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All about the bunkers, man.

January 28, 2020 by Matthew

Cheyenne Mountain Complex

With the end of the Second World War, we turned a corner that left the world much more complicated than it had been only a few years prior. The atom bomb was a very real, very frightening weapon of which the United States did not long remain the exclusive master. In the new and escalating […]

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NaNoWriMo 2019

November 7, 2019 by Matthew

I’ve decided to make a go at NaNoWriMo this year, but since my current focus is editing I’m setting my goal to 50hrs of editing.

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When it’s then, where is there?

October 1, 2019 by Matthew

In sci-fi, the setting can provide interesting challenges, especially if you want the story to be firmly grounded in the real world.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: astronomy, research, science, setting

It’s the apocalypse, silly!

July 23, 2019 by Matthew

If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the last fifty years of scientific advancement and the expansion of our understanding of the known universe, it’s that life is rare and the universe is out to get us.

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Plotter or Pantser?

June 18, 2019 by Matthew

One of the eternal, fundamental debates among the community of writers is between the “plotters” and the “pantsers.” Plotters stand on the side of order behind a phalanx of outlines, character sketches, and spreadsheets, while pantsers stand on the side of chaos, poised over a blank page, ready to spill words.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: plotting, process, writing

A Typical Writing Day

April 30, 2019 by Matthew

A friend recently asked me how I spend my writing time, about the habits that help me finish a story.

When you’re writing a story, do you shoot for a daily word count and stop when you reach it, or do you just sit down and see where the work takes you?

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