Ramifications of Bad Decisions
#67: “It could have been, but you decided to turn it into a fight, instead.”
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On AI. What does it want? It depends who’s asking.
How about this review for my novel Yellow Tape and Coffee? “A Unique and Captivating View of Portland” Yellow Tape and Coffee by Pat Luther is an absolute gem, offering readers a fresh and captivating take on Portland, Oregon. The city’s essence is brilliantly captured through the author’s vivid descriptions and rich storytelling. As a
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Pitch Contest in a Bar
Last night I took part in a pitch contest in a bar in Eugene. There’s a new Bookpub opening up early next year called Eugene Hodgepodge. It’s both bar and bookstore (and hopefully will have coffee, too, but they haven’t said.) They hosted an event last night at another local brew pub called Arable. In
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Hearken back to those thrilling days of yesteryear…
#66: “After all, not you’re entirely wrong about BeltSec”
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The Return, Once Again, of the Sentence of the Day
That’s right! I am returning once again to posting the Sentence of the Day! For the next several months, I expect all the sentences to be chosen from somewhere within that day’s progress on Careless, the sequel to Thoughtless. If I’m going to have it out and ready by August of next year, I need
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First Page Feedback #3: Asylum Street
Once again, it’s First Page Feedback! Today, we have Asylum Street, a work in progress from Rolf Semprebon. The First Page Setting We learn from the very first line that we’re in Oregon in 1880. The next paragraph tells us more specifically East Portland. And what does East Portland, Oregon, look like in 1880? We
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First Page Critique #2: Knights of Madness
Welcome back to my First Page Critique. Today we have Knights of Madness by Seán Hill. This one is from a piece of flash fiction. Basically, it’s very short fiction – anywhere from 1-4 pages or so. Seán has a FAQ about Flash Fiction on his Twitter (now X) pinned tweet (or whatever they’re called
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First Page Critique?
A popular thing to do at writers’ conferences and science fiction conventions is the ORC, or Open Read and Critique. Participants, who can range from professional to aspiring writers, will usually go around in a circle and read the first page of a manuscript and everybody else will give feedback on it. I’ve often found
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Judge Aileen Cannon Did Her Job
I posted this last week to Facebook, but wanted to put it here as well. Judge Aileen Cannon did her job, and did it well. You only think she didn’t if you think that her job had anything to do with justice. She was put in her position to serve the interests of the 1%
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