Joe Beernink
Author of NOWHERE WILD, NOWHERE HOME
Monthly Archives: March 2013
I can’t recall where I first heard that reading your work aloud could really help with the editing process. Jason Black probably mentioned it in one of his talks at the PNWA Conference. Or perhaps Sally Harding planted the seed in my brain during one of our many conversations. But I never really tried it until I did my last edit on my novella 38 Years Old (Never Kissed a Girl) back… Read More
When I graduated from university in 1994, the Canadian economy was in the tank. And because of that (and only because of that, I’m sure), my visions of employers hunting me down and begging me to come help them put a man (or a woman) on Mars as soon as I received my diploma, never came to fruition. Apparently, employers back then wanted practical skills and experience. Sure, I’d been doing farm… Read More
I’d never heard of Halestorm until I heard this song on the radio last week. Reminds me Evanescence a bit. Haven’t heard of a lot of their other stuff yet, but if it’s anything like this, I’ll be filling my rock playlist full. Enjoy. And Turn it Up Loud.
When you think of science fiction, do you think of flying cars and space ships? Do you imagine aliens and humans in some post-apocalyptic Earth, battling for what’s left of a ravaged planet? Or, do you think more like Ramez Naam does in Nexus—imagining what the next thirty years will be like? Do you wonder what advances will be made in science in the next three decades that will not only change… Read More
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