armonelyon has posted a new entry on: Darwin's Paradox
Signing at Chapters Nina’s SF ecological thriller Darwin’s Paradox was selected by Edgar Dunning of the Delta Optimist for a good Christmas read: “If you haven’t sel…
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armonelyon has posted a new entry on: Darwin's Paradox
“The Fiction Writer is at the top of the required reading list for my students. With its engagingly direct, conversational style and easily accessible format, it is a veritable cornucopia of hands-o…
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armonelyon has posted a new entry on: The Passionate Writer
Enduring and surviving rejection is part of every writer’s successful career. Rejection letters can be part of a writer’s toolkit to success. This comes from objectively perceiving them as opportu…
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armonelyon has posted a new entry on: Darwin's Paradox
Nina’s too busy to post (she’s writing 90 articles for her publisher…LOL!) so she asked me if I could post for her. I said, “ok, dude. I can write as good as the rest of them!” On an…
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armonelyon has posted a new entry on: The Passionate Writer
A story’s ending should conclude the story’s plot and theme satisfactorily to the reader. The last thing you want to do is create an ending or dénouement that struggles in its conclusions. The ki…
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armonelyon has posted a new entry on: Darwin's Paradox
Several weeks ago, Toulouse and I got onto a jet plane and travelled to Montreal, Quebec (my old digs when I went to university). We went there to participate in the World Science Fiction Convention.…
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armonelyon has posted a new blog review on: Climate Of Our Future
armonelyon has posted a new entry on: The Passionate Writer
Christopher Vogler, author of The Writer’s Journey, describes a 12-stage journey based on the three-act storyline of the Greeks. It is also based on Joseph Campbell’s 8-step transformation model.…
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armonelyon has posted a new entry on: The Passionate Writer
The world of fairy tales and myth is peopled with recurring character types and relationships. Heroes on a quest, heralds and wise old men or women who provide them with “gifts”, shady fellow-trav…
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armonelyon has posted a new entry on: The Passionate Writer
Before you submit your “science fiction” short story to a magazine that publishes science fiction, it’s wise for you to know what the science fiction genre is. And what it isn’t. Richard Treit…
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armonelyon has posted a new entry on: The Passionate Writer
“Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway had been lost.” — Dante Alighieri (Divine Comedy) “Summoned or not, the go…
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armonelyon has posted a new entry on: The Passionate Writer
Apart from having a compelling story to tell, the next important thing you need to do is tell it well. While the first part of this equation is up to your imaginative powers, the second part is easily…
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armonelyon has posted a new entry on: The Passionate Writer
Nina MunteanuClimate of Our Future is very pleased and excited to announce that Nina Munteanu will be making regular contributions to our blog.Nina Munteanu is an internationally published author and…
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armonelyon has posted a new entry on: The Passionate Writer
Ever since my interview on CBC Radio last Tuesday with Danielle Marcotte, I’ve caught myself thinking in French from time to time. It’s wonderful. The French language is a sensual language, with f…
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armonelyon has posted a new entry on: The Passionate Writer
Suite101 is one of those websites that gets everyone to write for them for free and then tries to pay them for their large traffic contributions with royalties for miniscule ad sales. Fortunately, tho…
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armonelyon has posted a new entry on: The Passionate Writer
You are environment; and environment is you —Nina Munteanu In a recent Scientific American Mind article, entitled " Building Around the Mind " Emily Anthes recounts the story of how prizewinning bio…
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