2016-06-16 13:00
Last week we returned from a 10-day package tour of Ireland with Belfast-born folk singer Seamus Kennedy. Remarkably, through our entire trip the weather stayed partly cloudy to sunny, in th… Read More
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2016-06-14 15:00
Theme-Worldbuilding IntegrationPart 14Selling the Happily Ever After EndingbyJacqueline Lichtenberg Here is the index to the series Theme-Worldbuilding Integration:http://aliendjinnrom… Read More
2016-06-12 11:50
This will be brief... but if you click the links, you will find plenty to read!This links to The Atlantic and chronicles just how easy e-books have made life for plagiarists and copyright in… Read More
2016-06-09 13:00
Today I'm returning from a package tour of Ireland. It started in Dublin and focused on the centennial of the 1916 Easter Rising. Our favorite Irish folk singer, Seamus Kennedy, came along a… Read More
2016-06-07 15:00
DepictionPart 14Depicting Cultural ShiftsbyJacqueline LichtenbergHere is the index post with previous parts of Depiction.http://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2015/04/index-to-depiction-ser… Read More
2016-06-05 15:38
Do you think that writers matter? Do you think that that which writers write is more valuable (or should be considered more valuable) than "user generated content"?If you'd like to opi… Read More
2016-06-02 13:00
Cory Doctorow's latest LOCUS column: Peace in Our Time The "peace" in the title refers to the "e-book wars" that pit authors, publishers, and libraries against each other. Giant online books… Read More
2016-05-31 15:00
Theme-Worldbuilding IntegrationPart 13Authority, Responsibility, and Power in Alien RomancebyJacqueline LichtenbergHere is the index to the Theme-Worldbuilding Series:http://aliendjinnromanc… Read More
2016-05-28 21:27
Half way into "Half The World", it struck me that this book reminds me of "Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers" with Eowen's story folded into it. With bodily functions.Not that I hadn't notic… Read More
2016-05-26 13:00
A blog by horror author Brian Keene offering the most thorough explanation I've seen lately about the root causes of the death of the midlist: How the Mid-List Died In brief, he blames "corp… Read More
2016-05-24 15:00
Marketing Fiction in a Changing World Part 18 Amazon Makes Some Bad Marketing DecisionsbyJacqueline LichtenbergAmazon has a rule against writers "reviewing" books by other writers… Read More
2016-05-21 22:44
There's a new service on the horizon to help authors locate and scupper pirate links on Google. It's in Beta, so is free to the patient and those willing to provide feedback... and to the im… Read More
2016-05-19 13:00
Here are three lists of real-life extraordinary human anomalies from the "Cracked" website: DNA Mutations That Make Ordinary People X-Men Personally, I wouldn't classify genes for adventurou… Read More
2016-05-17 15:00
Theme-Worldbuilding IntegrationPart 12What Makes Evil Seductive?byJacqueline LichtenbergIs existence, all human experience, the condition of being human, a battle between "Good" and "Evil?"O… Read More
2016-05-15 04:51
Imagine pores in a human skin. If you wish, imagine blackheads in pores in human skin. Now imagine each dark pore is teeming with life forms, and each one contains a slightly different and i… Read More
2016-05-12 13:00
A brief historical survey of automata: Frolicsome Engines Machines that imitate voluntary movements, operated by hydraulics, go back at least to the first century. Later, similar mechanisms… Read More
2016-05-10 15:00
Theme-Conflict Integration Part 2: Battle of IdeasA Grifter, A Shyster, and A Priest Walk Into A BarbyJacqueline LichtenbergPart 1 - about J. J. Abrams and sexism is here:http://aliendj… Read More
2016-05-07 19:44
According to the Authors Guild, it costs approximately $150,000 for a copyright owner to take a copyright infringer to court.As I pointed out in a recent post, as long as Copyright law on th… Read More
2016-05-05 13:00
The latest Darkover anthology, REALMS OF DARKOVER, has been released: Realms of Darkover My husband, Leslie Roy Carter, and I have a co-written story in it, "A Walk in the Mountains." It fea… Read More
2016-05-03 15:00
Theme-Marketing IntegrationPart 1Star Wars: The Force AwakensbyJacqueline LichtenbergToday, we'll examine why Star Wars: The Force Awakens was such a runaway box office success, even as Twit… Read More
2016-05-01 14:01
Can one prove something that one does not want to prove? Of course, but there will be a bias, and the bias may skew the results. Moreover, those reading the studies may read them with… Read More
2016-04-28 13:00
A recent scientific study agrees with Neil Gaiman that boredom stimulates creativity: Boredom, the Ultimate Creativity Hack As Gaiman puts it, "boredom is the place you create from in self-d… Read More
2016-04-26 15:00
Theme-Worldbuilding IntegrationPart 11 Why is it wrong to blame the victim?byJacqueline LichtenbergIndex to previous 10 posts in this series:http://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2014/… Read More
