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Resource: The Convention Finder
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
New writers are often given the advice that they should attend conventions. But what conventions and where? Back in March of 2008, SFWA member John Joseph Adams issued a challenge to readers of his blog, wishing that someone would, “Gather up data on all of the science fiction conventions held every year (here’s a good place to start) and set up a database so that users can enter their zip code to discover which cons are closest to them.”
Nathan Lilly, of Green Tentacles, did exactly that. The Convention Finder searches a database of cons based on location, making it easy to find the convention nearest you.
Tags: convention, John Joseph Adams, Nathan Lilly, resource
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Resource: Historical Food Timeline
Friday, August 14th, 2009
When writing historical fiction or fantasy, the question of food either seems daunting or is completely overlooked. With the Historical Food Timeline, you can get an approximate idea of when a given food was introduced. Though it does slant to Western Europe and America, it is still a good touchstone for getting a feel for if it is all right to give your character a yogurt.
At the same site, they have the Historic Food Prices and a survey of meal times. Don’t make the mistake in your fantasy of assuming that your local dining habits are universal.
Tags: resource, world building
Posted in Information Center, SFWA Blog, The Craft of Writing, Writing Technique | 3 Comments »
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photos
Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Phil Plait, of the famed Bad Astronomy blog, points out the first of the photos from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. They are a Science Fiction writer’s equivalent of space porn. Sleek, sexy photos loaded with details. As Phil says, “That’s like looking out your airplane window… if you were over the frakking Moon!”
Incidentally, for those of you writing SF set in space, the Bad Astronomy blog is a wealth of resources and story ideas. It will also do much to save you from having bad astronomy in your fiction.
Tags: resource, space travel
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