Tag: writing
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Interview with the Editor-in-Chief of Salome’
Salome’ is a new UK literary magazine I’ve recently discovered, and I was so lucky to get Jacs, the Editor-in-Chief, here for a chat…
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18 February – Events
Yesterday I had the opportunity to witness two (different) but related events – both in the field of writing and publishing. One, in Edinburgh,…
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Market News – SFF&H zines
I have always been an avid consumer of speculative fiction in all forms and format, and recently a writer, too. Therefore it’s always painful…
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2017 New Year’s Resolutions
2016 was not a bad year blog-wise, even though I went nowhere near my desired reading quota and even less in terms of book reviews.…
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Markets for your fiction – how to locate them? A comparative analysis.
When I started, a couple of years ago, to write (again) fiction after many years of non-fiction / academic writing, I found myself a…
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2 years and counting…
Yes, this week makes two years of blogging for The Earthian Hivemind – two years I’ve enjoyed a lot and had the opportunity to…
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NaNoWriMo 2015 – done and dusted
Done -yesterday night just in time I finally validated my wordcount: 51,299 – otherwise said, I made it. It has taken a lot of efforts,…
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Scrivener as word processor
With NaNoWriMo 2015 half on its way I decided to say a few words about my favourite word processor. While I understand there’s a…
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One Lovely Blog Award – Pass it on!
This one landed on my (virtual) desk a couple of weeks ago or so, and I find it so nice I couldn’t avoid joining,…
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November (SF) events… read & write
Way too many things in November for people like me that love speculative fiction… but two are the ones I’m going to join. The first…
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Worldbuilding for SF – A Writer’s Guide, review
“The classic advice to writers is “Write about what you know.” But if you’re a science fiction writer, you often write about what you…
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Tools for sky lovers (and SF worldbuilders) – eSky
I have already written some time ago about tools for exploring the night sky and find your way around. Today I want to talk…
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Worldbuilding for historical fiction – travels
That worldbuilding is complicated and time-consuming is something every creator of fiction, no matter the media adopted, knows well. Creating detailed and coherent fantasy…
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Writing about science and space for other blogs / 5
This is the periodic update about articles I have contributed in these last months to other blogs. Compared to last year I have been…
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Cherished Blogfest – July, 24-26 2015
What is a blogfest, exactly? It’s an occasion to making online friends and discover others with similar interests. There are many initiatives in the blogosphere,…
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Gernsback SF Short Story Writing Contest 2015
If you’re following this blog you already know I contribute articles to Amazing Stories. Today I’d like to talk about the SF short story…
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NaNoWhat? – Options and (Damage) Assessment
A few days ago I received an email from the NaNoWriMo Team kindly informing me that I, proud winner of the 50,000 word-race, am now in…
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NaNoWriMo – Mission accomplished (wow)
Here I am. Just finished validating my draft of 50,932 words. I barely believe I made it – but those words came somehow out…
