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Neil Shooter

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, History

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I grew up in Robin Hood Country, spent some time in the sprawling metropolises (?) of London, England, and Toronto, Canada, and now I've found a quiet corner of rural Ontario to put myself out to pasture in.
I'm always in search of my serenity and my muse.
I try to read, and to write, a little bit every day, so that my gears keep turning...
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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?
Neil Shooter My most recent book is called Annual 2013, and is a compilation of everything that I published in 2013, and a lot more besides. I remembered having Ru…moreMy most recent book is called Annual 2013, and is a compilation of everything that I published in 2013, and a lot more besides. I remembered having Rubert the Bear annuals at Christmas when I was young, and I wanted to do something special for the end of the year. Life intervened, and I didn't publish it until after Christmas, but it contained everything I'd published, a description about everything I'd published, as well as a sneak peek at a number of things I'm working on, and other things I've had locked away in a box in a dark basement corner for many years.
I'd like to make an annual for every year, but as I haven't yet published anything in 2014, I'd better pull my socks up and get writing!(less)
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Neil Shooter The cave echoed with his ragged breaths as he tried to pull himself, sideways, through the gap he had misjudged so badly, but it was no use.
A rapid ta…moreThe cave echoed with his ragged breaths as he tried to pull himself, sideways, through the gap he had misjudged so badly, but it was no use.
A rapid tapping sound, like the manic typing of a writer in full flow, infringed on his awareness, approaching through the darkness, was replaced by a whoosh of air, and then the skittering thing was on his head, in his hair, probing with a hard, pointed appendage, searching for a juicy spot.

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Causality
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"Woke Rant" or "World-building Opportunity"?

I stumbled upon a post from a fantasy and science fiction author today, who decided to have a rant about the Black Dwarf Queen of the new LoTR series, saying her existence was a pandering to “woke liberals” who in some way wanted to revise history, presumably the history of Tolkien.
Now, I remember the scandal about those Elves in the second movie of the trilogy being where they “should not be”. I Read more of this blog post »
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“Nulla dies sine linea - Not a day without a line.”
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“In comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest writers have transcribed, word for word, from former works, without making acknowledgment.”
― Pliny the Elder
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“In these matters, the only certainty is that nothing is certain”
― Pliny the Elder, Plini naturalis historiae libri XXXVII: Vol. VI. Indices
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“In vino veritas”
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“True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read.”
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