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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 …

Eugene Fitch Ware and Science Fiction Poetry of the 1880’s Eugene F. Ware was a pioneer, a soldier, lawyer and Poet.  He was a captain of Iowa troops in the Civil War. He settled in Kansas in 1866, homesteading a farm which his children …

    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 analyst…

How to read a book a day As I write, I sit in a den surrounded by 15,000 books, that's about a book a day, every day, for thirty years. My reading habits developed early in high school and, by college, I have developed a voracious appetite for read…

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…

A lot of science fiction stories are based upon questions that begin with “What if...?” That is the reason why the acronym SF is often used to stand for Speculative Fiction. Perhaps more than any other genre, Science Fiction has always…

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…