Walt
@waltedinger.bsky.social
Science Fiction writer. Retired Professor of Philosophy and Medical Ethics. https://waltedinger.godaddysites.com
Between books. Time to play in the garden!!
April 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Between books. Time to play in the garden!!
There is so much to learn about Indie Publishing.
April 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
There is so much to learn about Indie Publishing.
I got my first "no" this morning from this round of querying. Ugh! I'm not sure I can handle all the "nos" it takes to try for a "yes".
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April 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I got my first "no" this morning from this round of querying. Ugh! I'm not sure I can handle all the "nos" it takes to try for a "yes".
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When I'm writing we are all in this together!
When I'm querying, you are all my competitors.
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When I'm querying, you are all my competitors.
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April 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
When I'm writing we are all in this together!
When I'm querying, you are all my competitors.
#amquerying
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When I'm querying, you are all my competitors.
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Sometimes being an unpublished writer feels like volunteer work.
It's for a good cause but it doesn't pay anything.
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It's for a good cause but it doesn't pay anything.
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April 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Sometimes being an unpublished writer feels like volunteer work.
It's for a good cause but it doesn't pay anything.
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It's for a good cause but it doesn't pay anything.
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Querying book 1 in the afternoons. Editing Book 4 in the mornings. Letting Book 3 sit for a while before another round of edits. Sometime I need to work on my query package for Book 2.
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April 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Querying book 1 in the afternoons. Editing Book 4 in the mornings. Letting Book 3 sit for a while before another round of edits. Sometime I need to work on my query package for Book 2.
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It's time. I am querying The Archivist! 80,000 word adult science fiction!
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March 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It's time. I am querying The Archivist! 80,000 word adult science fiction!
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Writing Journey: Part 9
Writing down my thoughts and questions provides clarity. There is no better way for a philosopher turned sci-fi writer to answer big questions than putting my thoughts on paper.
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Writing down my thoughts and questions provides clarity. There is no better way for a philosopher turned sci-fi writer to answer big questions than putting my thoughts on paper.
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Writing Journey: Part 8
I always wanted to write a utopian novel, building a society that lives together in peace. You have to start with shared values. Then, you have to factor in human nature. There's the rub.
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I always wanted to write a utopian novel, building a society that lives together in peace. You have to start with shared values. Then, you have to factor in human nature. There's the rub.
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#Sciencefiction
Writing Journey: Part 7
If you thought your little colony was the last bastion of humanity, what steps would you take to ensure your survival? It's cultural engineering!
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If you thought your little colony was the last bastion of humanity, what steps would you take to ensure your survival? It's cultural engineering!
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March 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Writing Journey: Part 9
Writing down my thoughts and questions provides clarity. There is no better way for a philosopher turned sci-fi writer to answer big questions than putting my thoughts on paper.
#writingcommunity
#sciencefiction
#writing
Writing down my thoughts and questions provides clarity. There is no better way for a philosopher turned sci-fi writer to answer big questions than putting my thoughts on paper.
#writingcommunity
#sciencefiction
#writing
Writing Journey: Part 8
I always wanted to write a utopian novel, building a society that lives together in peace. You have to start with shared values. Then, you have to factor in human nature. There's the rub.
#writingcommunity
#Sciencefiction
I always wanted to write a utopian novel, building a society that lives together in peace. You have to start with shared values. Then, you have to factor in human nature. There's the rub.
#writingcommunity
#Sciencefiction
Writing Journey: Part 7
If you thought your little colony was the last bastion of humanity, what steps would you take to ensure your survival? It's cultural engineering!
#writingcommunity
#sciencefiction
#writing
If you thought your little colony was the last bastion of humanity, what steps would you take to ensure your survival? It's cultural engineering!
#writingcommunity
#sciencefiction
#writing
My Writing Journey: Part 6
World building in sci-fi is Culture Building. It is philosophical and sociological. If you leave Earth to start again, what kind of world would you create? How do you ensure you don't repeat the mistakes of Old Earth? Will it endure?
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World building in sci-fi is Culture Building. It is philosophical and sociological. If you leave Earth to start again, what kind of world would you create? How do you ensure you don't repeat the mistakes of Old Earth? Will it endure?
