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Resolutions (part 1)

Here at The Spectacle, we’re starting the new year with a discussion of New Year’s Resolutions as they relate to writing. To start: Do you set goals yearly, more often, less often, or not at all? Do you use “New Year’s Resolutions” as a motivational tool? Continue reading

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Roundtable Discussion: Futuristic Novels (concluded)

We conclude our discussion on novels about future societies. P. J. Hoover My real first intro into future societies, particularly dystopic, was the awesome movie LOGAN’S RUN (which is a total classic, in my opinion). Sure, I was a kid … Continue reading

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Roundtable Discussion: Futuristic Novels

We continue our discussion of novels about future societies. Joni Sensel I enjoy novels about futuristic societies in part because I’m hoping to read about things they’ve done better — so there’s hope we might improve — as well as, … Continue reading

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Roundtable Discussion: Futuristic Novels

We continue our discussion of novels about future societies. Chris Eboch I don’t read many futuristic books. My speculative fiction tastes run more to contemporary ghost stories and historical fantasy. This may be partly because a story set in a … Continue reading

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Roundtable Discussion: Futuristic Novels

For this week’s Roundtable Discussion, we answer the question Why do you read novels about future societies? Nick James I’m a big fan of cause and effect. I love seeing how things progress–small things, usually–and grow into a future society … Continue reading

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More Roundtable Discussion: Revisions

It wouldn’t quite fit in our last post, so here’s another viewpoint about revisions from Jo Whittemore, author of ESCAPE FROM ARYLON and other books in her trilogy, The Silverskin Legacy: The most challenging editorial changes are still ongoing for … Continue reading

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