Martin L. Shoemaker

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About Martin L. Shoemaker

Martin L. Shoemaker is a programmer who writes on the side… or maybe it’s the other way around. He told stories to imaginary friends and learned to type on his brother’s manual typewriter even though he couldn’t reach… Read More

About Blue Collar Space

The future doesn’t just happen… Somebody has to build it. Martin L. Shoemaker, award-winning author of “Today I Am Paul”, presents stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary work. Planning, exploring, constructing… living and growing and dying… across the… Read More

About Dictation Trail

I have a writing secret, learned from Kevin J. Anderson and mastered by many writers before me: I dictate virtually all of my fiction. I average 25 to 100 words per minute, depending on my circumstances and mood…. Read More

What's on my Minds...

C. C. Beck - Cover from Whiz Comics #2, February 1940

 Posted on August 18, 2021

National Comics Publications, Inc. v. Fawcett Publications, Inc.

Writers should know that ideas can’t be copyrighted, only the tangible expression of those ideas. The words of a story. The notes of a song. The lines of a drawing. If those are substantially similar in the eyes… Read More

 Posted on August 15, 2021

The Last Campaign Wins the AudioFiles Earphones Award!

The Last Campaign won an AudioFiles Earphones award! Congratulations, Rebecca Mozo! And thank you for bringing Rosalia to life.

 Posted on August 7, 2021

Dispelling the Myths of Nuclear Energy

(Live Lecture) Simple, common-sense facts about nuclear energy.

 Posted on August 7, 2021

About Blue Collar Science

The motto of Blue Collar Space is: The future doesn’t just happen… Somebody has to build it. That’s going to take grand, audacious science and engineering, which I find very exciting! This is a page to collect some… Read More

A Student of the University of British Columbia studying for final exams.

 Posted on August 5, 2021

Write What You Don’t Know

“Write what you know” is trite advice. It’s a good example of my Tools, Not Rules philosophy: it’s useful to draw from what you know to inspire your writing (indeed, I think it’s unavoidable); but you shouldn’t limit… Read More

 Posted on August 5, 2021

Chef Salad from Perfect Pizza

If the pizza is perfect at Perfect Pizza in Hopkins MI (and it’s pretty good!), what’s better than perfect? The Chef Salad. That’s a large, which by itself is enough for two or more meals. The vegetables are… Read More

 Posted on August 4, 2021

While I’m Deep in Code…

…the boys are hard at work!

 Posted on August 4, 2021

Power Up Your Writing!

by Grand Rapids Region Writers Group (GRRWG) Join us as multi-published authors Alex Kourvo and Lara Zielin show us how to Power Up Your Writing! Sign up at eventbrite! About this event Ticket price ($40 for GRRWG members,… Read More

 Posted on August 4, 2021

Jerry Takes the High Ground

Jerry loves to be up high. Larry doesn’t go up there that often.

 Posted on August 4, 2021

Dictation Trail Opens Soon!

I have some details to work out yet; but soon I’ll be hosting live dictation sessions from Dictation Trail, my “recording studio”.

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