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2016

What if Germany won the First World War? Would we have avoided Hitler?original ↗

20 Apr 2016

This week’s short story challenge original ↗

18 Apr 2016

I like Trek ‘the original series’ way better than Star Wars ‘Part IV’ because…original ↗

17 Apr 2016

Human creativity always wins – for now original ↗

16 Apr 2016

How to put the names of real people into your book original ↗

15 Apr 2016

The obscure word of the week is rorty original ↗

14 Apr 2016

Spring Offensive: how Germany nearly won the First World War in 1918 original ↗

13 Apr 2016

This week’s short story challenge original ↗

11 Apr 2016

When the conclusion doesn’t follow the premise it’s called – stupidity?original ↗

10 Apr 2016

‘Battle for Crete’ – free 9 April 2016 original ↗

9 Apr 2016

When somebody turns up with your literary character’s name original ↗

8 Apr 2016

The obscure word of the week is kieselguhr original ↗

7 Apr 2016

Einstein’s cool way to make time go slower original ↗

6 Apr 2016

This week’s short story challenge original ↗

4 Apr 2016

How to find the best book titles ever!original ↗

3 Apr 2016

“Fantastic Pasts” – out today! Buy now before the llamas get to it.original ↗

2 Apr 2016

Getting ahead in writing, one step at a time original ↗

1 Apr 2016

The obscure word this 1 April is foobleobibble original ↗

31 Mar 2016

Three things to learn from Andy Weir’s ‘The Martian’original ↗

30 Mar 2016

One bad apple doesn’t spoil the barrel, does it original ↗

29 Mar 2016

This week’s short story challenge original ↗

28 Mar 2016

The top ten writing skills that writers really need original ↗

25 Mar 2016

Happy Easter everybody!original ↗

24 Mar 2016

When ego intrudes into the facts of history original ↗

23 Mar 2016

What sort of music captures your writing?original ↗

22 Mar 2016

This week’s short story challenge original ↗

21 Mar 2016

“Fantastic Pasts” now available for Kindle pre-order original ↗

20 Mar 2016

Somebody is illegally advertising non-existent pirate copies of my books original ↗

19 Mar 2016

The paradox of staying under the public radar as a writer original ↗

18 Mar 2016

The obscure word of the week is lubricious original ↗

17 Mar 2016

George Martin’s death name mix-up is a risk for every author with a common name original ↗

16 Mar 2016

Upgrade to Windows 10 for free vs my computers original ↗

15 Mar 2016

This week’s short story challenge original ↗

14 Mar 2016

Why ‘psychology’ fails Popper’s falsifiability tests and isn’t a science original ↗

13 Mar 2016

What is the German word for ‘fluffy’?original ↗

12 Mar 2016

The five realities of writing, for writers original ↗

11 Mar 2016

The obscure word of the week is macaronic original ↗

10 Mar 2016

Does judgementality annoy you?original ↗

9 Mar 2016

This week’s short-story challenge original ↗

7 Mar 2016

Bring me some new ancient astronauts. I like not the ones I have.original ↗

6 Mar 2016

It’s coming! You can’t avoid it!original ↗

5 Mar 2016

Big-time tricks for beating writers’ block original ↗

4 Mar 2016

The obscure word of the week is prolegomenon original ↗

3 Mar 2016

Neanderthal cave talk on any day in the Dordogne, 46,000 years ago original ↗

2 Mar 2016

Hurrah for the New Zealand Division!original ↗

29 Feb 2016

Making science problems go away by changing our thinking original ↗

28 Feb 2016

Meanwhile, over on Facebook…original ↗

27 Feb 2016

Planning is everything for writing original ↗

26 Feb 2016

The obscure word of the week is redound original ↗

25 Feb 2016

Why I get annoyed with Facebook brain-teaser puzzles original ↗

24 Feb 2016

This week’s short story challenge original ↗

22 Feb 2016

What a real science lab actually looks like original ↗

21 Feb 2016

Musings on the directions of mid-career writers original ↗

20 Feb 2016

A bit of a branding issue original ↗

19 Feb 2016

The obscure word of the week is pyrophoric original ↗

18 Feb 2016

St Maarten landing 1. Wellington landing 1,996,786 original ↗

17 Feb 2016

This week’s short story challenge original ↗

15 Feb 2016

Why I don’t do fun science tricks with microwave ovens original ↗

14 Feb 2016

Einstein was right…again. Gravitational waves rule!original ↗

13 Feb 2016

What should writers be paid? And what is their time worth?original ↗

12 Feb 2016

The obscure word of the week is indehiscent original ↗

11 Feb 2016

So is ‘free’ killing writers’ incomes?original ↗

10 Feb 2016

This week’s short-story challenge original ↗

8 Feb 2016

How Charles Darwin was bullied by his teacher Richard Owen original ↗

7 Feb 2016

The dangers of talking around loud music original ↗

6 Feb 2016

The story behind the Treaty of Waitangi original ↗

5 Feb 2016

The obscure word of the week is gonfalon original ↗

4 Feb 2016

Paying people for use of their intellectual property is fair – isn’t it?original ↗

3 Feb 2016

It’s 85 years since the Hawke’s Bay quake and we still don’t know how many died original ↗

2 Feb 2016

This week’s short story challenge original ↗

1 Feb 2016

What happens when you wake up naked in outer space…original ↗

31 Jan 2016

I’m convinced that the first aliens we find will be bacteria…original ↗

30 Jan 2016

The tricky challenge for writers – discovery by social media original ↗

29 Jan 2016

The obscure word of the week is pleonasm original ↗

28 Jan 2016

A hot price deal on ‘Endless Worlds Vol. 1’original ↗

27 Jan 2016

This week’s short-story challenge original ↗

25 Jan 2016

Why I didn’t read Anthony Burgess’ ‘A Clockwork Orange’original ↗

24 Jan 2016

Aliens are out there, maybe around Tabby’s Star. Or not.original ↗

23 Jan 2016

Those niggly publishing errors and how to deal with them original ↗

22 Jan 2016

Planet 9 won’t be as big as Uranus. Really.original ↗

21 Jan 2016

It’s just mind ‘bogling’, really.original ↗

20 Jan 2016

This week’s short-story challenge original ↗

18 Jan 2016

Here’s to my most ripped-off book original ↗

17 Jan 2016

So when did popularising science make people bad scientists?original ↗

16 Jan 2016

Slinging slang into your styling original ↗

15 Jan 2016

Online book reviews are really social media comments original ↗

14 Jan 2016

The day I saw David Bowie in the rain original ↗

13 Jan 2016

Don’t do this with Kylo Ren’s lightsaber original ↗

12 Jan 2016

This week’s short story challenge original ↗

11 Jan 2016

OK, holiday over – here’s what’s ahead for 2016 original ↗

10 Jan 2016

I’m a bit cynical about astrology. No really.original ↗

9 Jan 2016

A walk in a Jurassic forest original ↗

7 Jan 2016

Thoughts for 2016 from my mother’s garden original ↗

5 Jan 2016

In which Elvis chats with me about ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’original ↗

3 Jan 2016

A challenge – why was this pier cut short?original ↗

2 Jan 2016

Here’s to 2016!original ↗

1 Jan 2016

2015

A tumultuous year to wrap up original ↗

30 Dec 2015

Imaginings about imaginary imagination, tulips and climate original ↗

28 Dec 2015

OK so what are your favourite SF movies?original ↗

26 Dec 2015

Merry Christmas everybody!original ↗

23 Dec 2015