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C. Rene Astle

Curious Cat | Odd Duck | Author of SciFi • Fantasy • Urban Fantasy

The #1 lesson to learn about book cover design

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021CR Leave a comment

I’ve written before about how I’ve bought books based on their cover (and sometimes not bought them), but I don’t…

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Judging a book by its title

July 4, 2021July 4, 2021CR Leave a comment

I often judge books by their covers — might have something to do with why I’m also a cover designer…

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Ruins, Rambles and Raki

April 25, 2021April 25, 2021CR Leave a comment

In case you haven’t guessed, I’m a bit of a history buff. Especially civilizations that aren’t a part of common…

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Pura Vida: Costa Rica travels

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021CR Leave a comment

I’m starting to think about travel again, as more and more people are getting vaccinated for COVID-19. But it’s still…

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Cast one’s bread upon the water

April 14, 2020January 25, 2022CR Leave a comment

My bread and butter. The greatest thing since sliced. Know what side one’s bread is buttered on. To break bread.…

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Why science fiction and fantasy?

March 18, 2020June 20, 2021CR Leave a comment

One thing I’m struck by the few times I’ve sold books at local markets is the number of women over…

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Sleepwalkers: a podcast about our relationship with AI

January 26, 2020January 29, 2020CR Leave a comment

Do you feel like you ought to know more about artificial intelligence? Machine learning? Skynet? I suggest checking out Sleepwalkers,…

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Book review: The City of Brass

January 20, 2020October 2, 2021CR Leave a comment

I have a goal this year to write reviews for the books I read most of the books I read.…

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Gimjang: how I make kimchi…and why

October 20, 2019June 25, 2021CR 2 Comments

One of these days, I’ll finish my series of posts about my time in Korea but not today. Instead, this…

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