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Where you been, John?

Posted on Oct 5, 2008 | Last Updated Oct 19, 2008

my three month absence explained

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writing, blogging, aging, Great Northern War, Stockholm, Helsinki

WRITING 102 - Writing Science-Fiction and Fantasy

Some Basics
Posted on Aug 13, 2010 | Last Updated Aug 13, 2010

If you ignore everything else I say here, heed this: to develop the ability to write well, write. Write a LOT. Thinking about it isn't enough.

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writing, tips, authoring

The Real World during the time of kings

Posted on Jan 7, 2008 | Last Updated Apr 6, 2008

Central and northern Europe, 17th abd 18th centuries

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Euopean history, Scandinavian history, 17th and 18th century, Charles XII, Karl Gustaf Armfelt, Peter the Great

CREATIVE WRITING 101, PART ONE

Posted on Oct 1, 2009 | Last Updated Jul 21, 2010

Reviews, Reviewers, and Writing Fiction

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reviews; critiques; truths; rules for writers; books on writing; Mitford; Karon; tell, don't show ; golden rule of writing; focus; story arc; data dumps; dialog ratio; norse sagas; ethnic character

John Dalmas Home

Posted on Nov 16, 2007 | Last Updated Jan 3, 2012

Home Page of Science Fiction Author John Dalmas.

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john dalmas, sci-fi, science fiction, author, yngling, regiment

ABOUT AGING: my own story so far

Posted on Oct 5, 2008 | Last Updated Oct 10, 2008

Personal observations on my own senility, the 5th in a series on aging

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aging, senility, strokes, the brain

Government, the Real World, and Politics

Posted on Oct 12, 2008 | Last Updated Oct 12, 2008

analysis and commentary, from a partly epistemological viewpoint

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politics, real world, statistical analysis, modeling, labor analyses, modeling, analogs, the labor movement, merchant marine, ships' boiler rooms, seamen, Great Lakes, Great Depression, hobos

March 2012 Newsletter of John Dalmas

Moved Again!
Posted on Mar 26, 2012 | Last Updated Mar 26, 2012

John's March 2012 newsletter with talk about aging and an introduction to Armfelt.

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Creative Writing

Posted on Nov 16, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 16, 2007

Creative Writing Tips from Sci-Fi author John Dalmas.

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The John Dalmas Electronic

Free Book Emporium
Posted on Nov 16, 2007 | Last Updated Jan 3, 2012

A catalog of the writing of John Dalmas, including free e-books.

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books, catalog, downloads