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Cat Links Characters, Okulous-10, science fiction, Short Stories, Writing

Okulous-10 – Chapter 1: First Transmissions

Posted on November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 Arthur Macabe

E5R LOG 00 ESTABLISHING CONNECTION…. ESTABLISHING CONNECTION…. ESTABLISHING CONNECTION…. OKULOUS-10 LINK ESTABLISHED. CONFIRMING SITE….SITE E5 RECEIVING. CONFIRMING SIGNAL….RECEIVING TEXT ONLY.

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Cat Links Inspiration, science fiction, Writing

On Writing in 2023

Posted on September 18, 2022March 1, 2023 Arthur Macabe

After a two year break, I’m writing again. I had a number of other projects that kept me from the

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Cat Links Current Project, Inspiration, Obstacles, science fiction, Short Stories, Writing

HUMAN-SIM and Infinite Connections

Posted on August 21, 2020 Arthur Macabe

Cal Newport recently published an article about Ray Bradbury and his short story THE MURDERER. What caught my attention is

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Cat Links science fiction, Self Publishing, Short Stories, Writing

HUMAN: The eBook

Posted on July 23, 2020 Arthur Macabe

Perhaps the most motivating feeling in the world is to self-publish an ebook for the first time. For me to

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Cat Links Fantasy, Inspiration, Interviews from the Void, science fiction, Writing

Interviews from the Void: Episode #49 – B. K. Bass

Posted on March 16, 2020May 10, 2020 Arthur Macabe

Highlights How to start a publishing company. Why the classics are critical for improving our writing. How to create new

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Cat Links Current Project, science fiction, Space Opera, Writing

Setting – Why I Chose Saturn’s Moon: Daphnis

Posted on February 17, 2020March 24, 2020 Arthur Macabe

The prologue is complete at 2,500 words. Finally. I went through this many times, adding content, revising character names and

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Cat Links Fantasy, Interviews from the Void, science fiction, Self Publishing, Space Opera

Interviews from the Void: Episode #19 – Amy DuBoff

Posted on June 24, 2018June 25, 2018 Arthur Macabe

Highlights Why writing science fiction allows us to explore the human experience. Self-publishing and being part of the entire publishing

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Cat Links Fantasy, Interviews from the Void, science fiction, Short Stories, Writing

Interviews from the Void: Episode #10 – Adam Inglis

Posted on April 22, 2018June 27, 2018 Arthur Macabe

Highlights There are no hard rules to writing. Managing all the tasks associated with being a writer. Strategies for our

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Interviews from the Void: Episode #4 – Tobias Klausmann

Posted on March 11, 2018May 24, 2022 Arthur Macabe

Highlights The use of names in our stories and their importance to the story’s world. Strategies for self-publishing. Why writing

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Stories and Works

Human (Science Fiction Short Story)

In the near future, a man lost in his life and career hopes to get the latest HUMAN-SIM upgrade with unexpected consequences…

Saturn: Journey to the Core (Science Fiction Short Story)

Scientists make a terrifying discover during the first manned mission to Saturn…

The Schlikt (Horror Short Story)

A pediatric nurse navigates the dark halls of not just the hospital corridors, but something else much more frightening…

Leviathan’s Jaw (Science Fiction Short Story)

A young man finds himself alone as his escape pod approaches a black hole…

Wake Me Please (Horror Flash Fiction)

A husband wakes from a bad dream, only to find the world not as he last remembered…

A Lack of Fire in Hell (Fantasy Short Story)

An old warrior wakes upon the shores of Hell after death, hoping to find a way out…

The Ghosts in the Walls (Poem)

What we hear in the walls when we’re alone…

Sixes and 12’s (Poem)

Time watches us grow…

Recent Articles

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  • On “Pet Sematary” and Descriptions March 16, 2023
  • On the Enneagram and Character Development March 1, 2023
  • On “The Ruins” and Limits February 6, 2023
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Interviews from the Void

I conducted interviews with 50+ writers asking about their creative process. Check out the highlights and learn how to improve your own craft.

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