by Tia Ghose, Gravity is the force that attracts two bodies toward each other, the force that causes apples to fall toward the ground and the planets to orbit the sun. The more massive an object is, the stronger its gravitational pull. Fundamental force Gravity is one of the four fundamental forces, along with the electromagnetic,…
A post by Lindsay Buroker that I would like to share. For New Indie Authors: What I Would Do if I Were Starting Today Sometimes when you give publishing and marketing advice on your blog, you get a little resistance from new self publishers. But you’ve been doing this for 3+ years. You have a fan base already. You…
By Jeff Foust Time Capsule to Mars, a student-led project supported by the advocacy group Explore Mars and several aerospace companies, plans to launch in the next five years a cubesat-class spacecraft to Mars carrying photos and other digital media. The spacecraft would burn up in the martian atmosphere except for a section carrying the media…
A small hammer dating to the 10th century was found recently on the Danish Island of Lolland. Over 1000 of these amulets have been found across Northern Europe but the pendant from Lolland is the only one with a runic inscription. This particular torshammere (Thor’s Hammer Amulet) was found at Købelev and reported to the Museum Lolland-Falster archaeologist Anders Rasmussen by detectorist Torben…
Have you ever been in a conversation with someone and they say something that sparks a story idea in your head? …then you miss the rest of the conversation because you are desperately trying to imprint the idea in your brain so you can get it down on paper at a later time… This tends…
By Owen Jarus, Archaeology is fundamentally the study of humanity and its past. Archaeologists study things that were created, used or changed by humans. They do this by studying the material remains — the stuff we leave behind, such as lithic tools, a simple hut dwelling, a skeleton covered with gold jewelry or a pyramid…
Your First 1000 Copies – By Tim Grahl In “Your First 1,000 Copies,” Tim Grahl describes a system that he has used in his own business for the promotion of authors and their book launches. He believes in the importance of an email list that was created with the permission of each email subscriber. He…
During week two of the Book Marketing Challenge I have researched and come up with some ‘incentives’ that I can offer my readers to get them to join (and then enjoy) being a part of my email list. I will list these here for anyone who is in need of ideas to kickstart their own…
By Robert Wood This article was originally published on Standoutbooks – This is a brilliant site for writing, book marketing and anything else to do with the creation and reading of books 🙂 Science fiction is one of the most popular genres in literature, and certainly the one with the most cultural influence. So what is…
By Mary Bagley Biology is the science of life. Biologists study the structure, function, growth, origin, evolution and distribution of living organisms. There are generally considered to be at least nine “umbrella” fields of biology, each of which consists of multiple subfields. Biochemistry: the study of the material substances that make up living things Botany:…
I absolutely hate writing the last page and paragraph of a manuscript. For me, ending a story is the hardest thing to do. For others just sitting down to write is the hardest. Either from not having the time or from fear of what others will think of their efforts. Now I will admit that…
No really, chocolate is good for you. Dark chocolate can even help you lose weight. But as with all good things, for the above to be true chocolate should be eaten in small quantities. That means those small quantities had better be good. The same can be said about writing. A lot of excess words can help…
