Tag Archives: science fiction
New Blog Feature: Women’s Book March!
Hi everyone! This is a quick post to announce a new post series launching this March on the Expansion Front: the Women’s Book March! I’ve had it in my head for a while to challenge myself to read only books … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, Women's Book March Challenge
Tagged books, fantasy, science fiction, women authors
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To celebrate Absence of Blade‘s upcoming one-year release anniversary, I’ll be answering reader questions on Goodreads all September! Visit my author profile on Goodreads and ask me anything about science fiction, publishing, the writing process, or something random if you’d … Continue reading
What Would Life be Like on a Planet with Binary Stars?
It’s an iconic shot: Luke Skywalker watches double sunsets as evening falls on Tattooine in Star Wars: A New Hope. Science fiction films like Star Wars, and novels like Brian Aldiss’ The Dark Light Years and Fire Time by Poul … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Science Fact
Tagged astronomy, biology, science fiction, worldbuilding
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Upcoming Space Opera Release – ABSENCE OF BLADE
I’m excited to announce the release of my debut novel, Absence of Blade! Absence of Blade is the start of a new space opera series set against a backdrop of interstellar strife. On a contested world, a hegemonic human empire … Continue reading
Writing Convincing Aliens Part 3: Interstellar Relations
This series is intended to help writers brainstorm the elements that go into creating convincing aliens. It can also be applied to creating convincing nonhuman fantasy creatures, artificial intelligences, and so on. My science fiction novel, Absence of Blade, is … Continue reading
Writing Convincing Aliens Part 2: Culture and Society
This series is intended to help writers brainstorm the elements that go into creating convincing aliens*. It can also be applied to creating convincing nonhuman fantasy creatures, artificial intelligences, and so on. My science fiction novel, Absence of Blade, is … Continue reading
Writing Convincing Aliens Part 1: Biology and Ecology
This series is intended to help writers brainstorm the elements that go into creating convincing aliens*. It can also be applied to creating convincing nonhuman fantasy creatures, artificial intelligences, and so on. My science fiction novel, Absence of Blade, is … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, science fiction, worldbuilding, writing craft
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Large Hadrosaur Collider*– Or, Thoughts on Jurassic World
Jurassic World takes the opportunity to engage with the themes of Jurassic Park and turns it into an hour and a half of plastic dinosaurs smashing together. Continue reading
Where Are the Futures?
In his article “Where Are the Jobs?”, David Brooks observes that outside of the information technology arena, we have made little progress in realizing the ideal future imagined thirty or forty years ago. We still depend largely on fossil fuels … Continue reading
Why Can’t Deadpool Die?
Warning: Spoilers for Deadpool 2, Logan “There are two constants in life: death and sequels.” – Me I saw Deadpool 2 last weekend. Despite a problematic, fridging-dependent premise, I enjoyed it a lot and thought it nailed the fourth wall-breaking, … Continue reading →