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AI AI oh…

October 15, 2025September 30, 2025Alma Alexander

My AI manifesto (from a longer post published on my Patreon): 1) It is not the idea. It is the execution. The last “original” story was probably told by Neanderthals…Continue readingAI AI oh…

The Fundamental Questions of Reading

September 17, 2025August 29, 2025Alma Alexander

This appeared as a “public” post on my Patreon a couple of weeks ago. If you like this kind of thing and want more on a regular basis, please consider…Continue readingThe Fundamental Questions of Reading

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And so. Back into the breach…

June 18, 2025May 22, 2025Alma Alexander

Those of you who might have been following the plot might know that over the last handful of years or so i had basically not been writing – not much,…Continue readingAnd so. Back into the breach…

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Fear is the mind killer…

February 19, 2025January 15, 2025Alma Alexander

The full famous quote from Frank Herbert’s “Dune” has Lady Jessica murmuring, “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings obliteration. I will…Continue readingFear is the mind killer…

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Fractured Fairy Tales – up for preorder!

March 28, 2021June 16, 2021Alma Alexander

You can preorder your ebook from Amazon now – here. And if you want a signed copy of the paperback – there are a couple of places on Social Media…Continue readingFractured Fairy Tales – up for preorder!

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Quarantine Diaries: The time to create Fractured Fairy Tales

November 11, 2020June 9, 2021Alma Alexander

We all grew up fairy tales, You are never too old for fairy tales – or, maybe, some day you will be old enough to read them properly. So I’ve…Continue readingQuarantine Diaries: The time to create Fractured Fairy Tales

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The seventh day I rested: A history of a world’s creation

November 8, 2020June 9, 2021Alma Alexander

Life goes in circles Twenty years ago I wrote down a list of short character sketches – nine little girls, nameless, contextless, just nine characters in search of a plot.…Continue readingThe seventh day I rested: A history of a world’s creation

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Creating the story arc of the luminous Babylon 5 series

September 30, 2020Deck Deckert

In Valen’s name The first time I crossed paths with the TV series Babylon 5, it was a disconnected episode from Season 2, Confessions and Lamentations – the Markab plague…Continue readingCreating the story arc of the luminous Babylon 5 series

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Worldbuilding – The Temples of Book

September 6, 2020Deck Deckert

From a very early age, the world of books was where my magic lived. I had taught myself to read at age 4 and bookstores and libraries have always been…Continue readingWorldbuilding – The Temples of Book

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Which characters do you love or loath?

October 24, 2018June 9, 2021Alma Alexander

More than a decade ago someone posed a question about fictional characters – how they make you respond. She asked for characters that you-the-reader “absolutely loathed… really loved… empathized with…brought…Continue readingWhich characters do you love or loath?

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