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Villains list nears end
Continuing the Top 50 villains in literature we have arrived at number 10. Annie Wilkes: The obsessed fan from Stephen King‘s Misery (Viking, 1987), Ms. Wilkes is any celebrity’s nightmare. She personifies adulation that steps over every moral and social … Continue reading
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15. Sweeney Todd: Also known as the Barber of Seville, the lunacy of Sweeney Todd was first brought to us in the pages of a penny dreadful titled The String of Pearls (1846). A lunatic barber who killed his customers … Continue reading
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20. Keller: John Paul Keller is a contract killer who first appeared in Lawrence Block’s short story “Soldier, ” returning in four books: Hit Man (William Morrow, 1998), Hit List (William Morrow, 2000), Hit Parade (William Morrow, 2006) and Hit and Run … Continue reading
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25. Dr. Fu Manchu: The evil genius from the Sax Rohmer novels bent on world domination was oddly enough, averse to the use of guns. With an intellect that rivaled that of Moriarty, the nemesis of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Fu … Continue reading
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Ten Laws of Writing Science Fiction
Some good guidelines for writing science fiction here. Can’t say I agree with everything on the page, but it’s definitely a good idea to keep some of these points in mind when writing SF.
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Tagged ideas, metropolis, robot, robots, science fiction, SF, SFWA, writing
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Speaking of Steampunk…
Interesting article about Steampunk over at SWFA by Tanita Davis. By the way, if you like steampunk and haven’t read it yet, you should give Cherie Priest’s Boneshaker a try.
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