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March 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Writing Journey: Part 8
I always wanted to write a utopian novel, building a society that lives together in peace. You have to start with shared values. Then, you have to factor in human nature. There's the rub.
#writingcommunity
#Sciencefiction
I always wanted to write a utopian novel, building a society that lives together in peace. You have to start with shared values. Then, you have to factor in human nature. There's the rub.
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#Sciencefiction
March 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
When you think it's done but you find yourself rewriting the first page.
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March 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
When you think it's done but you find yourself rewriting the first page.
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#editing
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#editing
#sciencefiction
Writing Journey: Part 7
If you thought your little colony was the last bastion of humanity, what steps would you take to ensure your survival? It's cultural engineering!
#writingcommunity
#sciencefiction
#writing
If you thought your little colony was the last bastion of humanity, what steps would you take to ensure your survival? It's cultural engineering!
#writingcommunity
#sciencefiction
#writing
My Writing Journey: Part 6
World building in sci-fi is Culture Building. It is philosophical and sociological. If you leave Earth to start again, what kind of world would you create? How do you ensure you don't repeat the mistakes of Old Earth? Will it endure?
#writingcommunity
#writers
World building in sci-fi is Culture Building. It is philosophical and sociological. If you leave Earth to start again, what kind of world would you create? How do you ensure you don't repeat the mistakes of Old Earth? Will it endure?
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My Writing Journey: Part 5
When I retired, I turned to writing science fiction to continue asking the big questions. One book I read ended with a massive exodus of colony ships from Earth. Ended? To me that was the beginning! So that is where I started.
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When I retired, I turned to writing science fiction to continue asking the big questions. One book I read ended with a massive exodus of colony ships from Earth. Ended? To me that was the beginning! So that is where I started.
#writingcommunity
#writing
#amquerying
March 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Writing Journey: Part 7
If you thought your little colony was the last bastion of humanity, what steps would you take to ensure your survival? It's cultural engineering!
#writingcommunity
#sciencefiction
#writing
If you thought your little colony was the last bastion of humanity, what steps would you take to ensure your survival? It's cultural engineering!
#writingcommunity
#sciencefiction
#writing
My Writing Journey: Part 6
World building in sci-fi is Culture Building. It is philosophical and sociological. If you leave Earth to start again, what kind of world would you create? How do you ensure you don't repeat the mistakes of Old Earth? Will it endure?
#writingcommunity
#writers
World building in sci-fi is Culture Building. It is philosophical and sociological. If you leave Earth to start again, what kind of world would you create? How do you ensure you don't repeat the mistakes of Old Earth? Will it endure?
#writingcommunity
#writers
My Writing Journey: Part 5
When I retired, I turned to writing science fiction to continue asking the big questions. One book I read ended with a massive exodus of colony ships from Earth. Ended? To me that was the beginning! So that is where I started.
#writingcommunity
#writing
#amquerying
When I retired, I turned to writing science fiction to continue asking the big questions. One book I read ended with a massive exodus of colony ships from Earth. Ended? To me that was the beginning! So that is where I started.
#writingcommunity
#writing
#amquerying
My Writing Journey: Part 4
That book began by asking if we should have a sort of prime directive to make our choices. Medicine begins with First Do No Harm. Star Trek has a prime directive. Do we need one and what would it look like?
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That book began by asking if we should have a sort of prime directive to make our choices. Medicine begins with First Do No Harm. Star Trek has a prime directive. Do we need one and what would it look like?
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March 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
My Writing Journey: Part 6
World building in sci-fi is Culture Building. It is philosophical and sociological. If you leave Earth to start again, what kind of world would you create? How do you ensure you don't repeat the mistakes of Old Earth? Will it endure?
#writingcommunity
#writers
World building in sci-fi is Culture Building. It is philosophical and sociological. If you leave Earth to start again, what kind of world would you create? How do you ensure you don't repeat the mistakes of Old Earth? Will it endure?
#writingcommunity
#writers
March 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
My Writing Journey: Part 5
When I retired, I turned to writing science fiction to continue asking the big questions. One book I read ended with a massive exodus of colony ships from Earth. Ended? To me that was the beginning! So that is where I started.
#writingcommunity
#writing
#amquerying
When I retired, I turned to writing science fiction to continue asking the big questions. One book I read ended with a massive exodus of colony ships from Earth. Ended? To me that was the beginning! So that is where I started.
