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Author Juliette Wade writes, "This weekend I was reading a couple of stories in preparation for the Nebula Awards weekend (my own small role in which I will tell you about a little later) and I got to thinking about the way bodies are portrayed in science fiction and fantasy."
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Our bodies. We love them and hate them. We live in them. We use them. Everything we do, we do because we have a body, including our more cerebral activities. They are integral to who we are as people, yet we do not want to be defined by them.
Our bodies change without our willing it. As we grow from infants to adulthood we gain in body strength and coordination, only to have these attributes taken away again by time. Yet, our own actions can alter our bodies, as can the actions of others. Exercise, accident, and malice have always had the ability to change our bodies in extraordinary ways, and in today's world, our bodies can be changed in ways that were unimaginable only a short time ago, leading to the development of a subculture of body modification.
All of this is, as Juliette Wade indicates, a rich source of inspiration for writers, particularly writers of science fiction and fantasy.
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Lois McMaster Bujold is, hands down, my favorite author. I am always impressed by her ability to develop characters of great depth and humanity within story contexts that never fail to deliver excitement. She is the only author whose work is capable of moving me to tears and laughter (often at the same time) with every reading, even when I've read a work multiple times. I also greatly appreciate her willingness to share her process, as she does in this interview. Delete the scoop?
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A closer look shows that baths and bathing were actually quite common in the Middle Ages, but in a different way than one might expect. Delete the scoop?
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Source for Image Writers Write offers the best writing courses in South Africa. To find out about Writers Write - How to write a book, or The Plain Language Programme - Writing courses for business...
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Writing is exercise for your brain! Delete the scoop?
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What will the world look like in the future? This infographis tells us what the future holds for the science and tech world. Via blogbrevity
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As a writer, I find this set of predictions both interesting and, well, less than overwhelming. I'd like to see more creativity, especially with regard to the "least likely" possibilities, and less focus on tech companies. I'm more interested in thinking about what life might be like, than in which social media giant is on top. What predictions do you have, and what do you think are the odds for or against? 
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March 22, 3:40 AM
It's not the predictions that matter... it's the catchy infograpic we have to ensnare our students into creating their own predictions... worth using!!! 
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April 19, 5:11 PM
Hmmm can we predict the future... will be interesting to see what happens with these tools. 
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April 30, 10:40 PM
Q. How are we best preparing our students with 21st century fluencies in our schools given these predictions? Delete the scoop?
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Exclusive Clip: Philip Roth on His Writing Process (Video)
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Every writer approaches the writing process from his or her own unique perspective. Here is Philip Roth's. Delete the scoop?
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Check out this blog post by Nathan Bransford, the author of the Jacob Wonderbar series
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Little random bits, often quite funny, of advice for writers by author and former literary agent Nathan Bransford. Worth reading! Delete the scoop?
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Fun post that mixes some writing advice, such as the need for an "effective inciting event" (often referred to as "the hook" in other contexts) and "clear and believable [character] motivations," with a quick look at how solutions to problems found in the movie/novel can help beginning writers with some of the challenges they may face. Delete the scoop?
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The Middle English Romances are somewhat difficult to study as a group. In order to examine these works accurately, one must take into consideration other literature produced at the same tirne, as well as that which preceded it. Delete the scoop?
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David Crouch of the University of Hull will be able to explore the origins of chivalry in the Middle Ages after being award a Research Fellowship of £137,629 from the Leverhulme Trust. Delete the scoop?
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The artwork of Zelda Fitzgerald, wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald, is currently on exhibition, until March 10, at the Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, North Carolina, under the title, "Sometimes Madness is Wisdom: The Artwork of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald." Delete the scoop?
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How Many Copies Make a Self-Published Bestseller?
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Useful information for writers considering the self-publishing route. I found the lack of distinction some authors made between copies sold, copies distributed, and copies given away for free a bit disconcerting. Delete the scoop?
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We've written numerous times about Scott Turow during his time as head of the Author's Guild, and the amazing thing to me is that despite the fact he's been getting blistering criticism from a variety of people -- including tons of... Via Ware-Pak LLC Delete the scoop?
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Ruskin's marriage to Effie, annulled for non-consummation, still provokes speculation. A new book may explain everything, writes Michael Prodger Delete the scoop?
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Jesse Sublett reports that Margaret Atwood said, during an NPR interview, that she will retweet the URLs of new authors' novels.
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Have a novel you'd like to tell the world about? Maybe, a bit of help from Margaret Atwood will do the trick. Delete the scoop?
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Earlier this year, the Discovery Channel released the first ever footage of the legendary giant squid in its … Via Ioannis
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Kraken. Because you know you want to write a story with kraken in it. Delete the scoop?
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Editor’s note: This is a contributed post by Jordan Driediger, an entrepreneur, public speaker, and writer from Toronto, Canada. He is the CEO of his own company DM2 Studios LLC. Via Mark Strozier, 緯華龍, NikolaosKourakos, juandoming
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"You are creative!" 
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February 26, 6:51 PM
Definitivamente un artículo, claro, concreto y preciso acerca de la creatividad. 
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March 23, 11:07 AM
"No hay formula específica que nos de creatividad, pero sí hay caminos para llegar a ella"
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In medical works, recipe books, herbals and scientific works, it was very common with marginal illustrations, or even full-page illustrations.
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Do you write in the margins of your books? How has this changed, now that some or all of your reading may be electronic? Do we need more, or better, ways to improve the ability to create marginalia in our digital world? Delete the scoop?
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Time Warner is reportedly looking to sell off most of its magazines to Meredith, the publisher of titles like Better Homes and Gardens and Ladies’ Home Journal. Via Ware-Pak LLC Delete the scoop?
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Romanian writer Mircea Cartarescu was recently nominated for the European Literature Prize in the Netherlands - Europese Literatuurprijs, for his book (Romanian writer Mircea Cartarescu nominated: European Literature prize of the Netherlands (translation:... Via Ileana Marin Delete the scoop?
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Brandon Sanderson is releasing videos of his second Stormlight novel! Tor.com has the video, with the analysis of what's awesome about it.
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This is a great opportunity for beginning writers (or anyone else who's curious) to get a peek into the writing process of an established writer. Delete the scoop?
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A great opportunity for a student who is also a writer. Go for it! Delete the scoop?
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