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Star Slammers #3 Cover by Walter Simonson Colors by Len O’Grady
Loved this series when it originally debuted in the ‘80s. Love that it’s being re-published.
Original covers by John Byrne from Space: 1999 #3-6, published by Charlton Comics, March-September, 1976.
The first duty of the novelist is to entertain. It is a moral duty. People who read your books are sick, sad, traveling, in the hospital waiting room while someone is dying. Books are written by the alone for the alone.
Donna Tartt, author of The Secret History (via writewild)
No pressure or anything.
We opt for more instead of better. Better is better than more.
Blast Off!, Spiegel Online, Picture This. Credit: Agence France-Presse.
Caption: Ever wondered what a rocket launch looks like up close? Like this. The image was taken during the launch of the Soyuz rocket carrying an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. The trio is bound for the International Space Station. They were supposed to arrive not long after their launch, but a thruster failure meant the initial attempt to dock was unsuccessful. The Soyuz capsule is now expected to hook up with the ISS on Thursday night.
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I have always loved this story.
Building your story: The Set-up
Building your story: The Set-up
I don’t know how you guys start writing a novel(s) - but I’m the kind of person who gets an idea, loves it and then just jumps headfirst into the writing process. The problem with this kind of process is that it’s messy. Chaotic. It may be fun while you’re at it, but as soon as you re-read what…