Tag Archives: author

Thankful for Anne McCaffrey

Posted on November 24, 2011 by EDC

This week speculative fiction author Anne McCaffrey died at the age of 85.  Best known for her series Dragon Riders of Pern and her story The Ship Who Sang, she was an amazing author who could build incredible worlds populated with deep, … Continue reading →

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Setbacks

Posted on June 15, 2011 by EDC

As an author I’ve faced my share of setbacks.  I have a drawer full of rejection letters from publishers.  I’ve lost work from computer issues or more often from my own mistakes like forgetting to save my work. And I … Continue reading →

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Weaknesses

Posted on March 28, 2011 by EDC

This week Big Think released a short video by Julie Burstein profiling artist, Chuck Close; an inspiring man with a disability called “face blindness“.  You see, Close can’t recognize faces in three dimensions. Yet Close has taken his weakness and made … Continue reading →

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