The Snowflake Chronicles

Mar 15, 2023 Fantasy Newsletter Deadline Mon Mar 13, 2023

Research

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64919125
https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/torino_scale.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torino_scale
https://www.planetary.org/articles/the-torino-scale
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Asteroid_Redirection_Test
https://blogs.nasa.gov/dart/
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-dart-mission-hits-asteroid-in-first-ev...

Editor's Picks

1. Great Aunt Jamina's House
2. Dystopia
3. Harrison the Dragon
4. The Voyage
5. Crystal Dragon
6. Shoeless Again
7. Scanduim
8. A tooth Fairy Wades into the Dating Pool
9. Alpha Centaurus

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Researching a New Story

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I am confined to do my research on the internet.

Hook

What are the steps I need to take?

About This Newsletter

Since I have no choice about how and where I do my research, I have to follow certain steps.

Letter From the Editor

Step 1: The idea came from a news headline about an asteroid that will strike Earth in 2046. The article aroused my curiosity because, in 2046, I will be 100 years old.

Step 2: How do I find an authentic website? In this case, it was fairly easy because of two items mentioned in the article. Item 1: The Torino Impact Hazard Scale. Item 2: The NASA mission referred to is Double Asteroid Redirection Test (Dart). There were other links mentioned in the article, which I will check out after I have investigated Item 1 and Item 2.

Step 3: Read the chosen articles and take notes in longhand. After taking the notes in longhand, transpose them to either a book or an bitem document. It is this step that can give me problems, because sometimes I have difficulty reading my own handwriting. This normally occurs when I am in a hurry to write a thought down.

Step 4: Reread at least once, the chosen article before going on to the next one. After taking notes on each article, I reread the articles again.

Step 5: Answer the questions: Who? When? What? How? Why? These questions will help me figure out the premise, characters, and plot.

If any of my readers have any suggestions on this subject, please let me know. Have I listed all the necessary steps?

Editors Picks

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Great Aunt Jemima's house  (E) Where time stands still. #2291878 by A E Willcox

Dystopia  (E) What if the truth was really a lie? #2291541 by Dominique Ford

Invalid Item  This item number is not valid. #2281276 by Not Available.

The Voyage   (E) Hannah takes her Airship on its maiden voyage #2291462 by Sumojo

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Crystal Dragon  (E) Creeping past the lair of the crystal dragon, hoping not to be a winter snack. #2288948 by Graywriter

Invalid Item  This item number is not valid. #2291819 by Not Available.

Scandium  (13+) All you wanted to know but were afraid to ask #2289395 by deemac

A Tooth Fairy Wades Into The Dating Pool  (18+) For the first time ever, a tooth fairy creates an online dating profile. #2198961 by SandraLynn

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Alpha Centaurus  (13+) It takes two to entangle #2286347 by Words Whirling 'Round

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