Hugh Howey

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    Keeping your units straight

    The best thing I ever learned in a physics class was one of the very first things: keep your units straight. When doing complex problems that contain multiple steps, there’s nothing more important. The key is writing everything out long-hand. We all know that Velocity is distance per time. Let’s call it METERS per SECOND.… Continue reading

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    What Twitter has taught me about…

    …writing: Proofread closely before you submit. You can’t take it back. …reading: There just isn’t enough time for all the wonderful talent out there. …friends: Some give freely of themselves. Most are selling something. …brevity: …myself: I may be unique, but I’m not all that different. …blogging: Every now and then, someone reads this stuff.… Continue reading

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    The unveiling video

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    Book in hand

    What an exciting day. The proof copy of my debut novel came in the mail today around eleven. Instead of ripping it open by myself, I decided to create an event out of it. Using a webcam, I turned it into a live book unveiling that went over really well (thanks to those that tuned… Continue reading

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    We aren’t all Volvos

    Healthcare debates are all the rage right now, but as a sci-fi writer I’m more interested in the arguments we might be having fifty, or a hundred years from now. Namely, that we aren’t all Volvos. First, think about what insurance really is: collectivized risk. A major disaster (home flooded, car wrecked, heart attack) could… Continue reading