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Why we need government: A plaintive explanation
SF author Geoff Hart on how to create a government for your novel.
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5 days ago9 min read
Sustainability Before Ambition - A Call for Dialogue
Nina Munteanu introduces Sustainability Before Ambition, her Reality Skimming column on all things narrative and environment.
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Feb 12 min read
Leadership in Strange Dimensions
Leadership features in Joe Mahoney's series, launching with the first book, Captain's Away, and set in his strange dimensions universe.
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Jan 267 min read
Things about Governance - 2026
Reality Skimming publisher and Okal Rel Author Lynda Williams launches the topic "Things About Governance" for Jan - June 2026 on the Reality Skimming Blog.
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Jan 44 min read
On Becoming a writer
Andrew Burton explains how his relationship with his father impacted his relationship with writing, and encourages writers to "just do it"!
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Dec 29, 202512 min read
Not a Writer, Just a Storyteller
Kyle was always a storyteller, just not a writer.
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Dec 23, 20256 min read
The Story of Polar Borealis Magazine
The story of how R. Graeme Cameron created Polar Borealis Magazine and Polar Starlight Magazine, devoted to Canadian Speculative Fiction.
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Nov 18, 20254 min read
First Sight of Green World
Amel, at 16, getting his first sight of a green world as he and Ayrium arrive on Barmi II.
Lynda
Nov 13, 20252 min read
Changing the World: One Performance at a Time
A practitioner of Augusto Boal's forum theatre illustrates its purpose and power through an example set in Mission, B.C.
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Nov 3, 202511 min read
Throne Price - 3rd Ed
Behind the scenes work begins on the third edition of Throne Price.
Lynda
Oct 22, 20252 min read
The Story of Neo-opsis
Karl Johanson tells the story of creating and running one of Canada's two print SF magazines.
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Oct 20, 20257 min read
Bioengineered humans
A summary of the lines of Sevildom, the bioengineered humans of the Sevolite Empire in the Okal Rel Universe. A character-based, intelligent, epic space operatic series.
Lynda
Oct 14, 20253 min read
Richard Bartrop - Artist
Remembering Richard Bartrop's artistic contribution to the Okal Rel Universe c. 2005-2021.
Lynda
Oct 13, 20252 min read
Embracing Change: Living and Writing from the Ecotone
Writing evolves through life, naturally. SF author Nina Munteanu addresses her changes through the idea of ecotones.
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Oct 6, 20256 min read
The Publishing Ecosystem: a Metaphor for Modern Authors?
A writer with ecology credentials looks at publishing as an ecosystem and why it will survive AI.
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Sep 15, 20259 min read
The Fabric of Story: Mythmaking as Method
Story as a woven fabric not a destination, as explained by author Chelsea Hann.
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Sep 8, 20256 min read
On the Precipice of Author Transition: Going Hybrid
Established Canadian speculative fiction author explores starting an indie press and becoming a hybrid author for the first time.
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Aug 24, 20258 min read
Fun First
SF author Jennifer Lott wants an agent to go pro -- but in the meantime puts fun first with her wacky fantasy documentary / podcast Wilzerlott.
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Aug 11, 20254 min read
Over the Hills- A Story about Newspapers
The story of a newspaper reporter who lost his job for taking it too seriously.
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Jul 28, 20254 min read
What We Can Do
The story of Joe Mahoney's creation of Donovan Street Press and taking control of what you can control as an author.
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Jul 13, 20257 min read
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