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Language in Science Fiction [@PaulSkewMatrix @NorWesCon]

August 9, 2024June 20, 2023 by Paul Martz

One look at the schedule for Norwescon (Seattle, April 6-9) told me I had some tough choices to make. Without a time machine, I’d have to miss many fascinating sessions. But I could not skip Language in Science Fiction, paneled by authors David D. Levine, Erica L. Satifka, and Joseph …

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Writers Retreat in Iceland by John Bradford @IcelandWriters #IcelandWriters #Authors

June 7, 2023June 2, 2023 by John Bradford

My friends laughed at me when I told them I would attend a writers retreat in Iceland. “You’re just looking for an excuse to travel,” they told me. Is there a better excuse? The Iceland Writers Retreat is held annually the last week of April. Yes, you have many opportunities …

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Four Steps to Revising My Opening with a Critiki Bar Hangover

August 9, 2024September 28, 2022 by Paul Martz

Ugh. I just woke up with a wicked headache, and my tongue feels like it’s taped to the roof of my mouth. That’s what I get for drinking at The Critiki Bar, my pick for best workshop of the 2022 RMFW Gold Conference. The bartenders (er, moderators) were Katharine Sands, …

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