Monthly Archives: June 2014

Your Spells

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Lynda Williams

Originally posted on Family Magic Series:
“Schiebe die Schuld wo sie gehört!” Glenda’s magic spell is in German. I like to play with languages. In fact, all the spells in the Family Magic series use phrases from real languages. The…

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This Is The Kind Of Competition Publishers Want

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Lynda Williams

No shame anymore in being one of the POD people. 🙂 Anyone else remember how vilified POD was when it first appeared in .. Mm early 2000s maybe ?

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The Case Against Author Solutions, Part 1: The Numbers

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Lynda Williams
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From intimacy to the working relationship

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Lynda Williams

This scene, from Part 7: Healer’s Sword, is emblematic for me of the loss of intimacy. Perry pushed Amel — hard — to face facts. He did. And while the two of them never lose their bond, it’s not the … Continue reading →

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Quote – Truth is a Nasty Drug

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Lynda Williams

Originally posted on Speculating Canada: Canadian Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy:
“Truth. Truth is a nasty drug… Might seem like what you want, until you’ve swallowed it. By then it’s too late – you can’t unlearn it. Ignorance is a…

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The mad scientist lab coat thing …

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Lynda Williams

I always pictured Lurol, inventor of my psycho-surgery gadget called the “visitor probe”, in a lab coat. But I knew it wasn’t necessary. So I made it a quirk of her character as discussed by disgruntled Ann in this excerpt. … Continue reading →

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The Trouble With Transparency … X-Culture

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Lynda Williams

A sample of the Okal Rel science fiction setting. In this quote, Perry gives transparent-society guests the gears for making dangerous knowledge public in her neighborhood. Scene is from the Okal Rel Saga, Part 5: Far Arena, by Lynda Williams.

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Your Games

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Lynda Williams

Originally posted on Family Magic Series:
“If I don’t blow up ten things in the next five seconds, I’ll die!” Most people who play a particular game will tell you there is a lot more to it than just ‘blowing…

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