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2015

How I got confused by Randall Munroe’s new book on scienceoriginal ↗
22 Dec 2015
This week’s short-story challengeoriginal ↗
21 Dec 2015
Where’s my flying car, then?original ↗
20 Dec 2015
Should I watch Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Advice please.original ↗
19 Dec 2015
Alien false alarms. Again.original ↗
18 Dec 2015
The incredible Ernest Eldridge and his adventures with Mephistophelesoriginal ↗
17 Dec 2015
The USS Zumwalt might be a worryoriginal ↗
15 Dec 2015
This week’s short story challengeoriginal ↗
14 Dec 2015
Social media shaming is bullying – and must stoporiginal ↗
13 Dec 2015
‘Planet of the Apes’? We’re living in it…original ↗
12 Dec 2015
Independent or mainstream publishing? That isn’t the question.original ↗
11 Dec 2015
Intellectual calibre isn’t just defined by the academyoriginal ↗
10 Dec 2015
The old days weren’t actually simpler – not reallyoriginal ↗
9 Dec 2015
And here we go with another zombie Christmas shopping frenzyoriginal ↗
8 Dec 2015
This week’s short-story challengeoriginal ↗
7 Dec 2015
There’s nothing special about being a writeroriginal ↗
6 Dec 2015
How I invented a star drive without annoying Einstein too muchoriginal ↗
5 Dec 2015
Them writing times, they’ve been a changingoriginal ↗
4 Dec 2015
Why are all ISP’s total rubbish at customer service?original ↗
3 Dec 2015
King Tut’s latest tomb mystery doesn’t mean we’ll be infested by mummiesoriginal ↗
1 Dec 2015
This week’s short-story challengeoriginal ↗
30 Nov 2015
Ways to wrap up your 50,000 word novel sprintoriginal ↗
29 Nov 2015
My starship design – going all-out geek in the name of science (fiction)original ↗
28 Nov 2015
Getting rid of those pesky adjectives in your writingoriginal ↗
27 Nov 2015
It doesn’t take much to be kind – if we pay attentionoriginal ↗
26 Nov 2015
An interview with Elvis about ‘Missionary’original ↗
24 Nov 2015
This week’s short-story challengeoriginal ↗
23 Nov 2015
Worldbuilding for writers demands over-engineeringoriginal ↗
22 Nov 2015
Why the ideal interplanetary ship still needs peopleoriginal ↗
21 Nov 2015
The trick to writing by layers – like artistsoriginal ↗
20 Nov 2015
Lessons of Paris: how to use kindness to defeat humanity’s dark sideoriginal ↗
19 Nov 2015
Three more top tips for beating writers’ blockoriginal ↗
18 Nov 2015
It’s time to pick a tagline for my story – I need your helporiginal ↗
17 Nov 2015
This week’s mega short-story challengeoriginal ↗
16 Nov 2015
How to un-stick your writing project by meeting the challenge head onoriginal ↗
15 Nov 2015
Albert’s a spoilsport when it comes to going interstellaroriginal ↗
14 Nov 2015
How to avoid the pitfall of writing mediocrityoriginal ↗
13 Nov 2015
‘Missionary’. A Black Friday launch on Kindle!original ↗
13 Nov 2015
Close enough for jazz isn’t close enough for writingoriginal ↗
12 Nov 2015
The three types of writers’ block and how to beat themoriginal ↗
11 Nov 2015
How to master the three levels of written structureoriginal ↗
10 Nov 2015
This week’s mega short-story challenge and NaNo inspirationoriginal ↗
9 Nov 2015
The deeper secrets of showing not telling in fictionoriginal ↗
8 Nov 2015
You won’t believe why scientists like this postoriginal ↗
7 Nov 2015
How passion makes your writing authenticoriginal ↗
6 Nov 2015
Bridging the gulf between what you imagine you write, and what you actually writeoriginal ↗
5 Nov 2015
Introducing Cam Suttleroriginal ↗
4 Nov 2015
This week’s mega short-story challenge and NaNo inspirationoriginal ↗
2 Nov 2015
Five ways to kick-start NaNoWriMo on its first dayoriginal ↗
1 Nov 2015
