Just Stay Dead, Already
Ah yes, the tropes that must die! I’ve actually written about this one before but it needs updated. I have two and a half tropes that I’d like to talk about.
Creativity, Star Wars, The Rise of Skywalker, Writing Prompt
Science Fiction
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.
Social Discourse, Star Trek, Star Wars, Writing Prompt
Fictional Safe Places
I don’t think most fictional worlds would be fun to vacation in, unless you’re into extreme risk. They’re the setting of a story for a reason, and that reason usually involves violence or mortal stakes of some kind.
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…
Creativity, education, Star Trek, Writing Prompt
Writers Write
I read an interview with a writer who was asked to give advice to new writers, and he replied simply “Writers write.” If you’ve ever tried to write a novel, you’d know it’s not that easy.
Creativity, critical thinking, Fans, Star Wars, Writing Prompt
Leave That Book Alone
Sometimes these writing prompts aggravate me. This one was one of them. Stories, even flawed ones, represent the story that the author chose to tell.
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
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.
Creativity, critical thinking, Science Fiction, Terry Pratchett, Writing
Recent Reads I’d Recommend
Writers and authors tend to read a lot, I’ve been slowing down lately. But here are some of the books that I’ve read or re-read recently and would recommend.
Creativity, Science Fiction, Writing Prompt
Writing Assignment (Unsubmitted): The Dilettante, 1982
During my first writing course, I wrote four different stories for the final assignment. We could only submit one. This is one of the ones I chose not to submit.