From chulls to owlbears, wargs to thestrals, fantasy has taken to the creation of its own wildlife. They make a world feel separate from the Earth we know, even if they purport to exist on Earth (beyond the reach of…
Often times you'll find a need for a foreign culture in your writing. But you can convey a sense of a vibrant, multicultural world without having to delve into the minutiae and idiosyncrasies of every nation. It's fine to flesh…
So, I've gone to see Hunger Games: Mockingjay (Pt 1) and braved the opening weekend crowds to do so. To to be up front about it, I haven't read any of the books, so there will be no comparisons between…
A reader is a solitary creature by nature. When engaged in their eponymous activity, readers travel via unknown means to another place, time, or both. While in that other place, their physical bodies are often ignored for hours on end.…
How do you measure success? Is it my salary, fame, education? How can you judge the success of others? By the car they drive, the school they went to, the clothes they wear? How about the food you eat? Here…
The entertainment world is full of options. With enough money, you can indulge in just about any form of leisure imaginable. But what if you don't have an unlimited budget? Most of us don't. What's the best value for your…
Host: We have with us today one of the great minds of our generation, Dr. David Steinbaur, Head of Complicated Research at the National Smartness Institute. He's here to talk about his Nobel Prize nominated theory on nanoparticles. Dr. Steinbaur:…
