Wild Massive by Scotto Moore describes the lives of the inhabitants of a reality-warping building that may actually contain all of reality, except for the bits outside. Follow Carissa as she navigates increasingly difficult obstacles on her journey to live a peaceful, secluded life in her elevator. Thrill as a species of shapeshifting creatures fight for their freedom against the tyrannical building association. Enjoy a book that defies description. Highly recommended.
Science Fiction
Review: The Immortality Thief
The Immortality Thief by Taran Hunt is a fast, fun mix of science fiction and horror. Sean Wren treks through a derelict spaceship in search of data that could reshape the political landscape of the galaxy. Highly recommended.
Review: Eversion
Eversion tells the tale of Silas Coade and his many pulp-style adventures. As with any Alistair Reynolds book, there's more going on than meets the eye. Will Coade and crew ever reach the mysterious Edifice?
Review: Black Tide
Black Tide by K.C. Jones is an excellent story with two flawed but very likeable characters. It's an in-depth character study that attempts to break them during an apocalypse. Humanity might be at an end. Will Beth and Mike find out if they're the last humans alive? Highly recommended.
Story Prompt: January 2019
I played around with photos from Pixabay, and I created this scene on an alien shore. This guy looks out over a body of water, and I immediately started to wonder about his story. What’s he thinking? This made me think it’s a good story prompt. If you write something, let me know in the … Continue reading Story Prompt: January 2019
What I Learned from Week One
November is National Writing Month. This month is a personal challenge to write 50,000 words between the first and thirtieth of November. That’s an average of 1,666.66 words per day. According to the NaNoWriMo blog, 402,000 people participated in 2017. Well, this year, I decided to participate. This is a daunting challenge. Since I’m a … Continue reading What I Learned from Week One
Publication Day
Putting the Science in Fiction It’s publication day! Putting the Science in Fiction is available now. Scroll down for ordering links. Science and technology have starring roles in a wide range of genres–science fiction, fantasy, thriller, mystery, and more. Unfortunately, many depictions of technical subjects in literature, film, and television are pure fiction. A basic … Continue reading Publication Day
Failure as a Profession
National Novel Writing Month, also known as November, is approaching fast. To celebrate the upcoming publication of Putting the Science in Fiction (On Sale October 16, 2018 from Writer’s Digest), ten of the contributors are providing story prompts based on their field of expertise. (Find other essays here.) For the book, I wrote two essays … Continue reading Failure as a Profession
What I’m Reading – July 2018
What I’m Reading July 2018 I have three excellent Advanced Reading Copies (ARCs) this month: two science fiction novels and a political analysis. Which one of these looks good to you? Let me know in the comments below. Temper by Nicky Drayden I actually just finished Temper and loved it. This book about twins covers … Continue reading What I’m Reading – July 2018
Review: A Study in Honor
To paraphrase Heraclitus, you can never step into the same stream twice. This simple saying occupies a Schrodinger's version of truth because you both can and can't. The stream itself is the collection of water, land, stone, and geographic marker while at the same time each of those are undergoing micro-changes. While the phrase is … Continue reading Review: A Study in Honor