Yes, but not in the way you think. Although some ‘AI Doomers’ (like Elon Musk, Geoffrey Hinton, also known as Google’s "Godfather of AI," and other misguided technologists and futurists) predict the demise of mankind will be caused by machines that…
By Gil Schmidt Because if we don’t write, we don’t feel complete. Because writing gives us satisfaction like nothing else does. Because writing is a constant challenge and meeting it is our form of defiance. Because calling ourselves “a write…
As the writer of a story, you have all the details in your head. You have this intricate picture in your mind and your primary task is to figure out which words to use to paint that picture in the imagination of your readers. But there’s the problem…
Empathy. Politeness. Ethics. Compassion. All HUMAN emotions and precepts. Enter Siri, Alexa, Google Voice, Cortana, Echo and the new plethora of machine generated voice assistants. As “learning” machine generated assistants become more and more per…
How to Effectively Take Criticism About Your Writing Without Turning Around and Making the Idiot Who Dared Savage Your Precious Prose the Murder Victim of a Rabid Two-Faced Alien with Mommy Issues in Your Great American Science Fiction Trilogy …
Let’s talk a bit about immersion. In your story, the purpose of immersion is to give your readers a feel for what’s actually going on, regardless of whether words are spoken. There are two schools of thought on what immersion actually means; and u…
Ready, Fire, Aim! A boon (first time I’ve used that word) to new writers, those without a quality writing partner or two, is the Critique Circle, a rough and ready proving ground for works in progress. I remember asking what WIP meant. I wa…
Golfers avoid saying “shank”. During a no-hitter, the team whose pitcher is flirting with history refuses to acknowledge what is happening. And among writers, people who will often talk about anything under the sun, many refuse to tal…
I can hear one of you saying: “But there are more than five science fiction books worth reading twice!” I understand that, Reader Who States the Obvious to Irk Me Into Whimsical Asides. But these are the five I want to talk about right n…
A lot of ideas for writers come from the unconscious. Ideas will oftimes surface as passing thoughts, unbidden and unexpected. While focusing on one endeavor, a thought will pop into your mind that is totally and abruptly out of place, intriguing a…
I picked it up because the paperback had a bright red cover with a dragon on it. It was right next to A Game of Thrones in that oft-visited corner bookstore on a sunny day in 1992. The title of the book was Chung Kuo: The Middle Kingdom, by David Wi…
I have only met a few really evil people in my life. One of them was a superior at a Fortune 500 company… a VP who was ruthless and cutthroat. He lied to people, He managed to set up and blame others for his mistakes, sabotaged competing project…
A Writer’s Inner Dialogue That is the third cliché this page. Are you really a writer? “Shut up.” You call that characterization? You’re making that guy as flat as the paper you will ruin printing this out. “Shut up.” I thought you were writing…
A lot of people have problems with audiobooks. Many have grown up in a world of videos and podcasts and have never really developed a passion for reading. Some read too slow, some have difficulties reading for long lengths of time. They like the id…
I’ve seen too many times the erroneous command to find your writing style as if it were a misplaced twenty or a lost puppy. You don’t find your writing style; you create it. The first tip is to HAVE a writing style. Here we should probably agree o…
One of the main reasons that we created Untold Tales Audio Anthology was because it simply takes too long to listen to full audio books and, while we love quality science fiction, you simply cannot listen to an entire novel in a single sitting. How…
If you are a writer, or want to be, you must have a steady reading habit. Don’t take my word for it: Stephen King says the same thing (less tactfully), and he’s written enough books to to create a massive Guy Fawkes Day celebration. (Book burning is…
For those beginning writer's there are a LOT of rules you need to learn. You might learn these in a writing class. You might learn them by joining a writer's group. When you first write stories, you make a lot of these mistakes. Here are some tips.…
We love our listeners, fans and patrons! And we know you are listening from far and wide to our podcast, produced in Melissa's home recording studio in sunny Peoria, Arizona... just 45 minutes west of Phoenix. For the data analysts in our m…
As voice actors, we have the choice of performing in many, many genres of narration. Some come easier to us that other based on our personal life experiences, instrument / voice and acting ability. Nonfiction, Science Fiction, Literary Fiction, Memo…
A lot of people think that good science fiction is all about technology. The truth, however, is that it is not. Good science fiction is not really about science, at all. Sadly, many writers think this is true and focus a great deal of their effo…
For the uninitiated or for followers of different genres, such as Romance, Mystery, or Biographies, Science Fiction seems like its own distinct genre. However, those who read much Science Fiction soon realize that there are several categories of SF …
For the uninitiated or for followers of different genres, such as Romance, Mystery, or Biographies, Science Fiction seems like its own distinct genre. However, those who read much Science Fiction soon realize that there are several categories of SF …
UNTOLD TALES was created to fill a niche in the current writing market. There are many services that provide stories to people, including Books (hardbound, paperback, and electronic). Books are provided by a plethora of writers and supported by pub…