2016-04-25 19:56
Tomorrow is Intellectual Property day. Creators, authors fill out your book titles and your name on this listhttps://gallery.mailchimp.com/727ad03949c981c140a2bf125/files/The_List_2016… Read More
2016-04-24 21:09
This week, a reader contacted me through my website (I have a new mail server, and not a lot gets through, but what does is all quality stuff) to ask when I will ever publish the story of De… Read More
2016-04-21 13:00
Medical researchers at Ohio State University have invented a device called NeuroLife, which enables a quadriplegic to move his hand: Brain Implant One end of the device is implanted in his b… Read More
2016-04-19 15:00
Theme-Plot Integration Part 16Affairs of StatebyJacqueline LichtenbergIndex to previous posts in the Theme-Plot Integration Series:http://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2013/05/index-to-the… Read More
2016-04-17 21:54
This is my take on topical matters, mostly to do with copyright --as is my wont-- but with a few petty rants thrown in for good measure.I'll save "the petty" for last.For readers of this blo… Read More
2016-04-14 13:00
The current issue of CEMETERY DANCE includes an interview with Ray Garton. I retro-reviewed one of his best-known novels, LIVE GIRLS, on VampChix in March: Live Girls Garton is a pretty big… Read More
2016-04-12 15:00
Reviews 25byJacqueline LichtenbergAssassin's Creed -- UnderworldbyOliver BowdenFirst an announcement about a FanFic documentary airing in France.-------------A few months ago, the producer o… Read More
2016-04-10 19:56
Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island, Florida, is the venue each March of the Amelia Island concours d' elegance, so I've been going there for about twenty years. Apparently, Amelia Island is t… Read More
2016-04-07 13:00
At ICFA, I picked up an old issue of ANALOG from the freebie table. It included a review of BECOMING ALIEN (1988), by Rebecca Ore. Thanks to the miracle of the Internet, it was easy to find… Read More
2016-04-05 15:00
Theme-Plot-Character-Worldbuilding Integration Part 8Would Aliens Share Human Fallacy And The Religious Impulse?byJacqueline LichtenbergA few months ago there was a Video going around where… Read More
2016-04-04 01:48
The Copyright Office solicited comments on how well or otherwise the DMCA takedown system has worked. I submitted my own comment in the early hours of March 31st 2016. If you mu… Read More
2016-04-03 21:34
We've heard of "eminent domain", but I'm considering a pun on "imminent domain", as in "imminent domain name expiration".According to a Walker Morris LLP legal blog entitled "Jeb Bush, Donal… Read More
2016-03-31 13:00
One of Robert Heinlein's characters declares that conscious thought is like the display window in a calculator, showing the result of a process that goes on underneath, in the preconscious o… Read More
2016-03-29 19:37
Reviews 24byJacqueline LichtenbergAlien In Chiefby Gini Koch There are 11 prior posts where I mention or discuss Gini Koch's Alien Series.Well, no, not discuss -- more like rave.I… Read More
2016-03-27 23:04
Should we have a named and registered copyright agent for our blog? One hopes not, because we moderate Comments, and that is the only way a third party could potentially upload copyright inf… Read More
2016-03-27 21:40
Dear European visitors, Happy Easter Sunday, and thank you for visiting!We are required to make sure that our European visitors are aware that European Union laws require us (the a… Read More
2016-03-24 13:00
The theme for this year's International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts was "Wonder Tales," with particular focus on fairy tales. Since I'm a big fan of retold fairy tales, I was exc… Read More
2016-03-22 15:00
Worldbuilding From RealityPart 4Creating A Story CanvasbyJacqueline LichtenbergPrevious parts on Worldbuilding From Reality:http://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2013/07/worldbuilding-from… Read More
2016-03-19 19:58
I'm just back from a short vaction in Florida, and I cannot say that I came away feeling very proud of people.The signs say, "Keep Off The Dunes". Do people keep off the dunes? No. They sit… Read More
2016-03-17 13:00
Happy St. Patrick's Day! This week I'm at the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts in balmy Orlando. I'll report on the con next Thursday. By the way, have you seen ZOOTOPIA… Read More
2016-03-15 15:00
Reviews-23-by Jacqueline Lichtenberg Stone And A Hard Place by R. L. KingR. L. King is one of the writers highlighted on my page of writers who have been influenced by my writing. http://sim… Read More
2016-03-10 14:00
Some biologists don't think it is: Pairing Up for Life Many species of birds are known to pair up for one breeding season or for life. The main reason is that their newly hatched chicks need… Read More
2016-03-08 16:00
Soul Mates and the HEA: Real or Fantasy?Part 1byJacqueline LichtenbergThis is labeled Part 1 because I expect there will be future parts.Our readership for Romance and all its variants has a… Read More
2016-03-06 00:26
