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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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IN THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND, by Michael Flynn

Posted on Aug 10, 2009 | Last Updated Aug 10, 2009

Book Review

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Michaeel Flynn, Babbage, history, philosophy, personal history

Remarks on Poetry

Posted on Aug 24, 2007 | Last Updated Mar 19, 2008

style, purpose, criticism

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Scandinavian history

HOW WE GOT WHERE WE ARE

Posted on Aug 20, 2007 | Last Updated Mar 19, 2008

The Third in The War for the Woods: a Trip Through Time

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forest history, forest policy, American history

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

John Dalmas

Posted on Sep 13, 2011 | Last Updated Mar 20, 2020

John Dalmas is a longtime sci-fi writer.

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dalmas, writer, sci-fi, scifi

October Newsletter, 2010

Posted on Oct 17, 2010 | Last Updated Oct 17, 2010

The John Dalmas October 2010 Newsletter with news about the new free downloads section.

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EGOLFS VOLDEMARS BAKUZIS

Posted on Mar 27, 2008 | Last Updated Apr 6, 2008

a brief reminiscence/memorial

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Latvia, Germany, USSR, personal history, history of World War Two, immigrants, forestry, forest ecology, education, research, synecological coordinates, Baltic University

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

(12/09/07) A QUOTE FROM XENOPHANES

Posted on Dec 9, 2007 | Last Updated Apr 7, 2008

wisdom from 6th century BC

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philosophy, science, honesty