So… Many… Words
A story isn’t about the number of words needed to tell it. It’s about the way it engages you, and if it leaves you thinking afterwards.
Books, Dune, Frank Herbert, LOTR, Tolkien, Writing Prompt
Books
Books, Science, society, Space, Willful Suspension of Disbelief, Writing Prompt
An Unsettling Read
Have you ever faced a truth that challenged something you held dearly? Have you ever caught sight of perfection then had it slip away?
Cover Art, Creativity, technology, Writing Prompt
Addicted to the Code
A good application stands the test of time and has advocates long after it’s gone.
Books, Creativity, Kim Stanley Robinson, Star Wars, T E Lawrence, Tolkien, Willful Suspension of Disbelief, Writing Prompt
Feels Like the First Time
Let’s explore the first impressions made by books, TV, and movies that we’d love to experience again, as new.
Books, Creativity, Social Discourse, Tau Ceti, Writing Prompt
Unfinished Books
Most readers would be surprised at how often writers abandon books, even completed ones. Follow me as we take a journey through my head-canon of the universes that I’ve either almost abandoned or am not yet ready to complete.
Books, Tau Ceti, writer's life, Writing
TAU CETI: The Playlist
Over the years writing TAU CETI, I’ve had a short playlist of songs that I felt either captured a theme of the story or the mood of a particular scene.
Tau Ceti, writer's life
TAU CETI: Dr. Valesco’s lost prologue
TAU CETI has had two different prologues over the course of its existence. This is the first prologue, Dr. Velasco’s very vague origin story. It is quite short.
Science Fiction, Tau Ceti, Writing
Tau Ceti: Chapter 1 Sneak Peak
Meet the crew of the experimental ship Santa Maria. It’s not a happy crew, but that’s OK, they may all die soon anyway…
Tau Ceti, writer's life, Writing
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.
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.