He’d never thought much about the possibility of leaving Earth; had never dared think much about it. Current word count: 15,871New words this session: 1,109Percentage of novel completed: 15.8 Note the semicolon. A writers’ listserver I was on recently had a long discussion about semicolons, with some writers proclaiming that semicolons had no place in …
More than one-third of the giant planet systems recently detected outside Earth’s solar system may harbor Earth-like planets, many covered in deep oceans with potential for life, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder and Pennsylvania State University. Particularly good news for this science fiction writer, who is currently …
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“You’ve never done any field work, have you, Richard?” he said, studying his fingertips as if he’d never seen them before. Current word count: 14,762New words this session: 1,694Percentage of novel completed: 14.7
U.K. author Neal Asher is not impressed with Canada Post. (Warning: link includes salty language. Those on salt-reduced diets should steer clear.) (Via The Bookblogger.)
Mice, say British researchers, don’t like cheese.
…as this collection of medical antiques proves. (Via MedGadget.)
…assuming I remember to keep doing it periodically. Herewith, the top 10 search terms currently bringing people to my main website: 47 spider goat 1.2% 36 rogue waves 0.9% 21 spider goats 0.5% 18 hygiene hypothesis 0.5% 18 golf technology 0.5% 16 wine glasses 0.4% 14 scientific hoaxes 0.4% 14 physics of football 0.4% 13 …
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….an artificial one. The FDA has approved the first totally implanted, permanent artificial heart for heart-failure patients with no other options.
Richard Hanson yawned hugely and stretched, reaching as high as he could toward the fluorescent lights above his desk, and, since the ceiling of his basement office barely cleared his head when he stood up, almost touching them. Current word count: 13,068New words this session: 1,311Percentage of novel completed: 13.0
If there’s one thing that sets human intelligence apart from the cold calculations of computers, it’s our ability to compose music. Not so fast, gray-matter-for-brains. As it happens, computers have been composing music for a couple of decades now—and not only that, doing so in the style of some of the greatest human composers that …
