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Category Archives: Invented Worlds

An Upsidedown World

Friday, May 8, 2009

I’m always looking for new twists on old themes.
And, frankly, the whole “alternate Earth” thing is a very old theme. But, I have to admit, it’s one that I can’t get away from in my own head. One of the alternate Earths that I contemplate on a regular basis is an inverted Earth. An Earth [...]

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Happy Birthday, Mr. Lewis!

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Today is C.S. Lewis’ birthday.
For those of you who don’t know him, C.S. Lewis wrote The Chronicles of Narnia, which has been made into movies and mini-series several times. Lewis was a contemporary of J.R.R. Tolkien and, in fact, was part of the same writing group, the Inklings. It was there that the two became [...]

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Happy Birthday, Mr. Herbert!

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Today is Frank Herbert’s Birthday.
Of course, he passed away in 1986, the year I graduated from high-school, but his work lives on. Mr. Herbert is primarily known for his seminal work, Dune, and the other books in the series that followed. Though, interestingly enough, he never intended to write sequels.
Often refered to as the science-fiction [...]

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Fractal Terrains Real World Data

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Okay, here’s some real data for ProFantasy’s Fractal Terrains.
Been looking for Fractal Terrains Real World Data? Well, look no further!
I got tired of everyone asking for this on the Profantasy CC2-l list and thought I’d take a minute while I’m getting my chemotherapy to import the ETOPO2 data and save it as a Fractal [...]

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Sheridan Simon’s Pen Name

Monday, January 8, 2007

So, I’ve gotten a lot of hits here looking for information about Sheridan Simon.
Sheridan Simon was a very well-known and respected Physics professor at Guilford College who was also quite enamored with science-fiction. In fact, he used to create logically plausable solar systems and planets for science-fiction authors, for a small fee. He advertised in [...]

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Happy Birthday, Mr. Lewis!

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Today is C.S. Lewis’ birthday.
For those of you who don’t know him, C.S. Lewis wrote The Chronicles of Narnia, which has been made into movies and mini-series several times. Lewis was a contemporary of J.R.R. Tolkien and, in fact, was part of the same writing group, the Inklings. It was there that the [...]

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Ideas: 10 Cents for a Dozen

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Ideas are easy to come by.
What’s more rare is the ability to shape that idea into an actual story. By way of example and illustration, I regularly come up with interesting settings and characters, sometimes both at the same time, but rarely have a full story to make it all gell.
In fact, to prove to [...]

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Happy Birthday, Mr. Herbert!

Sunday, October 8, 2006

Today is Frank Herbert’s Birthday.
Of course, we haven’t had him with us since 1986, the year I graduated from high-school, but his work lives on. Mr. Herbert is primarily known for his seminal work, Dune, and the other books in the series that followed. Though, interestingly enough, he never intended to write sequels.
Often [...]

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