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2025

The Story Behind Dragons Gone Wild original ↗

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2023

From Stones to Sex: Making Realistic Animals in Fiction original ↗

4 Jul 2023

Common Misconceptions about Surviving Extreme Cold, Part 3 original ↗

23 Jun 2023

Common Misconceptions About Surviving Extreme Cold, Part 2 original ↗

26 May 2023

Common Misconceptions About Surviving Extreme Cold original ↗

12 May 2023

Radiation Detection and Measurement in Sci-fi original ↗

27 Apr 2023

Book Signing with Baen Authors Friday original ↗

14 Apr 2023

On Chengdu WorldCon and Best Related Work original ↗

6 Apr 2023

Luck vs. Talent vs. Perseverance in Publishing original ↗

22 Feb 2023

2022

The Best of Times and the Worst of Times in 2022 original ↗

29 Dec 2022

Common Misconceptions about Satellite Orbits original ↗

15 Dec 2022

Radiation Hazards in Space original ↗

9 Dec 2022

The Science of Skin in Fiction original ↗

16 Nov 2022

#SFFpit: My Unexpected Path to Publication original ↗

27 Sept 2022

Dragons 2 and WorldCon 2022 original ↗

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The #SFFpit FAQ original ↗

25 Aug 2022

On #SFFpit, WorldCon, and Silver Queendom original ↗

18 Aug 2022

Books, Writing, and Dragons original ↗

26 May 2022

The Monster You Feed: Mental Health in Fiction original ↗

19 May 2022

PFIF Highlights, Bookstores, and Brushes with Fame original ↗

9 May 2022

Self-defense Versus Martial Arts original ↗

4 May 2022

Lessons for Writing Realistic Fantasy Stories original ↗

3 May 2022

Magic Systems Made Stronger with Science original ↗

2 May 2022

On Launching Nonfiction Books for Writers original ↗

11 Apr 2022

Revolutions and Why They Fail original ↗

25 Mar 2022

How to Keep A Horse Healthy original ↗

16 Mar 2022

Museums Inspire SF/F Writers original ↗

3 Mar 2022

The End of the Pitch Wars Era original ↗

22 Feb 2022

So You Want to Bury A Body: Grave Digging for Writers original ↗

10 Feb 2022

15th Century Clothing for Writers original ↗

27 Jan 2022

Finding the Good of 2021 and Big Plans for 2022 original ↗

20 Jan 2022

2021

Like Learning to Ride A Horse original ↗

14 Oct 2021

Teleportation in Science Fiction original ↗

7 Oct 2021

9 Things Every Debut Author Learns original ↗

6 Oct 2021

Quantum Mechanics Part 3: Time Travel original ↗

30 Sept 2021

Multiverses in Science Fiction original ↗

23 Sept 2021

Quantum Mechanics I: Uncertainty, Observation, and the Quantum Retcon original ↗

15 Sept 2021

Origin Stories, Rooks, and Arcana original ↗

13 May 2021

Horses as Change Agents in Fantasy original ↗

25 Mar 2021

Writing Realistic Horses: Horse Psychology 101 original ↗

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Hypothermia in Fiction original ↗

18 Feb 2021

Pottery and Ceramics for SFF Writers, Part 2 original ↗

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Pottery and Ceramics for SFF Writers, Part 1 original ↗

21 Jan 2021

Parasitism in Sci-fi: It Gets Under Your Skin original ↗

13 Jan 2021

On Dragons and Friends original ↗

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Book Release and the Great Dragon Egg Hunt original ↗

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Putting the Fact in Fantasy Sold to Penguin Random House original ↗

21 Oct 2020

Querying Writers Should Know the Publishing Industry original ↗

25 Sept 2020

Writer in Motion Week 4: More CP Revisions original ↗

31 Aug 2020

Writer in Motion Week 3: CP Revision Draft original ↗

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Writer in Motion Week 1: My Story’s First Draft original ↗

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Beyond Rome: Infrastructure in Ancient Civilizations original ↗

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Big Brother is Watching: Surveillance Technology and Privacy original ↗

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How to Name Characters in Fantasy original ↗

14 May 2020

World-building with the Spanish Inquisition original ↗

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Prophets, Preachers, and Parasites in Fantasy original ↗

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Plants in World-building: Cacao Case Study original ↗

16 Apr 2020

Novel Coronavirus 2019: Scientist Roundtable original ↗

18 Mar 2020

Spawning Monsters with Biology original ↗

21 Feb 2020

A Writer’s Guide to Tics and Tourette Syndrome original ↗

14 Feb 2020

Futuristic First Aid: High-tech Wound Care original ↗

6 Feb 2020

2019

Organic World-building Through Ecology original ↗

5 Dec 2019

8 Tips for Writing Realistic Soldiers original ↗

29 Aug 2019

Entomology and Ants in Fantasy original ↗

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State of the SF/F Market in 2019 original ↗

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Fly Me to the Moon: Fantasy versus Reality original ↗

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Interstellar Space Law: Who Owns Oumuamua?original ↗

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SFFpit Trends and Statistics: July 2019 original ↗

25 Jul 2019

Apollo 50th and the Science of Space Travel original ↗

16 Jul 2019

GPS Systems: What Authors Should Know original ↗

11 Jul 2019

Machine Learning for Writers original ↗

30 May 2019

Essential World-building: Food and Drink in Fiction original ↗

2 May 2019

My GOH Experience at Norwescon 42 original ↗

23 Apr 2019

My Norwescon 2019 Schedule original ↗

15 Apr 2019

The Future of Communications original ↗

7 Mar 2019

Writing Characters with ADHD original ↗

28 Feb 2019

Common Misconceptions About Artificial Intelligence original ↗

8 Feb 2019

Events, Releases, and Honors in Early 2019 original ↗

25 Jan 2019

Emergency Triage for Writers: Bring Out Your Dead original ↗

11 Jan 2019

A New Year and A New Story original ↗

4 Jan 2019

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5 Amazing Things That Happened in 2018 original ↗

27 Dec 2018

Advanced Life Support for Writers original ↗

20 Dec 2018

The Current State of Artificial Intelligence original ↗

13 Dec 2018

6 Must-read Books for Genre Fiction Writers original ↗

7 Dec 2018

PSIF Book Release, Reviews, and News original ↗

27 Nov 2018

Erroneous Code in Fiction original ↗

8 Nov 2018

PSIF Book Event at Mysterious Galaxy original ↗

23 Oct 2018

A Month of Sci-fi Story Prompts original ↗

3 Oct 2018

Sights, Sounds, and Smells in the Lab original ↗

27 Sept 2018

The Science of Aging and Its Fictional Cures original ↗

20 Sept 2018

Quantum Computing and Cryptography, Part 2 original ↗

14 Sept 2018

Analog versus Digital Imaging original ↗

6 Sept 2018

Quantum Computing and Cryptography: Part 1 original ↗

31 Aug 2018

Pitch Wars 2018 Tips and Advice original ↗

24 Aug 2018