Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay My rating: 4 of 5 stars I love Dexter. Dexter is a guilty pleasure. I read him when I want something that isn’t too cerebral. That being said, the thought that goes into these thrillers, and the study of psychopathy that the author has engaged in to make his […]
Read More Book Review: Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff LindsayA Case of Conscience by James Blish My rating: 5 of 5 stars Read for the 12 in 12 Challenge, the Hard Core Sci-Fi Challenge, and the SF Masterworks Challenge, as well as the Science Fiction Masterworks Book Club here on Goodreads. This book won the 1959 Hugo Award. I loved this book! I have […]
Read More Book Review: A Case of Conscience by James BlishBy Matt Williams It would be no exaggeration to say that we live in an age of renewed space exploration. In particular, the Moon has become the focal point of increasing attention in recent years. In addition to President Trump’s recent directive to NASA to return to the Moon, many other space agencies and private aerospace […]
Read More Chinese Lander to Send Insects & Plants to the MoonHurrah! I became a Level 49 Human today and I’m in Chattanooga to celebrate my birthday with my parents. Mom is leveling up to 80 this weekend so we have a shindig planned. Meanwhile! I have a party favor for you. There’s a short story, “The Worshipful Society of Glovers” that came out last year […]
Read More Mary Robinette Kowal: Anatomy of a Story ProcessThis guy talks a lot, so you may want to skip through the video a bit like I did, but it’s well worth the look!
Read More What Does the Sun Look Like from Other Planets?This is one of my favourite novels of all time, one that actively whetted my interest in science fiction. Just FYI. 16 I first found Dawn, about fifteen years ago, in my local library. I hadn’t heard of Octavia Butler. I’m not sure why I picked Dawn up. It was probably the post-apocalyptic blurb; I’ve always been drawn to […]
Read More Starting with the Womb: Octavia E Butler’s DawnBy Nick Younker Indie authors have been on the scene now for years, but getting their work out there is still the biggest challenges they face in the marketplace. Even though Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) gives you some options for promoting, it usually falls flat. “Truly unnerving original horror…” For most indie scribes, money […]
Read More Promoting Your Indie Book On Twitter: A Crash CourseEpisode 2 – Space Opera: livestreamed February 18, 2018. #SpecWomenChat is a livestreamed panel discussion featuring women who work in, and write, SFF. Our Panel: Ann Leckie has worked as a waitress, a receptionist, a rodman on a land-surveying crew, a lunch lady, and a recording engineer. The author of many published short stories, and […]
Read More #SpecWomenChat Episode 2 – Space OperaI am a fan of the Dark Tower series by Stephen King (clearly it’s a love or hate relationship with sci-fi and fantasy fans.) I thought this video was an excellent analysis of the character of Roland Deschain, the Gunslinger, an unforgettable character that, love or hate the series, lingers in one’s mind. But I […]
Read More Roland Deschain: PTSD and RedemptionI have an interest in the mining of asteroids, which features as a central driver of the plot in my upcoming novel The Cloud. By Philip Metzger Mining asteroids might seem like the stuff of science fiction, but there are companies and a few governments already working hard to make it real. This should not be surprising: […]
Read More Want Faster Data and a Cleaner Planet? Start Mining Asteroids
