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MARSHALL RYAN MARESCA

Month: September 2010

Worldbuilding, and the Real World intruding on that

Posted on September 30, 2010

OK, this is how much of a complete dork of a worldbuilder I am. If you follow astronomy news at all, you’d know that the star Gliese 581 has been […]

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astronomy / sci-fi / worldbuilding

I’m not sure who’s Teddy Roosevelt in this metaphor.

Posted on September 21, 2010

It is said that a school of piranha can skeletonize a cow in minutes.  This bit of trivia is apparently based on something of a deception– some South American officials […]

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agents / queries

Food, Cuisine and Worldbuilding

Posted on September 18, 2010

At an ArmadilloCon panel a couple years ago, when asked where he starts with worldbuilding, Steven Brust answered, “Food.”  Given Brust’s nature on any panel, the moderator at first thought […]

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Going over Workshop Notes

Posted on September 8, 2010

I’m going back over the first 5000 words for Maradaine Constabulary– the piece I used at the ArmadilloCon Workshop– and making tweaks based on the notes I received. One thing […]

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Maradaine Constabulary / process of writing

Raves for Muses IV

Posted on September 3, 2010

In addition to the excellent review from Now Playing Austin, you can read the many glowing reports from audience members, including this gem:   Some of the best playwrights in […]

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muses IV / playwriting / short plays / theatre / Vestige Group / writing

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