July 2010 – Musing of the Month
In lieu of Sawyer’s Hominids receiving the Hugo Award despite its flaws, I will frame this as an open discussion
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June 2010 – Musing of the Month
Open discussion on the use of non-standard points-of-view in a story. While the second person is rare, there are examples
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Open discussion on how, as a reader, you approach books in a series. Do they get read back-to-back when all
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Open discussion on how much time an author has during the opening of a work before they exhaust a reader’s
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Open discussion on the role of strong political points of view in science fiction.
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Open discussion on science fiction novel’s need to stand the test of time, and how important this is when writing
Read moreOctober 2009 – From the Editor
Welcome to the first installment of Musings of the Othar, a new online fantasy and science fiction newsletter. As we
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