Subtly shaded map of moon reveals titanium treasure troves
Looks like we might have a reason to stick some colonies up on the moon after all, or at least cloned workers who think they’re the original…...
The Life Cycle Of A Novel
Were you to take a freeze frame snapshot of my current writerly existence, you would find a still image of much juggling. No, not bowling pins, chainsaws,...
BBC News – Today – The future: Personalised stem cells?
There has been a major development in stem cell research in which it may now be possible for stem cells to be created with your own genes...
New Podcast (to me!) – Adventures in SciFi Publishing
My podcasting discovery of the week is the genuinely charming Adventures in SciFi Publishing podcast which I discovered on twitter a couple days ago and have to...
Copyright for Canadian Writers
How do I protect my idea from theft? In Canada, you automatically hold the copyright to any original work you produce. You can’t copyright an idea...
Pop Didn’t Eat Itself: Why Piracy Didn’t Destroy the Music Industry
…the US music industry is making less than half of what it made at its 1999 peak of $14.4 billion. It currently makes about $6.3 billion. Why...
Who was the rhetorical worst person in history before Hitler?
Today, the Führer is universally recognized as the embodiment of evil and the most convenient example of a truly terrible human being. Before World War II, who...
Still think Climate Change is a Hoax?
The only real question is, how long before we open port cities in the Northwest Territories, and how much will jobs there pay? Probably pretty well, actually!...
Justin Bieber vs Beethoven -Epic Rap Battles of History #6 – YouTube
Okay, that is just five flavours of awesome! 🙂 Justin Bieber vs Beethoven -Epic Rap Battles of History #6 – YouTube.
How Much Should You Price Your E-Book?
Fascinating discussion of eBook pricing: Here’s the gist of the pricing issue as I understand it. Amazon pays you a royalty of 70% on all Kindle titles...