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Hello everyone, I’m excited to announce a new page feature on the Expansion Front, the Galaxy Gallery! Check out the page and the first gallery entry at the link, or read on for more context on the project. I’ve long … Continue reading

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Hi readers! This is a quick post to let those of you who follow my blog know that Accord of Shadows (Expansion Series #3) will be released in March 2021. Be sure to follow me on Twitter, Facebook, or my … Continue reading

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Women’s Book March: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

I’m challenging myself to read only novels by women and femme people for a full year, from March 2019 through March 2020. Read this post to get the full story! This time I read Binti by Nnedi Okorafor! I’d heard … Continue reading

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Writing Convincing Aliens Part 3: Interstellar Relations

This series is intended to help writers brainstorm the elements that go into creating convincing aliens. It can also be applied to creating convincing nonhuman fantasy creatures, artificial intelligences, and so on. My science fiction novel, Absence of Blade, is … Continue reading

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Writing Convincing Aliens Part 2: Culture and Society

This series is intended to help writers brainstorm the elements that go into creating convincing aliens*. It can also be applied to creating convincing nonhuman fantasy creatures, artificial intelligences, and so on. My science fiction novel, Absence of Blade, is … Continue reading

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Writing Convincing Aliens Part 1: Biology and Ecology

This series is intended to help writers brainstorm the elements that go into creating convincing aliens*. It can also be applied to creating convincing nonhuman fantasy creatures, artificial intelligences, and so on. My science fiction novel, Absence of Blade, is … Continue reading

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