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#introduction

Primarily I write #ScienceFiction and #humor, but I've also written darkly comic stuff, fabulist satire, and some literary fiction. Once I blogged squibs, screeds and other drivel (some pure & some quite tainted with meaning.)

My cats keep me sane(ish).

If you want to understand my rich inner life, I recommend this #book: Alpha Max.

https://geni.us/AlphaMax

Occasionally pimp some of the others.

Co-host at:
https://re-creative.ca

#SFF #humor #writing #writingcommunity
Black and white photo of Mark , with hands folded behind head on a pillow, thinking: "Life is too important to be taken seriously." –Oscar Wilde


📢 new post on The Winged Life !

« On The Run » aims to convey the pursuit of a vision of artistic freedom and self development despite the recurring temptations of personal demons…

🔗· https://poligraf.substack.com/p/on-the-run

#writing ✏️ #CreativeWriting #poetry #poems #indie #selfpublish #authors #PoetryLovers #TheWingedLife @poetry #faith #spirit #lyrics #SelfDevelopment #PersonalDevelopment #quest


Adept at touch typing? Want to go insane? Try the latest toggle switch "keyboard."

#typing #writing #writingcommunity #humor #humour
A qwerty keyboard but all the keys are replaced with switches


« For me, writing is an act of reciprocity with the world; it is what I can give back in return for everything that has been given to me. »

― Robin Wall Kimmerer

🔗 · https://poligraf.tumblr.com/post/741986895849046017/for-me-writing-is-an-act-of-reciprocity-with-the

#quotes #writing #RobinWallKimmerer #GiftEconomy #reciprocity #interbeing #unity #oneness


📢 new post on The Winged Life !

« Mother Of Pearl » is built around the idea that divinely orchestrated challenges lead individuals to their fullest expression, like irritants cause oysters to yield pearls…

🔗· https://poligraf.substack.com/p/mother-of-pearl

#writing ✏️ #CreativeWriting #poetry #poems #indie #selfpublish #authors #PoetryLovers #TheWingedLife @poetry

#lyrics #PersonalDevelopment #destiny #IrrationalIntelligence #DivineIntelligence #pearls #maturation #maturity #oysters


Today on our podcast Re-Creative Mark A. Rayner and I talk to author Peter Darbyshire, who joined us to champion the classic Roger Zelazny fantasy series The Chronicles of Amber. I've loved Zelazny's fiction from the moment I first encountered the Amber series, and Mark's a fan as well, so Peter was in good company.

#zelazny #writing #chroniclesofamber #novels #sciencefiction #fantasy #novel #rogerzelazny #writingtips

https://re-creative.ca/the-chronicles-of-amber/


When I'm #writing #Fiction I often add elements of things that happen in real life into the story.

They are altered to fit the premise and narrative, not accurately described, but the essence taken and replicated. It's usually small things - something annoying, some observation I've made, etc.

I'm sure most writers do this too, but it's often works well to flesh out characters or even to bring in unexpected sub plots. Often these additions can easily be tied into the existing story.


This week on Re-Creative:
Author Peter Darbyshire joins the lads to champion the classic Roger Zelazny fantasy series, The Chronicles of Amber.

https://re-creative.ca/the-chronicles-of-amber/

#writing #writingcommunity #amber #RogerZelazny #peterDarbyshire #podcast #podcasts
Cover art for Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny, hugo and nebula award winner -- the first book in the Chronicles of Amber


Decided to take a break from
#writing for a bit.

Have been struggling to write since I had surgery recently. Right now, brain and body feel a bit overloaded, so I just need a good rest. So having a holiday/vacation at home.

Tricky bit is resting without feeling guilty. Shouldn't feel guilty for self-care, right?


"The people stand within the ruins of society, a jail invented to outlive them all. The door is open. They can leave or fall instead to squabbling and thence new slaveries. The choice is theirs, as ever it must be."

(Evey Hammond, "V for Vendetta")

#books #writing #politics
Evey Hammond as drawn by David Lloyd in V for Vendetta.


📢 new post on The Winged Life !

a poem titled « The Miracle Is Worth The Wait » that was written around the end of november 2012, but was never released in that particular form, and eventually yielded the lyrics of a song with the same name…

🔗· https://poligraf.substack.com/p/the-miracle-is-worth-the-wait

#writing ✏️ #writerscommunity #CreativeWriting #poetry #poems #OriginalPoem #indie #selfpublish #author #authors #PoetryLovers #TheWingedLife @poetry

#faith #hope #destiny #maturity #humanity #spirit


We’ve been talking for a while about creating a #WritingHorrors series, similar to #WritingWonders / #WordWeavers / #WritersCoffeeClub, but for #writers of #horror, #DarkFantasy, or who just want to enhance their #writing with #dwrk elements in general.