#writingcommunity
#writing
#amquerying
My Writing Journey: Part 4
That book began by asking if we should have a sort of prime directive to make our choices. Medicine begins with First Do No Harm. Star Trek has a prime directive. Do we need one and what would it look like?
#Writingcommunity
#writers
That book began by asking if we should have a sort of prime directive to make our choices. Medicine begins with First Do No Harm. Star Trek has a prime directive. Do we need one and what would it look like?
#Writingcommunity
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My Writing Journey: Part 3
After teaching for over 30 years and asking students how they should make ethical choices, I wrote a book to try to answer my own questions. It is a Socratic dialogue among friends that takes place around a fire pit since that is where the best conversations take place.
After teaching for over 30 years and asking students how they should make ethical choices, I wrote a book to try to answer my own questions. It is a Socratic dialogue among friends that takes place around a fire pit since that is where the best conversations take place.
March 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My Writing Journey: Part 5
When I retired, I turned to writing science fiction to continue asking the big questions. One book I read ended with a massive exodus of colony ships from Earth. Ended? To me that was the beginning! So that is where I started.
#writingcommunity
#writing
#amquerying
When I retired, I turned to writing science fiction to continue asking the big questions. One book I read ended with a massive exodus of colony ships from Earth. Ended? To me that was the beginning! So that is where I started.
#writingcommunity
#writing
#amquerying
My Writing Journey: Part 4
That book began by asking if we should have a sort of prime directive to make our choices. Medicine begins with First Do No Harm. Star Trek has a prime directive. Do we need one and what would it look like?
#Writingcommunity
#writers
That book began by asking if we should have a sort of prime directive to make our choices. Medicine begins with First Do No Harm. Star Trek has a prime directive. Do we need one and what would it look like?
#Writingcommunity
#writers
My Writing Journey: Part 3
After teaching for over 30 years and asking students how they should make ethical choices, I wrote a book to try to answer my own questions. It is a Socratic dialogue among friends that takes place around a fire pit since that is where the best conversations take place.
After teaching for over 30 years and asking students how they should make ethical choices, I wrote a book to try to answer my own questions. It is a Socratic dialogue among friends that takes place around a fire pit since that is where the best conversations take place.
My Writing Journey: Part 2
I began with short stories about the patients I met and the difficult issues they faced. It was cathartic. Later, I used creative writing to explore bigger issues, like whether there are limits to scientific inquiry. I used Shelley's Frankenstein to explore modern issues.
I began with short stories about the patients I met and the difficult issues they faced. It was cathartic. Later, I used creative writing to explore bigger issues, like whether there are limits to scientific inquiry. I used Shelley's Frankenstein to explore modern issues.
March 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
My Writing Journey: Part 4
That book began by asking if we should have a sort of prime directive to make our choices. Medicine begins with First Do No Harm. Star Trek has a prime directive. Do we need one and what would it look like?
#Writingcommunity
#writers
That book began by asking if we should have a sort of prime directive to make our choices. Medicine begins with First Do No Harm. Star Trek has a prime directive. Do we need one and what would it look like?
#Writingcommunity
#writers
My Writing Journey: Part 3
After teaching for over 30 years and asking students how they should make ethical choices, I wrote a book to try to answer my own questions. It is a Socratic dialogue among friends that takes place around a fire pit since that is where the best conversations take place.
After teaching for over 30 years and asking students how they should make ethical choices, I wrote a book to try to answer my own questions. It is a Socratic dialogue among friends that takes place around a fire pit since that is where the best conversations take place.
My Writing Journey: Part 2
I began with short stories about the patients I met and the difficult issues they faced. It was cathartic. Later, I used creative writing to explore bigger issues, like whether there are limits to scientific inquiry. I used Shelley's Frankenstein to explore modern issues.
I began with short stories about the patients I met and the difficult issues they faced. It was cathartic. Later, I used creative writing to explore bigger issues, like whether there are limits to scientific inquiry. I used Shelley's Frankenstein to explore modern issues.
My writing journey: Part 1
I am a retired philosopher (can you ever really retire from philosophy?) and write to explore more deeply the themes and issues I found in my work. Specifically, I taught Medical Ethics and did ethics consultations in the hospital.
