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Lightspeed
Looking for a writing challenge? Lightspeed is a new SF zine where the competition for story placement will be fierce. It’s fantastic to see a new zine starting and I wish them every success. More than that, I hope they have fun. John Joseph Adams, the fiction editor, wrote encouraging scribbles on my fiction subs to…
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The Problem with Shyness
I’m shy. Sometimes I can hide it. Other times strangers just think I’m reserved/snobbish. Online, it means I lurk rather than comment–and that’s a shame. It’s ungracious. Out of their generosity people share their thoughts, info, themselves, and I respond with silence. When I do comment, I worry my well meant words will be misread…
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Empty Pews
Is God busy?I only askbecause this liturgy is so fast.No time for my hunger.No need for my prayer.The priest has it covered.No need for me here.
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eBook Future
Still on the subject of eBooks, Jane at Dear Author started a discussion about the future of publishing and how readers can navigate the avalanche of eBooks to find treasures. She doesn’t have a definitive answer. But as always, the comments are worth a look for the cross-section of readers and authors. Someone (and I…