10 Questions for Avoiding Deus ex Machina in Fantasy and Science Fiction

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Deus ex machina literally means “God in the machine.”…

Rule-Based Worldbuilding for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Steampunk

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Just because you are writing speculative fiction, it doesn't…

ANWA Presentation: Optimizing Your Author Website for Google and Social Media

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To really optimize your author website, you need to do more than…

“The Last Bathroom” in Defenestration Magazine

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I have a new short story that was recently published. It's…

On Our Differences: Synesthesia, Mental Illness and Creativity, and “The Clockwork Seer”

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I originally wrote this as a guest post for jancipatterson.com.…

We Cooked An Egg On The Asphalt . . . And Then I Ate It

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Yesterday it hit 118 degrees Fahrenheit in Phoenix, tying…