Mark Murata's Suburban Fantasy

and Science Fiction

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Ream of Paper Mistaken for iPad

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This BBC News reporter grabbed a ream of paper, thinking it was his iPad, and went on the air with it.  This is the thing to do wi...
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Worldcon Blog Supplemental—Saturday

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On my last day at Worldon in San Antonio, I listened to Lou Anders give his workshop on taking tips from screenwriting and applying them to...
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Friday, September 6, 2013

Worldcon Blog Supplemental—Friday

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First, to continue with what happened Thursday night at the convention, I attended a Literary Beer with Lou Anders.  photo by Ca...
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Worldcon Blog Supplemental—Thursday

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So the sessions began on Thursday, and I attended the ones on writing.  A standout one was on self-promotion.  Gini Koch, author of the Ali...
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Monday, September 2, 2013

Worldcon Blog Supplemental—Wednesday

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On Wednesday I flew to San Antonio for Worldcon, the big science fiction convention.  I made a point of seeing The Alamo as my first touris...
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Wedding Drone Groom Hit

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I think it was at Norweson that I attended a session on the private use of drones.  It’s fairly easy to attach a camera.  This one was used...
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Friday, August 23, 2013

Movie Review: Europa Report

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Putting the science back in science fiction movies.  That’s Europa Report .  In the near future, water has been discovered on E...
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Friday, August 16, 2013

NASA Map of Killer Asteroids

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NASA has released its map of 1,400 killer asteroids—that is, asteroids that could possibly strike the Earth.   NASA In realit...
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Thursday, August 8, 2013

H.G. Wells and Copyright

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When reimagining a novel, such as my The War of theWorlds and Fairies , it’s important to make sure the older work is copyright free.  This...
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I'm an aspiring writer of fantasy and science fiction. I tend to walk inside malls or go running outside for exercise. And yes, that's a picture of Dr. McCoy on my T-shirt.
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