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, Science Fiction, Tau Ceti, Writing
Science Fiction
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, 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.
Creativity, Science Fiction, writer's life, Writing
Kill Your Darlings: There Goes A Whole Theme
One theme I wanted to explore in the first Deacon Carver book was how bureaucracy weighs down organizations. One of my key scenes for demonstrating that was in Deacon’s onboarding process, where he confronts the concept of “cost-to-company.”
Creativity, Science Fiction, writer's life, Writing, Writing Prompt
Writing Assignment: 500 Word Scene
In my writing course, we were tasked with writing a scene. it was to be exactly 500 words in length, and during the scene, the reader was to become aware of a truth without it being said.
Creativity, NaNoWriMo, Science Fiction, Writing
So you want to write a book?
“So you want to write a book?” I got this question from a former co-worker on my last day in
Creativity, Science Fiction, Writing
Character Intro: Char Osbaldistan
I doubt it’s a surprise that I’m working on a book. I’m actually working on a lot of them –
Creativity, Science Fiction, Star Wars
Finding blog topics – Star Wars Logo edition
Every writer is told to ‘build a platform’ (get your audience started) before publishing. How do you do that? Well,
Book Review, Creativity, critical thinking, Movie Review, 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
Book Review, Science Fiction
Station 11: A Book Review
Station 11 is a book with a bit of a buzz around it: written by a Canadian expat living in