Dramatis personae: The Characters of TAU CETI
TAU CETI is a big, complex story with a large cast of characters. This non-exhaustive list gives all of the important characters.
Tau Ceti, writer's life, Writing
Ambrose Bierce, Creativity, Douglas Adams, Mark Twain, Monty Python, Politics, Social Discourse, Writing Prompt
Favourite Quotes
There are three quotes that are favourites; two well-attributed to Monty Python and Douglas Adams, and one misattributed to both Mark Twain & Ambrose Bierce.
Maiden Voyage of Novyy Mir, Namibia, South Africa, Space, Tau Ceti, travel, Writing Prompt
Living Dreams, Big and Small
From an early age, I dreamt I’d live on a sailboat, I dreamt I’d be an author, I dreamt I’d go to Africa. I dreamt I’d have adventures.
critical thinking, education, Malaysia, Namibia, Nomad, Social Discourse, society, teaching, Writing Prompt
Give Life-Changing Advice
Living abroad (not tourism, which is heavily sanitized) will truly open your mind to what the world is, what makes us different, and what makes us all the same (more than you think).
Movies, Star Trek
A Movie Theatre Experience to Remember
Over on Threads, Wil Wheaton was asking about our best movie theatre experiences. I’m going to say my best movie theatre experience involved Star Trek: The Search For Spock
writer's life
Is Six Books the Goldilocks Zone for Authors?
There’s a discussion evolving about the optimal length of a book series over at SFF Chronicles website. Do readers grow tired of a series after six books? If you write from passion will readers stay with you for however long you take?
critical thinking, Social Discourse, society
Who defines what a reason is?
Intellectually, no, I don’t believe everything happens for a reason. But emotionally, I feel that some things do happen for a reason. How do I reconcile that with my belief in free will? It’s a struggle. Read on…
Africa, Nomad, travel, vicarious vistas
The New Old Content
I’m working to preserve my memories of the early days of my nomadic life, but technology isn’t helping me. I lost a lot of my Drupal content. I thought I’d also lost the old, hand-code HTML pages too. But I found an archive of them just recently.
music, Social Discourse, society, Writing Prompt
Lyrics for Life
I could cite Simon & Garfunkle, Johnny Clegg or a bunch of Beatles song lyrics, but I’m going to go with the Boss and two lines from Jungleland.
Science Fiction, Tau Ceti, Writing
Tau Ceti: Final Chapter Titles?
With thirty-eight chapters and a prologue, TAU CETI is an epic tale, with this final draft starting at 159,000 words.