I’m a science fiction novelist. This means that I write novels about far out places, weird aliens, and sometimes place characters on things that hover or fly very fast. This also means that I have a duty to humanity that is sometimes far above the sex-laden romance novel or the horror splatter-fest. Science fiction novelists,Continue reading “Why Science Fiction Matters”
Tag Archives: Star Trek
New Podcast Up: Con-goers and Promotions
In this podcast we talk about our experience at Sooner Con 24 and break down the struggles that come with promotion of indie work. Mainly we discuss the many types of folks you might expect to visit your table and how to best move product by curbing those types of visitors who might unintentionally preventContinue reading “New Podcast Up: Con-goers and Promotions”
New Podcast Up: Hard Science and Tough Trek Talk
In this special episode our special guest is scientist Michael Dean who has been a consultant for many of my novels. The topic of this podcast is the lack of science fact in fiction and how writers sometimes fudge the science in their novels to tell a story. This is, however, sometimes necessary. We discussContinue reading “New Podcast Up: Hard Science and Tough Trek Talk”
Writing With Irony
Today I taught a lesson in my Advanced Placement class about using irony in writing, and so I thought I would “teach” it on the blog today. There are, as most people understand, three types of irony: Dramatic – A type of irony where the audience or reader knows something about the characters that theContinue reading “Writing With Irony”
Science Fiction Is On the Rise
I am a huge science fiction nerd and have been since I was a small boy. Apparently we nerds are growing in number around the world, at least in the realm of e-book sales. In a recent Wired Magazine article by Graeme McMillan, the big publishing houses are taking notice. It appears that with the successContinue reading “Science Fiction Is On the Rise”
Your Blog Is Too Cerebral
d There is a famous story about Gene Roddenberry’s pitch to NBC about his “wagon train to the stars” idea he ended up calling Star Trek. He told them that it would be a space adventure and that each episode would focus on some kind of deep philosophical or allegorical idea that commented on something thatContinue reading “Your Blog Is Too Cerebral”
Writing Is Hard Work 