26 Thursday Nov 2015
Posted in Fun
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animal, animals, author, cat, cats, entertainment, fun, humor, lol, pet, pets, Stephanie Beavers, writer
Please enjoy the following videos, because for some reason, enough people thought that scaring their cats with cucumbers was funny to create a compilation.
In other news, if you never hear from me again, my laser eye surgery has gone horribly wrong and I’m blind for life. On the other hand, if I post next Monday, I will be spectacularly glasses-free. Wish me luck!
23 Monday Nov 2015
Posted in News
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apocalypse, author, cyborg, nature, News, plants, Science, science fiction, science news, Stephanie Beavers, technology, vegetal overlords
I seem to recall writing about super-plants taking over the world once before…oh yes, I For One Welcome Our Vegetal Overlords.
So you know, we are bringing our vegetal overlords into being: Scientists Develop World’s First Cyber Plant.
The scientists on this project say:
This technology could allow scientists to regulate growth and chemical processes in plants, as well as harness photosynthesis to create new solar cells.
Oh course, it could also help our vegetal overlords reach new heights. Cyborg humans? Boring. Thing of the past. Cyborg plants? Plague of the future.
Seriously though, the article is cool and you should read it. The possibilities are vast, from learning more about plants and how they work, to turning plants into digital displays.
What do you think, readers? Seriously cool, or seriously another step towards the apocalypse? What’s next in the rise of our vegetal overlords?
19 Thursday Nov 2015
Posted in Fun
16 Monday Nov 2015
Posted in News
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animals, author, Crocodile, crocodiles, ideas, inspiration, life, lizard, reptile, reptiles, research, Science, science news, Stephanie Beavers, wildlife, writer
IFLS wrote New Study Confirms Ancient Legend About Crocodiles
Essentially, scientists found that crocodiles can remain on watch even while they’re sleeping.
…they are able to undergo what’s known as unihemispheric sleep, where only one side of their brain shuts down for sleep at a time, while the other half remains active. Not only that, but they apparently do so while keeping one eye open to watch out for potential predators… or prey.
People always ask writers, “Where do you get your ideas?” The answer? Everywhere. Especially after reading an article like this. The animal kingdom is full of strange, cool, and sometimes terrifying abilities like this. The trick is farming and combining the bits and pieces into something new to present to the readership.
But seriously, how badass is this? It turns out that a bunch of animals can do this, including marine mammals like dolphins and sea lions. Dolphins can actually continue swimming while sleeping.
Check out the article if you want to know how scientists figured it out (it’s interesting).
13 Friday Nov 2015
Posted in Fun
09 Monday Nov 2015
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alcohol, author, beer, booze, entertainment, fun, funny signs, humor, life, lol, pubs, signs, Stephanie Beavers, whiskey, writer
Since I’m busy putting in my word count for NaNoWriMo, have some funny pictures of pub signs instead! (Stolen from thetango.net)
05 Thursday Nov 2015
Posted in Fun
02 Monday Nov 2015
Posted in Life
Well, I’ve gone and done it. I’m participating in NaNoWriMo this year. This is probably unwise, given what a crazy month this November is shaping up to be, but here goes nothing. In all honestly, I’m not really expecting to hit 50,000 words (due to aforementioned craziness), but I haven’t been writing as much as I’d like lately, and this should be good motivation.
For those of you who don’t know, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. The objective is to write 50,000 words over the course of the month. That’s approximately 1,667 words per day. That’s many more words than most people will write if they don’t love writing. Writing that many words every day for 30 days… Well, you get the idea. If you want to take a go at writing a novel, I highly recommend NaNoWriMo. It’s great fun to have the support of so many people attempting the same thing at the same time.
My NaNoWriMo novel is a WIP: the working title (and maybe final title, I haven’t decided yet) is Claws of the Curse, and this is the first novel I’ve ever written where I’ve actually started with something of an outline. So we’ll see how it goes. Will it be better or worse? It remains to be seen. Regardless, it’s another medieval fantasy novel that I intend to have lots of fun with. :)
So is anyone else out there participating? What’s your project like?
29 Thursday Oct 2015
Posted in Fun
26 Monday Oct 2015
Posted in Writing
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author, books, Calling On Fire, fantasy, Fire Within, inspiration, life, novels, reviews, Stephanie Beavers, writer
Hey guys,
Today I’m taking a break from the usual programming to ask for your help. Yes, you.
As you may know, I’m a pretty new author. I have two books out, and I self-publish. I put in the time and money to make sure I did it right, too, and the end result is two books that I’m very proud of. Unfortunately, most people have never heard of them.
So here’s what I’m asking. If you read my books and liked them, could you leave a review? You can leave it anywhere you like: the platform you bought the book from (like Amazon), or on other sites (like Goodreads). Reviews are SO important for new authors. When readers look at books, they want to know what it’s about, how much it costs, and how other people liked it. I can control the first two, but the last one is entirely up to you.
If you feel like sharing my books with your friends, that would be totally awesome too.
And if you’ve never read (or heard of) my books, please check them out. And The Wolves Danced is a free short story/teaser preceding my two novels, Calling On Fire and Fire Within. If you like fantasy, check them out!
And if you do check them out, or you do leave a review: thank you. It isn’t easy trying to make a go of it as a new author. Writing full time is my dream, and it’s one that you can help make happen.
Stephanie Beavers 