Have you noticed that the United States Copyright law provides virtually no incentive for anyone to pay royalties to the copyright owner?The "sharing economy" and "permissionless innovation"… Read More
2016-03-03 14:00
More brain news: It may someday be possible to erase or modify memories or even implant false memories: Memory Hacking In the short term, the most practical application of these techniques m… Read More
2016-03-01 16:00
Genre: The Root Of All Amazon CommentsbyJacqueline LichtenbergPrevious parts in this series on Genre:http://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2009/09/genre-root-of-all-evil.htmlhttp://aliendji… Read More
2016-02-25 14:00
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University have grown miniature "brains," spherical clusters of cells about 350 micrometers in diameter, barely visible to the naked eye, for the purpose of study… Read More
2016-02-23 16:00
Theme-Plot-Character-Worldbuilding IntegrationPart 7The Legacy As MotivationIndex to Theme-Plot-Character-Worldbuilding Integration:http://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2015/12/index-to-th… Read More
2016-02-21 22:59
This is a very handy primer which advises all and sundry how to navigate filehosting sites. Hit the big, bright "Download Now" button, and you will get malware. Neglect to unchec… Read More
2016-02-18 14:00
If you're in search of ideas for truly alien sex, pick up SEX IN THE SEA, by marine biologist Marah J. Hardt. She begins with the quest for a potential mate, not always easy to find in the v… Read More
2016-02-16 16:00
Astrology Just For WritersPart 13The Artist's Dilemmaby Jacqueline LichtenbergPrevious posts on Astrology Just For Writers are indexed here:http://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2010/03/pau… Read More
2016-02-14 22:03
Have you trademarked any title, or expression, or unique term? Some science fiction romance or paranormal authors have done so. For instance, some in the publishing world are watching… Read More
2016-02-11 14:00
Karen Hurley writes in LOCUS about the abysmal payment rates for short stories: The Sad Economics of Writing Short Fiction In the Golden Age of the pulps, when dozens of genre fiction magazi… Read More
2016-02-09 16:00
Reviews 22byJacqueline LichtenbergKaren Chance's Cassie Palmer Novels I have not yet posted an Index to my reviews here, but this is #22 of the series of reviews about the field of Scie… Read More
2016-02-06 21:54
If you are a creator (author, musician, songwriter, photographer, artist) and have had your copyrights infringed by others, your thoughts, experiences and stories about piracy and the DMCA T… Read More
2016-02-04 14:00
Did the groundhog see his shadow in your neck of the woods? I've often wondered why a sunny day should forecast a longer winter. The notion seems backwards. It turns out there's a sort of ra… Read More
2016-02-02 16:00
Astrology Just For WritersPart 12Virgo, 6th House and Soul MatesbyJacqueline LichtenbergOften the best reason to go to a religious service is the jokes told by the Priest, Reverend or Rabbi… Read More
2016-01-31 20:53
I am pleased to report that authors' incomes will not--for the time being--be further decimated by "First Sale Doctrine" being applied to e-books.A report issued today by the U.S. Department… Read More
2016-01-28 14:00
"Snow-Bound," by nineteenth-century New England Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier, was my mother's favorite long poem. (Her favorite short poem was Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a S… Read More
2016-01-26 16:00
Reviews 21Douglas Adams and Doctor WhobyJacqueline Lichtenberg Today we'll look at a novel made out of a Doctor Who script, which is perhaps one of the most famous Doctor Who episodes… Read More
2016-01-24 22:27
Discover Magazine, in June 2012, published an excerpt from "The Social Conquest Of Earth" by Edward O. Wilson, who is one of the world's leading biologists. That was long before the march of… Read More
2016-01-22 14:00
New Audiobook ReleaseOn Amazon, you can find the audiobook on the main page for this novel, with Kindle, Trade Paperback, and links to an assortment of previous editions. Audible is offering… Read More
2016-01-21 14:00
Have you read about Amur, the Siberian tiger who made friends with a goat offered to him as a meal? Tiger and Goat Are Still Friends The goat was introduced into Amur's pen in November, and… Read More
2016-01-19 16:00
Theme-Symbolism Integration Part 5How To Create Using SHOW DON'T TELLby Jacqueline Lichtenberg Here is the article, published August 2015, that we'll discuss today. It… Read More
2016-01-17 21:16
Opinions of interest.Are there any biographers among us? Any future biographers? If so, I'd like to recommend the article by T.J. Stiles entitled "Fighting for the Digital Future", which is… Read More
2016-01-14 14:00
Are the droids in the Star Wars series effectively slaves? Here's a writer who thinks so: Are Droids Slaves? He's also a major proponent of the thesis that the Empire's rulers are really the… Read More
2016-01-12 16:00
