Also known as T! G! I! F!
What a week it's been.
*walks in house, closes door, and collaspes into a puddle of exhaustion on the kitchen floor*
It's Millah time! (Oh yeah. I don't drink beer. It makes me mean.) OK, it's Coca-Cola time. :) *pops a top*
OK, time to review.
Wrote several posts this week on multiple blogs. Check.
Sent three chapters out for a profession look-see and got great feedback. Check.
Placed a few bids on the Brenda Novak Auction for Diabetes Research. Check.
Got outbid on all of them. Check.
Sent two contact emails out to previous writing acquaintances. Check.
Got a response back from one. Big smile with that check.
Blog-hopped most of my favorite blogs. Check.
Posted on a couple. Check.
All in all, not too bad, considering my limited time.
Not a lot of time for writing this week, but I did kick out a few critiques, especially for my IPs who are polishing queries and synopses for submission. It's so rewarding to see prose evolve into something that crackles and jumps off the page like it's electric. A phrase tweaked to perfection. Gorgeous flow. Tight, concise wording. Ah, it's a thing of beauty. :)
Enjoy the start of your weekend.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Sci-Fi 101: Staring Into Space
Scientists have a theory how they might find Earth-like planets in our galaxy with “habitable” atmospheres and thus possible life. By searching for planets that meet certain criteria--such as the distance from their sun, estimated amount of time they’ve existed with “habitable” environments to allow life to evolve, and if they have water-—the odds are increased of finding life on other worlds. But how is this information gathered from a tiny speck of light that is light years away?
By, quite literally, staring into space. A planet reflects somewhere in the range of one billionth to one ten billionth of the light of their respective sun. Scientist believe that by focusing high powered telescopes on an object for weeks at a time, enough data can be collected from monitoring the source to determine if the planet has water. Because water and soil reflect light differently, as the planet spins on its axis and travels around its sun, changes in the light may become evident over a span of time that will give clues if it has liquid oceans.
The problem is that it will be another ten to twenty years before these planet-seeking telescopes are developed. Meanwhile, some scientists hope to take advantage of some of our space exploration projects to study Earth from great distances to get a better idea what an Earth-like planet should look like from space.
You can find more information on this story at the following site:
http://www.physorg.com/news128257176.html
By, quite literally, staring into space. A planet reflects somewhere in the range of one billionth to one ten billionth of the light of their respective sun. Scientist believe that by focusing high powered telescopes on an object for weeks at a time, enough data can be collected from monitoring the source to determine if the planet has water. Because water and soil reflect light differently, as the planet spins on its axis and travels around its sun, changes in the light may become evident over a span of time that will give clues if it has liquid oceans.
The problem is that it will be another ten to twenty years before these planet-seeking telescopes are developed. Meanwhile, some scientists hope to take advantage of some of our space exploration projects to study Earth from great distances to get a better idea what an Earth-like planet should look like from space.
You can find more information on this story at the following site:
http://www.physorg.com/news128257176.html
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Science Fiction Romance News Scan Added
Since the focus of this blog is Science Fiction Romance, I've added a news scan bar to the bottom of this site strictly for Science Fiction Romance news.
Scroll down and take a peek what articles it has captured from the internet. As with the main news scan information, the random hits posted are sifted from the information super highway via key words. This blog author doesn't necessarily endorse or support any of the information contained in the news links.
Have fun. :)
Scroll down and take a peek what articles it has captured from the internet. As with the main news scan information, the random hits posted are sifted from the information super highway via key words. This blog author doesn't necessarily endorse or support any of the information contained in the news links.
Have fun. :)
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
New Links: Publishing Trends
A new side bar item has been added for Electronic Publishing with three new links:
Electronic Alaphet: http://electricalphabet.wordpress.com/
Journal of Electronic Publishing: http://www.journalofelectronicpublishing.org/
The Deep Niche (article): http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=jep;view=text;rgn=main;idno=3336451.0010.206
Good insights into a changing industry and its resources.
Electronic Alaphet: http://electricalphabet.wordpress.com/
Journal of Electronic Publishing: http://www.journalofelectronicpublishing.org/
The Deep Niche (article): http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=jep;view=text;rgn=main;idno=3336451.0010.206
Good insights into a changing industry and its resources.
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