I've been releasing my latest novel on Vella, just to see what it has to offer. My observations and experiences have been mixed. On the negative...
I would add a slightly different interpretation to this subject: it’s not so much about whether monotheistic and polytheistic religions can...
To be tidally locked with a retrograde moon, the parent body would have to reverse its direction of rotation. Stop for a moment an consider just...
That’s if the orbit is prograde. As I mentioned before. Earth’s moon experiences tidal acceleration, its orbit gradually raised over time. A...
You are correct that they don’t commonly form - but they also experience orbital decay due to tidal forces that a natural satellite will not...
It should be pointed out that all of the examples provided for moons in retrograde orbits are bodies that are much, much smaller compared to the...
My middle daughter likes to classify characters (mine and others) into MBTI personality types. I believe if you’ve done your job as a writer, your...
I begin knowing the beginning, the end, and a few key scenes in between. These are the first things I’ll write down. From this I’ll assemble a...
Congratulations. I still find it depressing, however, that the small publishing houses you had previously worked with went belly-up. Like passing...
They were an imprint of a university publishing house, and again, my first book was non-fiction. I have heard similar stories, however, from...
When I was accepted, I was assigned to an in-house executive editor. That means they were not expected to do any actual editing. They told me who...
As someone who published my first book (non-fiction) traditionally, let me clarify this misconception. In this age, the author pays for the...
My first book, a non-fiction historical text, was published traditionally. For that particular market, I needed the inroads that only a university...
Part of it has to do with the pace and style of your writing. A lot of us will have chapters that are really all about character development, with...
I typically have key scenes clearly in mind before I start writing. Usually the beginning and the end of the novel are very clear to me, as well...
