I got into a discussion with a friend on Facebook who wanted to know what was current in Sci-fi. This is what I said at the time. Understand that this is an excerpt from a casual discussion, not a researched article, and as such should be looked at as a blurb of general interest only, […]
Read More What’s Current in Sci-Fi?by Mark Niemann-Ross I’ve learned that my esthetics skew heavily to the bizarre. Helpful when writing speculative fiction; not so helpful when marketing that work. Repeated experimentation has convinced me to look for other opinions on what the buying public will find attractive. Surveys have become my friend, and have provided me with an answer to a very important question: who […]
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Howdy! So recently I shared my first Firefly inspired post again and it got a good bit of buzz! It also got me thinking and partially due to all the other Firefly giffery that was shared in comments and replies, I was reminded of many other awesome quotes. And…
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Howdy! Sorry for the radio silence recently. Short explanation is I’ve been super busy/lazy. 🙂 But I got the idea for this post at lunch the other day, so I figured I’d continue with the series that started with my Princess Bride posts. Using Firefly/90% of all the best…
This article is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle one of the scientific or technological concepts pervasive in sci-fi (space travel, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc.) with input from an expert. Read the full article at Dan Koboldt.
Read More Poisons in SFF#specwomenchat I’ll be posting some of my favourite quotes from great writers of #SFF from time to time on my blog.
Read More HomeThe latest development from a collaboration between 3D Systems and Airbus proves that space is the place for 3D printing. In the redesign of a radio frequency (RF) filter engineers have managed to bypass surface topology concerns and cut the weight of a part by 50%. The metal component is now the first tested and validated part of […]
Read More Airbus Sets Sights on Space with 3D PrintingYou’ll note that work by yours truly is featured in Issues 7 and 8! Get ’em now while the getting is good!
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