Relatively going back to the future with Doc Einsteinoriginal ↗
31 Oct 2015
Ten top tips for writingoriginal ↗
30 Oct 2015
How to write 50,000 words in a monthoriginal ↗
29 Oct 2015
Hot writing tip: why info dumps happen and how to get rid of themoriginal ↗
28 Oct 2015
Getting tense about tenses – writing them the easy wayoriginal ↗
27 Oct 2015
This week’s mega short-story challengeoriginal ↗
26 Oct 2015
Dragging on dialogue – the real secrets to good ‘talk’ writingoriginal ↗
25 Oct 2015
Humanity won’t ‘science the’ anything out of Mars while NASA’s plans are wrapped in corporate-speakoriginal ↗
24 Oct 2015
Do you put characters or real people in your story?original ↗
23 Oct 2015
How to get a credible story plot and avoid the dumb onesoriginal ↗
22 Oct 2015
And so the great 2015 re-release adventure endsoriginal ↗
21 Oct 2015
Why writers need conflict, and how to write itoriginal ↗
20 Oct 2015
This week’s mega short-story challengeoriginal ↗
19 Oct 2015
What to do when the Good Idea derails your writing planoriginal ↗
18 Oct 2015
A visit to the Hobbiton Movie Set – Part 2original ↗
17 Oct 2015
Structuring your novel when the plot’s the first thing you think oforiginal ↗
16 Oct 2015
Where to get a quick insight into good fiction writing for NaNooriginal ↗
15 Oct 2015
Getting a bit of dynamism into your novel’s character arcoriginal ↗
14 Oct 2015
Cover make-over frenzy!original ↗
13 Oct 2015
This week’s mega short-story challengeoriginal ↗
12 Oct 2015
Tolkien made real – a visit to the Hobbiton movie set. Part 1.original ↗
10 Oct 2015
Five reasons why you need planning in NaNoWriMo 2015original ↗
9 Oct 2015
Why all who write should think of themselves as writers. Period.original ↗
6 Oct 2015
This week’s mega short-story challengeoriginal ↗
5 Oct 2015
The secret to winning NaNoWriMo 2015original ↗
4 Oct 2015
New Zealand – the lost world of the dinosaurs – part 2original ↗
3 Oct 2015
Tips and hints for NaNoWriMo 2015 – here on this blogoriginal ↗
2 Oct 2015
The two things I do when I write a bookoriginal ↗
1 Oct 2015
The advantages of using your own photos in your booksoriginal ↗
30 Sept 2015
‘Pacific War’: cover reveal!original ↗
29 Sept 2015
This week’s mega short-story challengeoriginal ↗
28 Sept 2015
Pondering the mysteries of essential writing fuel – coffeeoriginal ↗
27 Sept 2015
New Zealand – the lost world of the dinosaurs – part 1original ↗
26 Sept 2015
When the writing rules fade awayoriginal ↗
25 Sept 2015
In which I discover the Hemingway Writing Apporiginal ↗
24 Sept 2015
Hyperbole has its place. So does the Mellotron.original ↗
22 Sept 2015
This week’s mega short-story challengeoriginal ↗
21 Sept 2015
Learning about writing from Poohoriginal ↗
20 Sept 2015
We are the last humans. What are we going to do with that responsibility?original ↗
19 Sept 2015
My book Desert Duel receives a cover make-overoriginal ↗
18 Sept 2015
Explaining those irritating written phrasesoriginal ↗
18 Sept 2015
Behold the power of the Rule of Funnyoriginal ↗
17 Sept 2015
My latest adventures in the art of the book coveroriginal ↗
15 Sept 2015
This week’s mega-writing challengeoriginal ↗
14 Sept 2015
How books become hyper-sellersoriginal ↗
13 Sept 2015
Saturn’s no longer the Lord of the Rings…original ↗
12 Sept 2015
Why authors need to be nimble and adaptableoriginal ↗
11 Sept 2015
What does banning the book “Into the River” tell us about tails wagging dogs?original ↗
10 Sept 2015
An odyssey through Italy – with Kiwisoriginal ↗
9 Sept 2015
This week’s mega short-story challengeoriginal ↗
7 Sept 2015
What makes writers – and their writing – great?original ↗
6 Sept 2015
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