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The following are all published clips. For a list of unpublished articles and short stories, please email Lady Heidi .
(Have I forgotten something? If you know about an article of mine out there that I haven't listed here, please let me know.)
| The Internet Review of Science Fiction | Oki Nirmala | Other Articles |
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The sound track of fandom. A look at Australian Speculative Fiction. A look at the Clarions and some of the more popular online writing workshops Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but what is it about science fiction and fantasy that drives fans to write numerous original stories in fiction's existing universes? Hundreds of sites around the Internet host fanfiction, some of it cringe-worthy, but much of it is, surprisingly, good. Declining literacy knows no race, no income level, no bounds. How many young readers' sense of wonder withers away, leaving them as dull, apathetic, non-reading adults? How can this be prevented? Easy. Give a kid a science fiction book. |
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Kids love yoga! A wonderful alternative to other sports that exercises the imagination as well as the body. Menstrual management alternatives that are not only friendly for the environment, but friendlier to your physical health and budget. Goodie bags that live up to expectations. Clever ideas for your child's next birthday party. A brief history of Science Fiction. Bringing Harry Potter readers to the rest of the genre. True Stories About Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) An article looking at the Milford Method of fiction critique. Ginny Weasley may hold the key to the Ancient Magic, the same magic that Lily Potter used to protect Harry, and her potential for this magic will be instrumental in the final battle between Harry and Voldemort. A crocodile. A dog. A turtle. Every child loves to pretend they are something else. It is so easy to engage their imagination. Yet when it comes to exercise, many children are reluctant to participate. Perhaps they aren't good at sports. Or they find them boring. Or maybe their health prevents them from playing. Try yoga. So Llanwyn escapes the Big Nasty Bad Guy and makes her way into the forest. Now what? You've got Llanwyn amid the trees without a clue. Your heroine can't stand there all day. She's got things to do, mcguffins to find, the world to save. Shouldn't she be dashing off to... to... Sigh. It's happened to all of us: plot block. What happens next? Where do we go? How do we get there? Whether you're a rabid outliner or a fly-by-night writer, chances are you'll get stuck in your plot at one point or another. Writers can't afford to be stuck... Reprinted in Peridot Books, Volume Eighteen, Spring/Summer, 2003 How many of you have always wanted to LOOK like a Klingon? You've got a party, or that big Con, or you just feel cooler when you look like a full Klingon. There's a big thrill when you look in the mirror at yourself and a rumpley Klingon looks back. Yet many people believe that makeup like that is impossible for the average joe. NOT SO! You CAN do special FX makeup... So you want to know the best way to feed a cat, give birth or find warez. Who do you ask? The lovely folks on Usenet. So what do you do if you can't find a Usenet Newsgroup devoted to low-fat armadillo recipes? You create your own.... The Internet is no longer the domain of university students, Lexus/Nexus users or the BBS-addicted loner teenager. More and more Joe Averages are discovering that with a computer and a modem, the world can be theirs. Alas, Emily Post does not have a book on how to behave online, and it shows. If you're new to the Net, here are several tips to prevent you from looking like a total idiot.... "I had a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang lunchbox. Unfortunately. No, I didn't have a "lunchbox". I had a screaming blue light geek marker..." How to Get Published (Fiction)
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I must start off by sharing how much these books stunned me. I've read a fair bit of children's fantasy and "Lily Quench" has to be one of the best series I've read in a very long time. The first think Marcel remembers is waking up in an orphanage. Who is he? How did he get here? This is the story of Berrin, a boy living in a dormitory with hundreds of other children in a Brazil-meets-Dark Angel-meets-Handmaid's Tale post-apocalyptic future.... How to Get Published (Non-Fiction)
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June 1997 - February 1999. Resurrected January 2003. Sample Columns (See here for list.)
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Wow. That seems like a lot.
Not only is fiction harder to sell, it pays infinitely less than non-fiction. Yet why do so many people write fiction? Because of the biggest payoff of all: love. We do it because we love it. Or maybe because these voices in our heads become real people and threaten us with bodily harm if we don't comply. And for those rare few who can make enough from fiction to have the tax collectors come knocking, my hat's off to you and I'll join you soon, starting with:
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