Theme-Symbolism IntegrationPart 4 How To Use Candles As Symbolismby Jacqueline Lichtenberg The previous parts of the Theme-Symbolism Integration series are:Foundation Posts on… Read More
2016-01-11 21:02
Romance Novel Contest Link:inkitt.com/swoonThis below is from an email that came to Jacqueline Lichtenberg on January 11, 2016.---------quote-------------I was looking for romance authors on… Read More
2016-01-10 19:48
Did you know that the word "mediacracy" exists? It does, although the Blogger spell check, and the AOL spell check put red squiggly lines under it.References were reluctantly revealed by a G… Read More
2016-01-07 14:00
Contrary to the popular belief that using lots of profane or obscene language demonstrates laziness, limited linguistic skills, and lack of imagination, a new study suggests that copious swe… Read More
2016-01-05 16:00
Marketing Fiction In A Changing WorldPart 17Make Your Living At Non-Fiction To Support Fiction Writingby Jacqueline LichtenbergLast week we heard from a Guest who works as a High School… Read More
2016-01-03 17:28
Last week the Authors Guild filed a petition with the Supreme Court asking it to review an October decision by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Authors Guild v. Google, a cas… Read More
2015-12-31 14:00
The season finale of THE LIBRARIANS (on the TNT network) illustrated this problem. Two members of the team jump back to early seventeenth-century England and meet Shakespeare. Flynn, the gen… Read More
2015-12-29 16:00
Guest PostStar Trek Fan Fiction Writer, Leslye Lilker Author of Sahaj Commenting On Kraith, House of Zeor, and New Sahaj Stories Now AvailableLet me introduce Leslye Lilker. She is… Read More
2015-12-27 06:00
Thank you for visiting, European visitors!We are required to make sure that our European visitors are aware that European Union laws require us (the authors) to give European Union visi… Read More
2015-12-24 14:00
Kate Hill's guest blog inspired me to some thoughts about the Alternate History subgenre. Two of my favorite series fall into that category, S. M. Stirling's DIES THE FIRE universe (as well… Read More
2015-12-22 16:00
IndextoTheme-Plot-Character-Worldbuilding Integration Posts in this series:Part 1 -http://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2015/04/theme-plot-character-worldbuilding.htmlPart 2 -htt… Read More
2015-12-21 01:32
Is the worm beginning to turn? The "worm" of internet piracy is rather like an aircraft carrier. It has massive inertia, and it has government backing. It took a jury this week to send a po… Read More
2015-12-18 13:00
The Main Benefit and Challenge of Writing a Story Set on an Alternate Earth The idea for my latest release, Blow by Blow, formed while I was plotting a book about the vigilante who appears i… Read More
2015-12-17 14:00
Recently PBS aired a program on "love" in the animal kingdom. It was really about courtship and mating behaviors of various animals, but it did devote a few minutes at the end to the questio… Read More
2015-12-15 16:00
Theme-Plot-Character-Worldbuilding IntegrationPart 6Fallacy, Misnomer and the ContradictionbyJacqueline Lichtenberg Previous posts in this series:Part 1 -http://aliendjinnromances.blogs… Read More
2015-12-13 19:56
I'm not talking about the Australian "Climbing Perch", the mangrove rivulus, or the mud skipper. I'm talking about creative people who are being forced--indirectly-- by "the sharing eco… Read More
2015-12-13 19:43
Thank you for visiting, European visitors!We are required to make sure that our European visitors are aware that European Union laws require us (the authors) to give European Union visi… Read More
2015-12-10 14:00
On the panel at ChessieCon about attracting female readers (as I mentioned last week), the topic of unlikable protagonists came up. One panelist remarked that the statement "Your heroine is… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Discover Magazine, in June 2012, published an excerpt from "The Social Conquest Of Earth" by Edward O. Wilson. That, of course, was long before the march of Syrian refugees and Donald Trump'… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The most recent issue of RWR, the official magazine of Romance Writers of America, includes an article about realistic and unrealistic writing, with a discussion of what kinds of unrealistic… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
When Should You Give Up On A Manuscript?:Part 1 Hitting a Brick WallbyJacqueline LichtenbergSo there you are starting at half a page of text and it's page 130 of your novel, but not one sing… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I spent last Wednesday afternoon through Saturday night at the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts in Orlando. Even though I had to change planes both ways, I was lucky eno… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Reviews 6: TV Series "Elementary" by Jacqueline LichtenbergA writer does not "watch Television" -- or "see" what ordinary viewers "see" in a TV Show.So this blog entry is not about whether I… Read More
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