darwin, or The Trine of 1809

Genre: fantasy Year written: 2009 Year first published: 2011, Publisher: Nevermet Press Interior art by: Steven Austin Where You Can Find It Amazon Stories in the Ether, e-zine, by Nevermet Press, September 2011. History 2009 marked the 200th birthdays of Charles Darwin (February 12), Abraham Lincoln (February 12), and Edgar Allen Poe (January 19). The most remarkable element of this…

Working Backwards by Morva Shepley

Guest Blogger: Morva Shepley Here are a couple of tips I thought I’d pass along to fellow writers. They’re from no less a person than Jane Espenson, who has written for such TV shows as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, and the new version of Torchwood, Torchwood: The New World. She was in Australia during September to talk…

Video Game Writing Tip #10

Slow and Steady Wins the Race Many games include races that are non-human, and these are the toughest to write for. It's so easy to fall into the trap of thinking like a human writer, which you are, and writing dialogue that your fictional race would never say. In order to write for any character, you have to activate your…
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Wily Grant Stone Interviewed

I specifically remember the moment I started reading "The Salt Line," by Grant Stone. I was immediately transported to a strange landscape whose mood carried me through to the end. Everything about the story evokes a connection with ancient cultures and sources of power that go back even before humanity walked the earth. I found myself thinking about the story…
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Wily Bruce Taylor Interviewed

Bruce Taylor, aka Mr. Magic Realism, is one of Seattle's landmarks, always seen wherever writers are gathering, dressed in his white suit and top hat. He's a ray of light in an otherwise very rainy and dark city, drawing writers and other creatives to him. If you ever get the opportunity to converse with him, grab it. He's a wise…
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Teach Your Kids to Game Week

There are many reasons you might want to turn your kids onto tabletop roleplaying games (like Dungeons and Dragons). Let me just list a few that come immediately to mind: Encourage storytelling, imagination, and creativity. Encourage social interaction with live people. Give siblings a common interest. Encourage reading. Family time! Keep them off the real streets and out of real…