Spice World – the seminal Dune story
Everyone knows Dune (you do, don’t you? If not, why are you here?), and if you’ve even given this blog […]
Creativity, Dune, Frank Herbert, Writing
Creativity
Books, Creativity, critical thinking
Emperor of the Eight Islands, a review
Lian Hern writes a good tale here, but not a great one. She sets it in a fictional medieval Japan,
Books, Creativity, critical thinking, Movies, Science Fiction, Social Discourse, technology
The Martian is NOT a true story (but it could have been)
So the buzz this morning is that a number of people are leaving theatres after seeing The Martian, believing that
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
Music as a weapon – too silly an idea?
I?m at a bit of a crossroads with the novel I?m writing (hereafter referred to as WiP – short for
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
The Fallacy of Comparing Modern Writers to the Golden Age of Sci Fi
There?s a conversation going on in my writer?s group about science fiction that I wanted to pull out and discuss
Creativity, critical thinking, Star Wars
Rogue One – The Ending That Wasn’t Meant To Be
SPOILER & SPECULATION Heavy – Read at your own risk. As most people know by now, the third act of
Books, Creativity, Martin Caidin, Science Fiction
Remembering Martin Caidin
The man who wrote over 50 books including a couple of Indiana Jones books in the 1990s, and the novelization of the movie The Final Countdown. But if you know him at all, it’s probably because of his most famous character, Steve Austin, and the TV show The Six Million Dollar Man.
Creativity, Movies, Science Fiction
Review: Arrival (Minor Spoilers)
We saw Arrival (no ?the? in the title) this past week, and while I loved it, there was a point
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
Songs as Sources of Inspiration
I guess every point of refuge has its price – The Eagles, Lyin? Eyes. Song lyrics – go
Creativity, music, Social Discourse
Rogue One – The Missing Scenes (Spoilers)
Something bothered me after watching Rogue One – where was that scene from the trailer? Then, the more I thought