Category Archives: literature

Jane Austen’s birthday

Posted on December 15, 2014 by tkflor

Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775, in rural Hampshire, England. She had little formal education, never traveled outside England, and never married. She published four novels – Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) … Continue reading →

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Science in Fiction

Posted on December 6, 2014 by tkflor

“Remember that you are writing a novel, not a research paper. The story always comes first.” On writing, by Stephen King Okay, the story comes first, but let’s assume that adding some science to the plot can benefit the story. … Continue reading →

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Quotes from speculative science (fiction)

Posted on November 15, 2014 by tkflor

Without tags, would a short piece of text be enough to distinguish between an article about science and a piece of speculative fiction? For example, here are two quotes: (a) “… the initial leap from nothing to something may have … Continue reading →

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The Falling Sky – contemporary fiction with realistic physics

Posted on October 5, 2014 by tkflor

‘Do you believe it?’ Ah, that word again. It sounds odd in this space. They are all used to statistical odds, experiment, proof, even uncertainty, but they rarely talk about belief. It sounds too human. And they like to pretend … Continue reading →

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Literature vs. Disruptive technology

Posted on August 16, 2014 by tkflor

The epic verbal battle of the summer belongs to the much publicized negotiations between Hachette and Amazon. Megastars like Stephen King and Nora Roberts, battalions of indie authors, publishers of every size, and even the New York Times chimed in … Continue reading →

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