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Friday Flash Fiction: “Zugzwang”

Curtis Chen
March 29, 2013
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Yeah, to be honest, I’m not a huge fan of chess, either. But this is a great book on writing (thanks Jim!). Read “Zugzwang” at 512 Words or Fewer

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SnoutCast #162: How to Captain a Starship

Curtis Chen
March 26, 2013
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A quick debrief of our recent first missions aboard Starship Artemis, the multiplayer “bridge simulator” computer game! [ Download mp3 – 23 MB ] 00:58 – “federated”02:02 – in which Curtis goes Kobayashi Maru04:32 – and DeeAnn must do research…

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Friday Flash Fiction: “Secret Stash”

Curtis Chen
March 22, 2013
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Less than two and a half hours to crank this one out. Because I love dialogue, and I love cops, and I love sisters. Read “Secret Stash” at 512 Words or Fewer (ETA: This is sort-of backstory for the characters…

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SnoutCast #161: Spring is Here, Almost

Curtis Chen
March 19, 2013
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In which the seasons change, and puzzle hunters’ fancy turns to… well, actually, they alter not a whit; they continue to want MOAR PUZZELS. [ Download mp3 – 27 MB ] 00:00 – Polish language teaser (wait for it…)01:01 –…

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Friday Flash Fiction: “Just Follow Your Nose”

Curtis Chen
March 15, 2013
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I know it’s been done before, but I may just have to write a “Jake and Andy Meet the Varna’ut” novel for NaNoWriMo this year. Read “Just Follow Your Nose” at 512 Words or Fewer

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SnoutCast #160: GC Summit 2013 Debrief

Curtis Chen
March 12, 2013
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Some highlights from Game Control Summit 2013. Individual talk videos coming soon! Meanwhile, you can review the archived livestream or check out Corey Anderson’s notes. [ Download mp3 – 34 MB ] 00:59 – “educated”02:38 – location, location, location09:03 –…

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Friday Flash Fiction: “Not Necessarily Genre”

Curtis Chen
March 8, 2013
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Okay, yeah, I’ll admit it: I pictured Hugh Laurie as Professor Glendor while I was writing this. And possibly Shelley Conn as Jodette Shah. (Feel free to cast your favorite redhead as Anne. I’d go with Amy Adams… but I…

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SnoutCast #159: Star Quest Debrief

Curtis Chen
March 5, 2013
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In which we discuss how our third puzzle hunt on a boat went. [ Download mp3 – 35 MB ] 00:58 – “seagoing”01:23 – DeeAnn’s sea stories04:24 – Re: JoCo Cruise Crazy 307:34 – Curtis’s reputation13:09 – the importance of…

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Friday Flash Fiction: “A Middle Portion of the Star-Sailor’s Tale”

Curtis Chen
March 1, 2013
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Yes, you did, in fact, read both parts of the original tale last February. But I recently expanded it to meet Clarion‘s 2,500-word minimum for an application story, and this is one of the middle sections. It’s not a retcon–it’s…

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This Also Happened Last Weekend

Curtis Chen
March 1, 2013
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On Twitter, of course: Yup.

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