This will be a series of short questions with a few longer #WritingPrompts mixed in, intended to help improve yourself as a #writer, and to improve whatever #story you’re working on.

(Continued in thread)

#Halloween #october


When I was putting together my "Forgotten Greek and Roman Myths" manuscript, I was constantly told that it is not a sellable concept for a book - because "people want to read their favorite myths", and not unkown ones.

Now the reviews are trickling in, and every reviewer highlights how exciting it is to find unknown myths about the well-known gods and heroes.

🤷‍♀️

(Still looking for an English language publisher, btw.)

#mythology #books #bookstodon #storytelling #writing #publishing


I translated a text with deepl today. It isn't very good, but I noticed that translating my corrections back into the original language often made the original text better. The translator thus showed me how to become my own editor. Maybe this is the true value of #LLMs . They have no reasoning ability, no curiosity. They prefer to make mistakes than to work out implications. They are pure collective language oracles, the quintessential proof-readers.

#translation #LLM #AI #writing


So ... always turn off? I'm just gonna jam a screwdriver in it to be safe.

#proofreading #editing #writing #humor #humour #weird #sign
very confusing sign on a power box that says: Important do not never turn off


Shepherd is a nifty book discovery site that you should check out if you're a reader!

Each year they hold a three fave reads extravaganza, which eventually produces a books of 2024 list.

Here are my three:
https://shepherd.com/bboy/2024/f/mark-a-rayner

#book #books #bookstodon #writing #writingcommunity #reading #readers
Mark A. Rayner's 3 favorite reads in 2024
Showing the cover art for:
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield


Cover reveal!

This is always an exciting time in the life of a book. The title of the collection is one that I’ve always had in mind for one of my projects. It comes from The Odyssey. -->quote below

It's being published by Donovan Street Press, probably mid-to-late November, owned by @ilanderz

And while you're waiting for it, I've got lots of other fiction available:

https://www.amazon.com/Mark-A-Rayner/e/B003ZPDIF6

#writing #writingcommunity #coverart #bookstodon #shortfiction
cover art for The Gates of Polished Horn by mark A. Rayner - a collection of stories

Galaxy and nebula in the background as seen through gates made of elk horns


Today on Re-Creative @ilanderz and I welcome "one of the most criminally underrated writers on the planet" to the podcast to discuss the art of Nick Patterson. The Canadian artist has frequently collaborated with Tom and Tom has fascinating insights into Nick's work.

https://re-creative.ca/nick-patterson/

#podcast #podcasts #podcasting #creativity #art #writing
pen and ink illustration of tom bradley dressed as a medieval soldier, wearing a helmet


Excited to be able to share this now! I was on the Re-Creative podcast discussing Alice in Wonderland as one of my writing influences.

It was a good time. Hope you’ll check it out: https://re-creative.ca/alice-in-wonderland/

#writing #inspiration #fiction #books #aliceinwonderland


Tag yourself! I was Lawful Evil when I wrote on a typewriter (yes, I'm impossibly old). I changed alignment to Chaotic Good when I got a word processing program with multiple typefaces.

#writing #writingcommunity #typography #font #fonts #humor #humour #dnd #dnd5e #alignment
DnD alignment chart comparing fonts to alignment: Times New Roman=Lawful Good, Georgia=Neutral Good, Garamond=Chaotic Good, Arial=Lawful Neutral, Cambria=True Neutral, Calibri=Chaotic Nuetral, Courier=Lawful Evil, Comic Sans=Nuetral Evil, Papyrus=Chaotic Evil


Today on our podcast Re-Creative Mark and I are joined by the super successful and super-fun science fiction writer, John Scalzi.

It's an entertaining conversation about science fiction, the egotistical nature of writing, and John's hobby, which is music.

But the conversation doesn't end there, as we examine the value of creating art, just for the joy of it.

https://re-creative.ca/ambient-electronic-music/

#books #johnscalzi #sciencefiction #ambientmusic #writing #torbooks


Addendum:

1. One page of academic writing often requires 5+ of those books.

2. I still buy a whole lot of books (yep) and go to a whole lot of libraries.

3. Even university libraries have budgets.

4. Copyright is obviously still a thing.

#research #InternetArchive #books #writing #academia