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Author: Tobias Buckell
Born in the Caribbean, Tobias S. Buckell is a New York Times Bestselling author. His novels and over seventy stories have been translated into nineteen different languages. He has been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell Award for Best New Science Fiction Author. He currently lives in Ohio.
The First Time I Had Pneumonia I Thought I Was a Medical Miracle
This essay came to me while I was feverish and unable to sleep at some point over the last week and a half. I woke up the next morning convinced that I’d written it, as I could remember the outlining, the main points, and the title. Alas, I had not actually written it. But, having…
It’s Highly Probable That ACA Cut Bankruptcies in Half.
Yesterday I posted a link to a Consumer Reports article that suggested that the implementation of ACA likely cut US bankruptcies half. I posted the following tweet: https://twitter.com/tobiasbuckell/status/859490684377735168 That leads to a Consumer Reports article that has this chart of consumer bankruptcies: And the internet blew up for me. At first I was impressed with…
Shoggoths in Traffic
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Cosmic Powers anthology is available! Features my story Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance
I’m really excited about this anthology. It features my short story Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance. I really love the story. It wasn’t an easy write. Had to do a lot of edits, as I wrote it coming off another huge project and I was exhausted. Like, blurry screen exhausted. But I had…
Six Things I Learned in My First Month of Using Patreon
Many artists are using Patreon to create a subscription service to help them make ends meet. But does that mean instant riches and success? Kinda…
The Man Who Spoke
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This Is How I Bullet Journal
Hi, I’m Tobias Buckell, a science fiction writer, and this is How I Bullet Journal. I mentioned I’d started bullet journalling on twitter and people were curious and suggested I create a blog post. So in September, I had been seeing people mentioning Bullet Journals and seen some Instagram links and Pinterest accounts about bullet…
How To Collaborate On Fiction in 2016 Using Pair Programming Methods with Skype, and Google Docs
I just finished a new collaboration. It’s a short story of nearly 10,000 words that will be in Bridging Infinity (you can pre-order here), edited by Johnathan Strahan “The latest volume in the Hugo award-winning Infinity Project series, showcasing all-original hard science fiction stories from the leading voices in genre fiction.” The writer I collaborated…
Dear New Writers: You Do Have The Power To Speak
Several times a year I encounter moments where a writer, or a new writer, or a writer yet to be, is reluctant to write an essay or talk about a position they are passionate about. This is doubly so if it’s political. They believe that they’ll be blackballed from publishing or their career will falter….