Tag Archives: William V. Burns

On Alien Biology and ‘Hard Sci-Fi’

I’m building a new species of monster. That means I’m making up stuff again. The squishy sort of stuff, things an autopsy, a scanning electron microscope, centrifuges, and spectrometers might be involved with if these monsters were real-world organisms. Building … Continue reading

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Welcome to Often Inspired!

“If the public likes you, you’re good.” — Mickey Spillane   Our signature motto is “Be true to your reader and the rest will follow.”   Have faith in your reader, but earn their trust first. Write something they would … Continue reading

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Timeless

What makes a work of fiction echo down the ages, relevant to all who read it? How can you craft a story, or a book, or a script that will resonate cleanly to readers who come to your work after … Continue reading

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