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Crossing the ocean in a bathtub
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A little heart, not much matter
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I, Demiurge
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The tale behind Corn Tale
Corn Tale
The tale behind Corn Tale
Michael Pollan
The tale behind Corn Tale
Omnivore's Dilemma
The tale behind Corn Tale
Terry Pratchett
The cute¹ and naughty² omens
Neil Gaiman
The cute¹ and naughty² omens
The Good Omens
The cute¹ and naughty² omens
Little Guilt
Little guilty pleasure
Self-Publishing Podcast
Little guilty pleasure
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Hardcore History podcast
Little guilty pleasure
Metro 2033
When you end up with cannibals worshipping the Great Worm
Dmitry Glukhovsky
When you end up with cannibals worshipping the Great Worm
worldbuilding
When you end up with cannibals worshipping the Great Worm
The Adept
Can you turn any metal into gold?
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Can you turn any metal into gold?
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The Girl in All the Titles
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The Girl in All the Titles
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The Girl in All the Titles
Margaret Atwood
The Heart Goes Last
An intimate dystopia
The Handmaid's Tale
An intimate dystopia
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The Heart Goes Last
An intimate dystopia
speculative fiction
An intimate dystopia
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A couple of writing tips
Becoming a Writer
So, what do you do, M.?
Trying another medium
Long story short
The one with the slippery slope
procrastination
The one with the slippery slope
tv series
The one with the slippery slope
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Long story short
Joyce Carol Oates
Long story short
I, Demiurge
I, Demiurge
The Body
What works and what doesn't
Umberto Eco
In which simple prose is praised and an enchantment is broken
The Name of the Rose
In which simple prose is praised and an enchantment is broken
graphic novel
Trying another medium
Robert Harris
Conclave by Robert Harris — a study of thriller structure
Some notes on Imperium by Robert Harris
Imperium
Some notes on Imperium by Robert Harris
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Travels with Herodotus
Deep Work by Cal Newport
Psychology, for writers and other curious minds
psychology
Becoming a Writer
Homo fabulans
Psychology, for writers and other curious minds
Robert Cialdini
Psychology, for writers and other curious minds
Influence
Psychology, for writers and other curious minds
George Orwell
Notes on A Clergyman’s Daughter by George Orwell
A Clergyman’s Daughter
Notes on A Clergyman’s Daughter by George Orwell
Hardcore History
Hardcore History podcast
history
Travels with Herodotus
Depicting the world
Hardcore History podcast
Bernard Cornwell
The Winter King
The Winter King
The Winter King
epic fiction
The Winter King
identity
So, what do you do, M.?
reading
So, what do you do, M.?
genres
The genre conspiracy
Ray Bradbury
The genre conspiracy
The Martian Chronicles
The genre conspiracy
George R R Martin
The genre conspiracy
storytelling
Homo fabulans
Dorothea Brande
Becoming a Writer
Becoming a Writer
Becoming a Writer
Lionel Shriver
The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
book covers
Some more on book art
We Need to Talk About Kevin
A Song of Ice and Fire
Some more on book art
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Some more on book art
The Arrival
The Arrival movie
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The Arrival movie
sci-fi
The Arrival movie
time travel
Unsound Variations by George R. R. Martin
The Arrival movie
language
The Arrival movie
The Scar
Notes on The Scar by China Mieville
China Mieville
Notes on The Scar by China Mieville
fantasy
Notes on The Scar by China Mieville
limerick
Blaming the tropics
haiku
Blaming the tropics
excuse
Blaming the tropics
George R. R. Martin
Unsound Variations by George R. R. Martin
Dreamsongs
Unsound Variations by George R. R. Martin
short story
Unsound Variations by George R. R. Martin
Barbara Kingslover
Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingslover
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingslover
The Lacuna
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingslover
Robert Graves
Familial mayhem in two volumes
I, Claudius
Familial mayhem in two volumes
The Heart Goes Last
The Heart Goes Last
The Post-Birthday World
The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver
Lawrence Block
A couple of writing tips
Robert McKee
A couple of writing tips
Emily St. John Mandel
Because survival is insufficient
Station Eleven
Because survival is insufficient
post-apocalypse
Because survival is insufficient
Christos Tsiolkas
The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
The Slap
The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Taika Waititi
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
film
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Pigs in Heaven
Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingslover
productivity
Deep Work by Cal Newport
Cal Newport
Deep Work by Cal Newport
Deep Work
Deep Work by Cal Newport
maps
Depicting the world
travel
Travels with Herodotus
Timbuktu
Timbuktu by Paul Auster
Paul Auster
Timbuktu by Paul Auster
Conclave
Conclave by Robert Harris — a study of thriller structure
thriller
Conclave by Robert Harris — a study of thriller structure