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What Can I Do To Encourage And Support Fan Reviewers?

Posted on February 10, 2019 by MishaBurnett

The skills needed for writing good reviews are different than the skills needed for writing good fiction. That is not to say that some people can’t have both sets of skills, but rather than being good at one does not … Continue reading →

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Famous New Wave Short Fiction Writers School, Lesson II

Posted on December 3, 2018 by MishaBurnett

This is a follow up to yesterday’s post, inspired by a comment from Dave Higgins. Let’s talk about Writer’s Guidelines. Just like publishers have guidelines regarding what they will and will not accept for submissions, authors should have guidelines regarding … Continue reading →

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Famous New Wave Short Fiction Writers School

Posted on December 2, 2018 by MishaBurnett

This is a post that I have been thinking about for a while, but a recent comment from The Parasite Guy gave me the nudge I needed to sit down and do it. I have written a lot about the … Continue reading →

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Infinity Wars: Earth’s Mightiest Baking Show

Posted on May 4, 2018 by MishaBurnett

Okay, this will be a critique of the film Avengers: Infinity Wars.  There will be spoilers. If you have not seen the film and intend to, read no further. Spoilers beyond this point. 

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Ready Player One: A Stylistic Autopsy

Posted on April 3, 2018 by MishaBurnett

Okay, in this article I will be dissecting the film Ready Player One. I will not be discussing the book, which I have not read. What I have to say is directly related to significant plot elements. I am not … Continue reading →

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It’s Only A Mystery If I Want To Unravel It

Posted on June 28, 2017 by MishaBurnett

So. I just gave up on a book called Pines by Blake Crouch. It was read by Paul Michael Garcia, who is narrator that I really like–he’s done a number of science fiction novels including several of Heinlein’s that I … Continue reading →

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I’ve been Jeffroed!

Posted on April 18, 2017 by MishaBurnett

A review of my story “In The Gloaming O My Darling” from Cirsova #5.

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New Blog up on Castalia House

Posted on January 19, 2017 by MishaBurnett

I have never owned a Dungeon Masters Guide.

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What is “Appendix N” and why should you care?

Posted on January 16, 2017 by MishaBurnett

In 1979 a company called Tactical Studies Rules published Dungeon Master’s Guide, which was the third hardcover book in their  extensive reworking of the Dungeons & Dragons game. The growth of the game’s popularity had been explosive, considering that the … Continue reading →

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My Review of Bruce Sterling’s Zeitgeist

Posted on September 26, 2016 by MishaBurnett

New review up on The Castalia House Blog. Bruce Sterling’s Zeitgeist

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