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Monthly Archives: July 2020

Fractured Fragment Friday: “The Final Ending?” (and coupons!)
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Fractured Fragment Friday: “The Final Ending?” (and coupons!)

Posted on July 31, 2020 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

“The Final Ending” started out as a simple fairy tale in a space opera setting. A princess needs to be rescued. A prince, pirates, even a dragon, floated into the story and I thought to myself ‘who on earth would write something like this’ (aside from me), and then the writer became part of the … Continue reading →

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Writing Wednesday: Swordsmaster’s Sequel Finally Gets a Few Words In

Posted on July 29, 2020 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

Last week’s goals: Made my three blog posts on time, and managed to do some extra commenting on others (I’m not sure whether that’s good – it started to feel like I was using it as a distraction to keep from doing other things I needed to, but at least I made my goal.) Three … Continue reading →

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Meandering Monday about How I Became Who I Am

Posted on July 27, 2020 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

So often we define ourselves by what our job is – more specifically, our DAY JOB (for the purposes of this discussion, our DAY JOB is what we do to earn a living – the thing that actually pays the bills and keeps us fed. It might be something you really enjoy, but not necessarily.) … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: “Dempsey’s Debut” (and coupons!)
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Fractured Fragment Friday: “Dempsey’s Debut” (and coupons!)

Posted on July 24, 2020 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

“Dempsey’s Debut” – I was thinking about an alien species judging us by our violent past (maybe not just judging us on it, but interested in us specifically because of it.) As all distant relationships go, they were not reading us quite right (they were seeing our gladiator movies and boxing and other entertainments as … Continue reading →

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Writing Wednesday: Changing My Short Fiction S.O.P.

Posted on July 22, 2020 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

Last week’s goals: Made my three blog posts on time, as well as commenting on the blogs of others. All of my available stories are still out to market. I still have to finish “Crypto” (more about that below the asterisks) and get it out to market (I have a couple of tentative titles picked … Continue reading →

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Meandering Monday about Making Life Fair

Posted on July 20, 2020 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

Is life supposed to be fair? I suppose we’d all like it to be, but what would be fair? Opinions are guided by circumstances and experience. People who live in war zones probably might think life would be fair if the shooting just stopped. Kids who’ve been raised with everything handed to them grow up … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: “Close Enough”
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Fractured Fragment Friday: “Close Enough”

Posted on July 17, 2020 by authorwilliammangieri • 1 Comment

“Close Enough” came from the expression “close enough for government work.” What would that look like over galactic or planetary distances? How badly could a non-responsive agency botch things, and what kind of NORMAL people might put themselves in a position to depend on that agency? Here’s the blurb: Could a Messier object be any … Continue reading →

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Writing Wednesday: Getting Swordsmaster’s Sequel on the Road

Posted on July 15, 2020 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

Last week’s goals: Made my three blog posts on time (as usual.) Barely commented on others’ blogs – need to make sure I start that BEFORE the last day of the week… All my available stories are still out to market. The only outstanding one that needs for me to finish writing is “Crypto” (due … Continue reading →

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Meandering Monday about the Meaning of Life

Posted on July 13, 2020 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

We all look for meaning in life, don’t we? Sorry, but Douglas Adams’ notion of 42 doesn’t quite cut it for me. Many of us read or write in an attempt to understand both our fellow humans and try to discover the true meaning and purpose of our existence. We need to have the assurance … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 10, 2020 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

“The Red Barrens” really did start out as a simple wordplay on The Red Barron. I picked the title first, and then tried to work out what it was about. BARRENS and RED made me think of some other planet (okay – my obsession with going to Mars may have played into it), and since … Continue reading →

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