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"had to return to the library; too many books, too little time. i'll check it out again or buy it. i'm going to read some other books about mercenaries too." — Jul 24, 2015 11:07PM
"had to return to the library; too many books, too little time. i'll check it out again or buy it. i'm going to read some other books about mercenaries too." — Jul 24, 2015 11:07PM


“(The string is extremely tiny, at the Planck length of 10 ^-33 cm, a billion billion times smaller than a proton, so all subatomic particles appear pointlike.)
If we were to pluck this string, the vibration would change; the electron might turn into a neutrino. Pluck it again and it might turn into a quark. In fact, if you plucked it hard enough, it could turn into any of the known subatomic particles.
Strings can interact by splitting and rejoining, thus creating the interactions we see among electrons and protons in atoms. In this way, through string theory, we can reproduce all the laws of atomic and nuclear physics. The "melodies" that can be written on strings correspond to the laws of chemistry. The universe can now be viewed as a vast symphony of strings.”
― Parallel Worlds: A Journey through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos
If we were to pluck this string, the vibration would change; the electron might turn into a neutrino. Pluck it again and it might turn into a quark. In fact, if you plucked it hard enough, it could turn into any of the known subatomic particles.
Strings can interact by splitting and rejoining, thus creating the interactions we see among electrons and protons in atoms. In this way, through string theory, we can reproduce all the laws of atomic and nuclear physics. The "melodies" that can be written on strings correspond to the laws of chemistry. The universe can now be viewed as a vast symphony of strings.”
― Parallel Worlds: A Journey through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos
“Far better to give your readers some hints and then allow them to fill in the blanks for themselves. This”
― Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
― Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
“There are no new plots, but there are plenty of fresh new characters with whom you can grab the reader. Characterization is the key to successful commercial fiction. Characterization starts with goal, motivation, and conflict. Character”
― GMC: Goal, Motivation and Conflict
― GMC: Goal, Motivation and Conflict
“We don't like writing. We like having written.”
― GMC: Goal, Motivation and Conflict: The Building Blocks of Good Fiction
― GMC: Goal, Motivation and Conflict: The Building Blocks of Good Fiction

“There always comes a time in life where you can either give up or step up.”
― The Crane War
― The Crane War

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