How To Research Ancient History for Science Fiction

Published: Feb. 11, 2007, 5:50 a.m.

Welcome to Episode 21 of Light On Light Through - How To Research Ancient History for Science Fiction ... I gave a talk on this topic to the Science Fiction Society of Northern New Jersey at the Garden State Plaza Borders Bookstore this evening ... but for all the people in the world who couldn't attend, my two secret ingredients are old Encyclopedia Britannicas (1955 or earlier) and new sources on the Web (quadruple corroborated)...

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Plus flashes ... Hank and Jack Bauer ... MSNBC Countdown Board goes ballistic over my critique of Keith Olbermann (because of his attack on 24) ... Lost's recovering ... and iTunes and the Beatles...

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And the early-Beatle-like James Harris with a nice home-demo of his song Tonya McCreary...

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Helpful links:

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  1. http://paullevinson.blogspot.com my blog posts on many of the flashes
  2. MSNBC Olbermann Countdown Board ... for some reason, most of the posters there don't like me...
  3. http://www.myspace.com/jamesharrisacoustic you'll love it
  4. http://artofgraciousliving.com Patsy Terrell's podcast - Patsy does the wonderful Light On Light Through - Blubrry id
  5. http://bigbrry.com Tom Marquette interviews me (part 1 - an hour) (part 2 next week)
  6. http://adventuresinscifipublishing.blogspot.com/\xa0special preview of Shaun Farrell's podiobook of my novel The Silk Code\xa0- chapter one! - you can also hear it at http://odeo.com/audio/8529393/view
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Enjoy...

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Paul

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web: http://paullevinson.info
blogs:\xa0http://www.myspace.com/twiceuponarhyme\xa0and http://paullevinson.blogspot.com

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videoclips: http://www.youtube.com/user/PLev20062006
Light On Light Through podcast: http://paullev.libsyn.com

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Levinson news clips podcast: http://Levinsonnews.podshow.com

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Ask Lev\xa02-5 min pieces of advice on writing, succeeding, and tea

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words and music by Paul Levinson\xa0readings, performances,
recordings, and interviews about my music and fiction

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live on radio (Sundays, 7:20am, Pacific time): www.knx1070.com

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The Silk Code\xa0- winner Locus Award, Best First Science Fiction, 1999

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The Plot to Save Socrates\xa0- my latest novel
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"Da Vinci-esque thriller" - New York Daily News