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#amquerying
I am a retired philosopher (can you ever really retire from philosophy?) and write to explore more deeply the themes and issues I found in my work. Specifically, I taught Medical Ethics and did ethics consultations in the hospital.
#writingcommunity
#writing
#amquerying
March 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
My Writing Journey: Part 3
After teaching for over 30 years and asking students how they should make ethical choices, I wrote a book to try to answer my own questions. It is a Socratic dialogue among friends that takes place around a fire pit since that is where the best conversations take place.
After teaching for over 30 years and asking students how they should make ethical choices, I wrote a book to try to answer my own questions. It is a Socratic dialogue among friends that takes place around a fire pit since that is where the best conversations take place.
My Writing Journey: Part 2
I began with short stories about the patients I met and the difficult issues they faced. It was cathartic. Later, I used creative writing to explore bigger issues, like whether there are limits to scientific inquiry. I used Shelley's Frankenstein to explore modern issues.
I began with short stories about the patients I met and the difficult issues they faced. It was cathartic. Later, I used creative writing to explore bigger issues, like whether there are limits to scientific inquiry. I used Shelley's Frankenstein to explore modern issues.
My writing journey: Part 1
I am a retired philosopher (can you ever really retire from philosophy?) and write to explore more deeply the themes and issues I found in my work. Specifically, I taught Medical Ethics and did ethics consultations in the hospital.
#writingcommunity
#writing
#amquerying
I am a retired philosopher (can you ever really retire from philosophy?) and write to explore more deeply the themes and issues I found in my work. Specifically, I taught Medical Ethics and did ethics consultations in the hospital.
#writingcommunity
#writing
#amquerying
March 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
My Writing Journey: Part 2
I began with short stories about the patients I met and the difficult issues they faced. It was cathartic. Later, I used creative writing to explore bigger issues, like whether there are limits to scientific inquiry. I used Shelley's Frankenstein to explore modern issues.
I began with short stories about the patients I met and the difficult issues they faced. It was cathartic. Later, I used creative writing to explore bigger issues, like whether there are limits to scientific inquiry. I used Shelley's Frankenstein to explore modern issues.
My writing journey: Part 1
I am a retired philosopher (can you ever really retire from philosophy?) and write to explore more deeply the themes and issues I found in my work. Specifically, I taught Medical Ethics and did ethics consultations in the hospital.
#writingcommunity
#writing
#amquerying
I am a retired philosopher (can you ever really retire from philosophy?) and write to explore more deeply the themes and issues I found in my work. Specifically, I taught Medical Ethics and did ethics consultations in the hospital.
#writingcommunity
#writing
#amquerying
March 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
My writing journey: Part 1
I am a retired philosopher (can you ever really retire from philosophy?) and write to explore more deeply the themes and issues I found in my work. Specifically, I taught Medical Ethics and did ethics consultations in the hospital.
#writingcommunity
#writing
#amquerying
I am a retired philosopher (can you ever really retire from philosophy?) and write to explore more deeply the themes and issues I found in my work. Specifically, I taught Medical Ethics and did ethics consultations in the hospital.
#writingcommunity
#writing
#amquerying
I have a first draft waiting on me to get back to it for a serious edit. Reread the first page and thought "that's really good!" Excited to get back to it!
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February 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I have a first draft waiting on me to get back to it for a serious edit. Reread the first page and thought "that's really good!" Excited to get back to it!
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#editing
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I end each writing session preparing my thoughts for the next day. Then I sleep on it.
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February 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I end each writing session preparing my thoughts for the next day. Then I sleep on it.
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On C63, they created a cooperative society. Everyone shares the work and everyone shares the harvest. That society and its values endured for almost a thousand years. When the archivist uncovers how the council ensured their success, he will face the test of truth over stability.
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February 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The original colonists built their world to avoid the conflicts that led to Earth's destruction. After a thousand years, The Plots endured with the guidance of the archivist and the council and the belief that as the last bastion of humanity, their success was paramount.
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February 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The archivist is forced to re-examine the beliefs he grew up with, beliefs that shaped the colony. As he digs further into the archives, he uncovers more than just history. He learns the council has preserved the values of the colony through deceit and manipulation.
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February 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM