We like to work on many different kinds of writing projects here at the4threalm, and one of more interesting (and fun) projects we have coming up are our comic books. We’re working on a few, but we’ll be premiering two at some point in the near future, one called Machine, and the other, Centurion. We [...]
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(A quick disclaimer before I dive into this post – I hate, hate, HATE political discussions. No matter how well-meaning you may be when you start the discussion, they almost always seem to end in some variation of the following conversation: PERSON 1: Suck it! PERSON 2: No, YOU suck it! I get frustrated by [...]
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This sneak preview artwork isn’t for the upcoming Cithria series, as the others have been, it’s for the rewrite I’m doing on my Tales of the Lore Valley series. The image here shows the majestic city of Tyr, the main setting of the first few books, and it’s spectacular. I need to give a hand [...]
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If you look around, you can find several different explanations for the origin of the Apple logo. Adam and Eve, Isaac Netwton, Alan Turing. They’re all associated with various myths concerning an apple, but what’s the real story? Well, apparently, that’s the point of this particular article – the fact that we love a good [...]
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Here’s a couple of interesting article from the Writers of the Future website that I thought I’d post for you guys. The first one, titled ‘Making It‘, is by Mike Resnick and talks a little bit about how writers become successful. That leads to a plethora of questions. How do you make it as a [...]
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This second image is part of our upcoming series, tentatively titled ‘Cithria’, and it depicts the land of Caldera, one of the settings within that series. Now, what is Cithria, and who are these somewhat-familiar looking characters in the corner? Well, let’s just say that they look familiar for a reason, as do the characters [...]
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The Texas Observer has a short story contest going on with an April 29th deadline. The genre is open, although they prefer something set in Texas, and the max word count is 2500. Entry fees per submission are $25 but the winner gets $1000, so if you’re feeling lucky, and you think you can churn [...]
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The Organization Part 1 – The Extraction by Kris Kramer is now available on amazon.com! Check back regularly as it gets added to additional ebook publishers and distributors.
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theoatmeal.com I’d never heard of this site until last week, when Alistair sent me the below link after searching for man-eating bears, hairy-knuckled women and high-fiving dinosaurs, which is a typical Saturday night for him. Well, not only can you find all three of those things on this site, it even throws in some useful [...]
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Terry Bisson has a guest post on facebook that lists 60 rules for writing Fantasy and Science Fiction short stories, every one of which is pretty much dead on. I’ve posted the first ten rules below, but you can find the rest of the list here. A “mainstream” short story can be about anything: a [...]
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