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rayckeith

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NickEast , to writers
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I always knew I was a coward! I alos like to change the meaning of words as the fancy takes me 😁

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rayckeith ,
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@NickEast @writers @writingcommunity @writing @humour

co-worker or cow-orker ?

richard , to bookstodon
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I've added a link to this page to most of my websites. It is the very detailed, poignant, and a sobering wake-up call every aspiring writer needs. It should be read widely.

No one buys books, by Elle Griffin
https://www.elysian.press/p/no-one-buys-books

Okay, , if nothing this should be a call to make self-publishing significantly more professional.

There needs to be a new system, that is for certain. A writer controlled system.

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rayckeith ,
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debunked

https://countercraft.substack.com/p/no-most-books-dont-sell-only-a-dozen

rayckeith , to bookstodon
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Quick book reviews

https://hachyderm.io/@mralancooper/111887477170293818

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A Bunch of Good Books - Teri Kanefield

"A Bunch of Good Books
2 Comments / February 3, 2024
These are some of the books I read between 2018 and 2023. I found it instructive to put these summaries together. (If I talked about a book recently, I put a link to the blog post instead of offering a summary here.)"

@bookstodon https://terikanefield.com/a-bunch-of-good-books/

KitMuse , to bookstodon
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I need your help . One of the classes I'm taking at the graduate level this semester is Religion & Science Fiction. I read more fantasy, and would like to do my research paper on something that's not obvious (like ST/BS5/Matrix/etc.) & I'd love to use more modern sf rather than the golden age classics.

Anyone have any interesting ideas for my research paper on regarding the intersection of religion and science fiction?

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rayckeith ,
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@KitMuse @bookstodon Theodore Sturgeon's Godbody has a messiah in modern times. Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land has a messiah in the future (and angels in an afterlife).

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@tokensane @KitMuse @bookstodon don't forget Small Gods

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The Ultimate Guide to New Public Domain Books | Reedsy Discovery

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Likewise , to bookstodon
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Tell me a good book you’ve read this year that you’d recommend.

I’ll start: Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom
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@SirNameless_1 @TomEdmonson @Likewise @bookstodon

Sebastian Faulks wrote Jeeves and the Wedding Bells ("a new Jeeves and Wooster novel") which I have not read yet.

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E.S.O.Martin: What We Talk About When We Talk About The Apocalypse

"Collected short stories and novellas from E. S. O. Martin written between 2006 and 2021, all organized around the theme of apocalypses, either personal, local, or global. These stories are written in a variety of genres (mainstream, literary, sci-fi/fantasy/horror) but they are all centered around moments of profound change when one way of being has ended and the next way of being hasn’t started yet. These are stories of people letting go of what was so that they can adapt to a new reality of what is."

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rayckeith , to bookstodon
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“I should be happy, Quentin thought. I’m young and alive and healthy. I have good friends. I have two reasonably intact parents—viz., Dad, an editor of medical textbooks, and Mom, a commercial illustrator with ambitions, thwarted, of being a painter. I am a solid member of the middle-middle class. My GPA is a number higher than most people even realize it is possible for a GPA to be.
But walking along Fifth Avenue in Brooklyn, in his black overcoat and his gray interview suit, Quentin knew he wasn’t happy. Why not? He had painstakingly assembled all the ingredients of happiness. He had performed all the necessary rituals, spoken the words, lit the candles, made the sacrifices. But happiness, like a disobedient spirit, refused to come. He couldn’t think what else to do.”

Excerpt From
The Magicians
Lev Grossman
https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-magicians/id357918872

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rayckeith , to bookstodon
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"Inspired by Letters From Watson and Letters From Bunny, which send their subscribers the Holmes and Raffles stories, respectively, please welcome Letters Regarding Jeeves, which will send you all the public domain Jeeves stories starting February 14th, 2024 - the anniversary of P. G. Wodehouse's death. And you can officially subscribe now!"

https://lettersregardingjeeves.substack.com/

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DocCarms , (edited ) to bookstodon
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There was a poll that stated—Rowling’s opening line in the HP series is one of best in the world. Someone posted about how there are a bunch of other opening statements that are better.

Here’s one of my personal favorites, from Gabriel Garcia Marquez (in English):
“It is inevitable — the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love.”

What are some of your favorite opening lines in literature? 😊
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@DocCarms @bookstodon

The building was on fire, and it wasn't my fault.

(It's book 6 of the Dresden Files, and knowing how the main character operates makes it the perfect first line.)

rabbit_fighter , to bookstodon
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@bookstodon I'm looking for book recommendations for an 11yo who reads at a much more advanced level. He likes sci-fi. He has read the Hitchhiker's Guide series and loved them. I think he would enjoy some more 'hard' sci-fi as well. He needs something challenging but without subject matter that is too mature. Thanks for any help!

rayckeith ,
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@rabbit_fighter @bookstodon almost everything by Isaac Asimov, fiction and nonfiction.

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(I would exclude Asimov's two "Lecherous Limericks" books, "The Sensuous Dirty Old Man", and be cautious about his science fiction published after 1980.)

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I would only recommend Have Spacesuit, Will Travel from Heinlein's juveniles.

mjjmori , to bookstodon
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I’ve gone back to an old I’ve been writing for years- this time I’m getting it done! 😉

But, in doing so I have decided to change the prose text from past-tense to present-tense to give the some extra tension and forward drive.

It’s working out so far, but I’m not entirely convinced it’s the right thing to do. Most narratives are written in past-tense after all, so it might make my novel less inviting.

Thoughts? 🙂

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rayckeith ,
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@mjjmori @pretensesoup @bookstodon @amwriting

now I'm thinking ... second-person future tense.

rayckeith ,
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I recently read a review of a 2nd person novel that said it managed to not bring up "I would never do that" in the reader's mind, but I doubt I would write in that viewpoint for a whole novel. (I don't recall which novel was reviewed.)

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What Makes a Good Book?

https://youtu.be/0_vqIgbuqBw?si=mPaZk-9naQXT_Wii

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"Adam shares what he thinks makes for a great science communication book, the formative science books of his youth, and the new book from one of his favorite science communicators Theodore Gray. Let's browse through this visual deep dive into the mechanical workings of engines!

Engines: https://amzn.to/47NAtRM
The Way Things Work: https://amzn.to/3ElC9UV
How Things Work: https://amzn.to/3YVP3mo
Tools: https://amzn.to/3YRhT7k
The Elements: https://amzn.to/3ssfV18

Shot by Adam Savage" (alt text: Image from youtube video)

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In honor of Gary Larson's birthday, repost with a Far Side cartoon that you love.


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@Sempf @franciscawrites @bookstodon

https://screenrant.com/far-side-gary-larson-rocket-comic-real-design/

davidbrin , to random
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Tomorrow Friday the whole Uplift Storm Trilogy - BRIGHTNESS REEF, INFINITY'S SHORE & HEAVEN'S REACH - is on sale as an e-bundle for $3.99. That's a whole lot of fine, action and thought-packed SF for the price! On Kobo, B&B, Amazon... Try this link Friday! https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-uplift-storm-trilogy

rayckeith , (edited )
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@davidbrin

see "Tomorrow Friday the whole Uplift Storm Trilogy - BRIGHTNESS REEF, INFINITY'S SHORE & HEAVEN'S REACH - is on sale as an e-bundle for $3.99. That's a whole lot of fine, action and thought-packed SF for the price! On Kobo, B&B, Amazon... Try this link" above

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https://mastodon.social/@davidbrin/110867031729441873

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