23 December 2015
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Scrivener for Linux, end of the run

So, the good news is there is a new version of Scrivener for Linux – version 1.9.1 – and it is an unlimited edition, meaning it will never expire.

The bad news is, this is the last Scrivener for Linux that we are going to get – and that’s the reason why this is an unlimited software.

In the future, should Linux users decide to update their Scrivener, they will have to purchase a Windows version, and run it on WINE or some other emulator.

Considering that the Scrivener for Linux has been so far run for free and as an act of kindness to the community, we have been very lucky so far.
Running the next Scrivener in WINE, paying the forty bucks for the license, will not be a great sacrifice.

As of now, the Linux 1.9.1 version of the software can be downloaded from this link, in various formats and for both 32 and 64 bits systems. It works like a wonder.

19 December 2015
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Why do you read thrilling adventures and wild stories?

It started with my friend Claire’s latest post – which you can find here.
Go read it.
Done?
Fine.

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Contrary to what Claire seems to think, science fiction and fantasy writers get asked quite often why they write what they do.
It’s even worse for horror writers.
Adventure writers tend to get a lot of blank stares.
In general, should you ever reveal to your friends and acquaintances that you are a writer¹ and write imaginative fiction, you’ll get asked, basically

Why?!

The answer, of course, is usually that we write what we like to read. Continue reading →

18 December 2015
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Writing Prompt: The city of the future

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An epic illustration by Tim Hildebrandt.
Does it give you any idea?

4 December 2015
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Friday Prompt – Train

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My mother used to call trains “The poor man’s movies”.
And I would really like to take a trip on a train just for the sake of the trip itself.
And write about it.

20 November 2015
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Writing Prompt: The Future through the Eyes of Yesterday

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Today’s prompt is somewhat connected to a new project I’m working on.
What about a little sketch of domestic life in the year 2000?

Science fiction, fantasy and horror bloggers in Italy have just been told by a local publisher

some of your stuff is very good… not good enough for us to pay it, but certainly good enough for us to publish it

As someone that is trying to make a living out of writing, I find such offers plain offensive.
And I would have written a good post on the subject… but then I remembered Wil Wheaton already said it all.

So check out his post: